Who: “Sesame Street’s” Julia, the first Muppet with autism;

Maria Galarza, assistant vice president, Sesame Workshop; 

Susan Nichols, associate executive director at the UNT Kristin Farmer Autism Center; 

Karen Toussaint, assistant professor in UNT’s Department of Behavior Analysis and a researcher with the UNT Kristin Farmer Autism Center; 

James...

What: “YOU ARE HER” performance art installation and exhibit designed by UNT sculpture professor Alicia Eggert.

When: Running until Sept. 29 (Saturday)

Where: Outside the Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, 2900 W. Berry St.; Outside the Moudy South building, 2805 S. University Drive; “Pop-up” performances on the...

Media: Journalists interested in covering the event should contact Monique.Bird@unt.edu or 940-369-7782.

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Higher ups from business schools across the state are headed to the University of North Texas College of Business for an annual event meant to bring together the top leadership from Texas’ business-education programs.

The Council of Texas Business Deans will hold its yearly conference and meeting on Sept....

TheUniversity of North Texas will continue using 100 percent renewable energy for electricity for two more years, thanks to a $120,000 grant from the university’s We Mean Green Fund. The fund, which is contributed to by UNT students through an environmental services student fee, is used for student-led environmental sustainability projects across campus such as energy/water conservation, waste reduction, recycling, sustainable campus dining and other student projects.

“At this time, U...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Five award-winning photojournalists, including both Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winners, will discuss the ethical and technical boundaries of intimate, firsthand visual reporting in a panel discussion entitled “Seeing and Believing in the Age of Fake News:  Finding Truth in Visual Journalism.”

The discussion, accompanied by a traveling photo exhibit, takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 (Thursday) in the University Union Lyceum (r...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas will host three nationally renowned authors this fall as part of the UNT Visiting Writers Series.

Each semester, Creative Writing in the Department of English invites distinguished authors to the Denton campus for a series of readings and book signings. 

The fall 2018 edition o...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Alumni Association will honor outstanding alumni at the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards dinner at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in UNT's Apogee Stadium HUB Club. The reception will begin at 6 p.m. 

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/7JrMS-7srGs 

This is the 53rd anniversary of the alumni awards program, which showcases the caliber of the university’s alumni and celebrates the depth and breadth of their professional accomplishments and service to t...

University of North Texas Department of Biological Sciences professor Aaron Roberts will present his research on the impacts of oil spills on fish at 4 p.m. Sept. 26 (Wednesday) in the Lyceum (room 226) of the University Union, located at 1155 Union Circle Dr. The event, part of an on-going series called SMART Talks sponsored by the College of Science, is free and open to the public.

“On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon, a deep-water oil rig in the Gul...

What: “The Russians are Coming” a Symphonic Band concert featuring the music of Russian composers

When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 (Thursday).

Where: The Winspear Performance Hall, located in the Murchison Performing Arts Center at 2100 S. Interstate 35 E, Denton.

Cost: $10 adults, $8 s...

University of North Texas College of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering Professor Sheldon Shi and Associate Professor Haifeng Zhang have received a $482,905 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to develop a high-temperature sensor that will aid in biofuel research. 

“For this project, we’re going to build high-temperature sensors for...