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UNT names Elizabeth Murakami Mike Moses Endowed Chair
Elizabeth Murakami, professor and director of programs in Educational Leadership in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M-San Antonio, has been selected to serve as the Mike Moses Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership at the University of North Texas. In August, she will join UNT College of Education faculty as professor of educational leadership and begin he...
UNT recognized for excellence in transfer student programs for second year in a row
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas has been listed as a member of the second annual Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll by Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor socie...
From digital data to knowledge: UNT researcher receives NSF CAREER award
DENTON, TX (UNT) – Cornelia Caragea, an assistant professor at the University of North Texas Coll...
2017 Sherman-Barsanti award winner to make a difference in lives of children in war-torn Colombia
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas College of Music performance and jazz studies doctoral student Daniel Pinilla has won the $10,000 top prize in UNT’s 2017 Sherman-Barsanti Inspiration Awards. Pinilla was awarded the honor April 5 for his project involving the development of a series of workshops for children in rural Colombia who have been traumatized by armed conflict.
“Colombia is a nation that has been face...
Symposium at UNT takes a different approach at examining education
What: “Education as Experimentation:Possibilities Beyond Outcome-Based Learning,” a symposium for art educators, artists, designers, museum educators and philosophers, organized and sponsored by the University of North Texas’ Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and Design and co-sponsored by UNT-International and the department of philosophy and religion.
When: June 17–...
UNT hosts Czech polka band for a 'waltz across Texas'
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music, in partnership with The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, is hosting a “waltz across Texas.”
“This will be the first time Stříbrňanka has toured with us in five years,” said Tom Sovík, professor of music theory, pop music specialist and organizer of the nine-city tour. “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome them back for 10 days of celebration Texas Czech style.”
The brass band – or dechovka in Czech – has always been a big pa...
UNT computer science: 45 years of changing lives and technology
For decades, the University of North Texas has helped lead the way in computer science. UNT’s program is one of the oldest in the nation, turning 45 this year. To commemorate that anniversary, the College of Engineering will host a dinner reception at Apogee Stadium on April 28 (Friday)...
UNT College of Music doctoral student awarded Perry R. Bass Fellowship
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Marta Frey-Clark, a University of North Texas College of Music doctoral student and teaching fellow in music education, has been awarded the 2017-18 Perry R. Bass Fellowship. To apply for the award, she had to submit a curriculum vitae, a CD of one of her choirs performing, a scholarly article that was published and a video of her teaching. Frey-Clark, who also has taught i...
UNT professor creates coating that reduces glass reflection
DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Glass reflection is the source of many problems and frustrations, but a professor at the University of North Texas has discovered a solution. Diana Berman, a materials science professor in the College of Engineering, has created a simple coating with the potential to have a major impact and her work has just been published in the online journal AC...
UNT to hold employment seminar for young adults with disabilities
What: Prep for Success — A free seminar at the University of North Texas designed to prepare
young adults with visible or hidden disabilities for employment. Sponsored by UNT’s
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