DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- The University of North Texas, the largest, most comprehensive university in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, is one of the best colleges in the West, according to The Princeton Review, a nationally known education services company.

The Princeton Review selected UNT as one of 124 institutions in its "Best in the West" section of its website feature 2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region.

For six consecutive years the university has been recognized by the influential Princeton Review, which i...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – UNT's three College of Music wind conductors were recognized for their achievements at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention held in July in San Antonio.

Regents Professor of Music Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor of the Wind Symphony, was only the 13th person in more than 60 years to be awarded an Honorary Life Membership to the association. Symphonic Band conductor and College of Music Professor Dennis Fisher was named a recipient of the 2013 Meritorious Achievement Award. And, Dr....

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Richard Sinclair, dean of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas, is set to speak at the Global Human Resources Forum 2013 in Seoul, Korea, about his experience as the leader of TAMS, which event organizers consider one of the "world's best high school programs."

The Forum will take place Nov. 7-8 (Thursday and Friday) at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul. This year's event aims to create solutions for globa...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- On what may be the hottest day of 2013, Texas residents are encouraged to stay indoors as much as possible, stay hydrated and avoid strenuous activity during the warmest hours.

University of North Texas Assistant Professor of Biology Amie Lund is available for interviews to discuss possible health impacts of air pollution during the hottest days of summer. Lund researches how air pollution and other environmental stressors can trigger heart attacks and strokes, and ho...

Many newspaper veterans may be fearful about the outcome of the sale of the Washington Post to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, but a University of North Texas journalism professor calls the sale “a positive sign that ‘old school’ management approaches to running a newspaper are outdated.”

Cornelius “Neil” Foote Jr., assistant professor in UNT’s Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, says the sale “is indicative of the disruptive change happening in the newspa...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The University of North Texas has received $1.5 million from the estate of alumnus Alonzo Jamison ('39) to support the UNT President's Loyalty Fund.

The gift, which creates and endows the Alonzo and Elizabeth Jamison Endowment Fund, will provide the university with an estimated $60,000 annually, in perpetuity, which will be used by the president to fund scholarships, strengthen academic programs, enrich co-curricular experiences or support research.

Jamison, known as a champion for Denton's universities and the interests of farmers and r...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- New discoveries in plant biology may allow UNT researchers for the first time to create new bioproducts from lignin, including carbon fiber and improved animal feedstock. The discoveries also will help scientists around the world better understand lignin, a substance that makes plants woody and firm.

University of North Texas Distinguished Research Professor Richard Dixon, who also works...

After previously taking place the third weekend of August the past 13 years, Texas’ annual tax-free shopping weekend is scheduled for Aug. 9-11 this year. The weekend was moved up after a Texas Senate bill changed the dates to give parents more time for back-to-school shopping, with the first day of school earlier than the last week of August for some schools.

Two University of North Texas faculty members are available to discuss topics related to the tax-free shopping weekend. Shoppers will save $8 for every $100 they spend on most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks....

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Fort Worth businessman James R. "Rusty" Reid and Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley to the University of North Texas System Board of Regents. Gov. Perry also reappointed Regent Gwyn Shea to a new six-year term on the board. The appointments are effective immediately.

"The appointment of Rusty Reid and Judge Whitley and the reappointment of Regent Shea provide the UNT System with an extremely strong leadership team," UNT System Chancellor Lee F. Jackson said. "We are excited at the prospect of moving forward in building the UNT System to support our...

What: Summer commencement ceremonies at the University of North Texas

When: Doctoral and master's commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. Aug. 9 (Friday); baccalaureate commencement ceremonies at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Aug. 10 (Saturday)

Where: UNT Coliseum, southeast corner of Highland Street and North Texas Boulevard at 600 Ave. D

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Nearly 2,000 students will receive degrees from the University of North Texas this summer. Commencement ceremonies...