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UNT raising awareness about indigenous language revitalization with event series
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas is celebrating indigenous languages in a series of events this fall as part of the United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages.
According to the UN’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 40 percent of the world’s estimated 6,700 languages are in danger of disappearing.
A language is not only a means of communication, it’s intertwined with the cultures, histories and identities of the people who spea...
University of North Texas opens new residence hall named after alumnus and NFL legend Joe Greene
University of North Texas alumnus and NFL Hall of Famer Joe Greene returned to his alma mater today to cut the ribbon on a newly constructed residence hall named in his honor.
UNT President Neal Smatresk spoke about Greene’s impact on the university when the UNT System Board of Regents approved the residence hall name last year. “This is about more than just Joe Greene’s football career,” Smatresk said. “His impact on UNT goes beyond the prowess that put him in multiple halls of fame, won Super Bowls and earned him 10 trips to the Pro Bow...
Researchers at UNT find oak trees in Southern U.S. cities are natural urban air filters
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Researchers at the University of North Texas have found that two oak tree species, widespread across the southern U.S., remove black carbon from the urban atmosphere. Their findings may offer a natural way to improve climate and air quality.
The study led by Alexandra Ponette-González, principal investigator and associate professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment, and graduate student Jenna Rindy in collaboration with colleagues at UNT, Baylor and the Cary Institute of...
UNT opens new biomedical engineering building
What: Biomedical engineering building ribbon cutting
When: 2 p.m. Aug. 29 (Thursday); Tours begin at 2:30 p.m.
Where: Near UNT’s Discovery Park Pavilion area, located on the northwest side of
the building, 3940 N. Elm St., Denton
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas has opened its new $12.6 million biomedical engineering building where glass-wa...
Mark R. McLellan chosen as new vice president of research and innovation at UNT
DENTON (UNT), Texas ‑- Mark R. McLellan, a 30-year leader of university research programs with experience at five major institutions, was selected to oversee research and innovation at the University of North Texas as it seeks to grow its research enterprise and cement its place among the nation’s top Tier One research universities.
McLellan, whose appointment is effective Sept. 16, will lead the university in developing and implementing new strategies in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and others to transform and expand UNT’s research portfolio. He also is charged with...
Oldest “cloaked” black hole in the universe found with the help of UNT astrophysicist
University of North Texas Associate Professor Ohad Shemmer in the College of Science is part of an international team of astronomers who recently discovered evidence of the most remote "cloaked" black hole ever found.
“Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as data from Pan-STARRS, an optical-light telescope in Hawaii, we discovered the most distant obscured quasar (the bright point where mat...
UNT provides students with care in one of the only on-campus optometry offices in the nation
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Dr. Toan Tran, head optometrist at University of North Texas’s College Optical Express, knew 10 years ago when he took over the optometry office on UNT’s campus that he was offering a rare service.
College Optical Express is one of the first optometrist offices in the nation to be opened on a college campus. The idea is still unusual as very few universities have on-site eye care for students.
Currently, College Optical Express...
Writer Roxane Gay to speak at UNT Sept. 5
What: Writer Roxane Gay speaks as part of the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series at the University of North Texas
When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 (Thursday)
Where: UNT Coliseum, 601 North Texas Blvd.
Cost: Tickets are free for UNT students and cost $5 for student guest tickets; $10 for UNT staff, faculty and alumni; and $20 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at UNTuniontickets.com.
Parking: Non-UNT Parking Per...
UNT retail pro shares expertise on back-to-school shopping trends
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas retailing expert Linda Mihalick is available to comment on the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons, during which consumers are forecasted to spend more than $80 billion. Mihalick can discuss consumer expectations for buying online and picking up in store, how digital retail affects shoppers’ decisions, new retail options in the area and where to find fashion at the right price.
For interviews, contact Trist...
UNT names musical acts as 2019-20 artists-in-residence
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Four musical acts will serve as the 2019-2020 artists-in-residence for the University of North Texas.
Maria Schneider, the New Zealand String Quartet, the Terri Lyne Carrington Super Group and Spektral Quartet will each perform a concert and work with students in the College of Music as part of the residenc...