DENTON (UNT), Texas - On April 20, 2010, a massive explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico led to 11 people being killed and millions of gallons of oil spilled. The oil spill was an instant change to the environment for the animals and plants that live in that water. Since 2015, Warren Burggren and his colleagues in the RECOVER Consortium from the Department of Biological Scie...

Nicholas Fuselier, a staff member in the University of North Texas' College of Health and Public Service, has received an Annuit Coeptis Emerging Professional Award from the ...

What: Women’s History Month lecture at the University of North Texas, featuring Katie Hindmarch-Watson, a cultural historian of modern Britain and the British Empire and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University.

When: 3 p.m. March 23 (Thursday)

Where: Room 080, Business Leadership Building, 1307 W Highland St. in Denton.

Cost: Free

More information: A Parkmobile lot is also available at the corner of Eagle Drive and Avenue B. For more information on parking, visit the transpor...

What: Proof: Photographs from Four Generations of a Texas Family, an exhibition of photographs from the Byrd Williams family and a cooperative project between the University of North Texas Libraries’ Special Collections and UNT on the Square.

When: April 14 (Friday) – May 13 (Saturday). The opening reception is from 3 to 5 p.m. April 23 (Sunday).

Hours: 9 a.m. - noon an...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- In the fall of 2016, a young, vibrant and already extremely successful computational chemistry professor named G. Andrés Cisneros came to the University of North Texas. However, he did not come alone.

The Texas Higher Education Law Conference at the University of North Texas will be held March 27-28 (Monday and Tuesday) and is open to students, faculty, staff and the general public.

Early registration is available through March 10 (Friday). The last day to register is March 24 (Friday). The conference will be held at UNT’s Gateway Center, 801 North Texas Blv...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Nearly two dozen University of North Texas students have advanced to a major competition for budding entrepreneurs.

All 23 UNT students who competed in the Texas Career Development Conference qualified for the Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference. The event will be held April 19 – 22 in Anaheim, California.

The Texas conference was hosted by the...

What: The Westheimer New Venture Competition — The contest pits teams of budding University of North Texas entrepreneurs against one another in a “Shark Tank” style matchup to see which team can come up with the most innovative business concept. The top team will receive $10,000; finalists will also win cash prizes.

When/Where: Final presentations will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 (Friday) in the UNT College of Business Dean’s Boardroom, Room 295 of the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – For University of North Texas College of Music graduate student Brendon Wilkins, the opportunity to perform in the Disneyland All-American College Band was much more than a summer job.

An alto saxophonist, Wilkins performed with some of the best collegiate musicians in the country while learning tips from the industry’s top jazz musicians.

“It was terrific. I have never had an experience quite like this,” said Wilkins, 24, a member of the 20...

What: The spring Thursday Night Music Series at UNT on the Square, presented by the University of North Texas’ Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the UNT College of Music.

When: 7 p.m. every Thursday night March 2-May 4 (except March 16, which is Spring Break)

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton’s historic court...