Who: Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for the science mission directorate
What: UNT President’s Lecture Series inaugural event
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 21 (Thursday)
Where: University Union Lyceum at the University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle Drive, Denton
Media: Journalists interested in attending the event and discussing the launch of the President’s Lecture Series wi...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — You’ve likely heard of “safe driving plans” like Progressive’s “Snapshot” and State Farm’s “Drive Safe and Save,” but do they actually save drivers – or even the companies that offer them – money?
The answer, is yes, according to a University of North Texas researcher. However, there’s something that could save individuals even more.
The key? It’s you, the driver, or more specifically, your data, says...
DENTON (UNT), Texas - University of North Texas special collections librarian, Maristella Feustle, is helping to bring the story of famed Voice of America radio host and jazz promoter, Willis Conover, to life by making the Willis Conover Collection recordings, photos and film available to the public online through digitization and at the...
DENTON (UNT), Texas - University of North Texas College of Music Professor of Jazz Saxophone, Brad Leali, will conduct his sixth annual “Gospel Meets Jazz” concert celebrating Black History Month and the contributions of African American culture.
“The blues is an integral part of jazz. At an early age my teachers would constantly quote: ‘No...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Washington, D.C., poet David Keplinger has been named the 2019 UNT Rilke Prize winner for his book “Another City.”
The UNT Rilke Prize is sponsored by the University of North Texas Department of English and has been awarded annually since 2012. The $10,000 prize recognizes a book written by a mid-career poet that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision. To be eligible, the book must have been released within the preceeding year.
Keplinger’s...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The 2019 tax season is officially underway, but there are a few factors that could complicate your Internal Revenue Service filing this year. There’s a looming threat for a second U.S. government shutdown, as well as new changes from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts being implemented this year.
University of North Texas tax expert Peggy Jimenez, a clinical assistant professor of...
$30 million will propel UNT’s G. Brint Ryan College of Business to greater excellence
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is celebrating the creation of the G. Brint Ryan College of Business through a $30 million commitment — the largest gift in university history — from alumnus G. Brint Ryan and his wife, Amanda.
The gift will provide ongoing support for business research through academic endowments, as well as funds to support strategic program initiatives to ensure the co...
University of North Texas, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science seniors, Mira Patel, Ritik Patnaik and Rishi Shridharan were recently named three of the top 300 scholars in the United States in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition.
Patel, Patnaik and Shridharan were selected from a pool of nearly 2,000 students. They will each receive a $2,000 prize. TAMS will a...
University of North Texas Regents Professor Victor Prybutok was recently awarded the 2018 Decision Sciences Institute’s Lifetime Distinguished Educator Award.
Prybutok, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School, received the award for exceptional contributions to teaching and learning in the disciplines of decision sciences over the course of a career. During his time in higher education, Prybutok has published over 200 journal articles and given more than 300 presentations worldwide.
“Decision science...
The Newman Foundation has pledged $100,000 to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas, a Carnegie-ranked Tier One research university.
The gift, which is the largest pledge in the program’s history, will create The Newman Foundation TAMS Endowment Fund for Undergraduate Research, a permanent fund to support vital research-enhancing activities for TAMS students.
The Newman Foundation is led by Ken Newman, a 1966 graduate of U...