DENTON (UNT), Texas – A University of North Texas College of Business expert says the recent recall of Farm Rich frozen foods may have lingering effects on the business, as consumers may not know when it’s safe to buy again.
Whitney Peake, assistant professor of management in the College of Business, has studied contamination scandals in the food processing industry and is available to comment on consumer reaction to food recalls and the impact on businesses. She can be reached at...
What: “50 Years Since the Assassination of John F. Kennedy” — The 2013 Texas History Symposium presented by the University of North Texas Department of History. Featuring former Dallas Police Department detective James Leavelle and James Giglio, distinguished professor emeritus of history at Southwest Missouri State University, as guest speakers.
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The University of North Texas has been recognized on the 2013 Affordable Colleges Online list of the “Most Affordable Large Public Colleges”.
Affordable Colleges Online lists 100 universities that the editors of the site selected after a review of data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and the Carnegie Foundation.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas— The University of North Texas will celebrate Earth Week April 22-25 (Monday-Thursday) as part of the university’s Celebrating Great Global Citizens Month. The university will offer events to educate students, faculty, staff and community members about sustainability. Earth Day is nationally recognized each year on April 22.
The week’s events are sponsored by the Office of Sustainability and the...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Dr. Marc Cutright, associate professor of higher education at the University of North Texas’ College of Education and director of UNT’s Center for Higher Education, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to Uganda in the 2013-2014 academic year.
Cutright’s primary appointment will be with Uganda Martyrs University, starting in the fall. At Uganda Martyrs University, he will teach graduate students and further develop a “work college” concept, in which st...
UNT professor of Art History, Dr. Lisa N. Owen, has received a Fulbright-Nehru Research Award to conduct fieldwork on medieval rock-cut temples in India.
The Fulbright-Nehru award is a highly competitive grant open to all disciplines in the study of India. For 2013-14, approximately 25 grants were awarded strictly for research. Owen, a faculty member with the College of Visual Arts and Design, received one of five serial grants from this pool of research grantees that funds multi...
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What: Sixth Annual D. Jack Davis Endowed Lecture in Art Education
When: 6 p.m. April 15 (Monday)
Where: Room 223 in the UNT Art Building, 1201 W. Mulberry St., Denton
Additional event: There will be a reception prior to the lecture at 5 p.m. in the Lightwell Gallery on the first floor of the Art Building.
Cost: Free
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DENTON (UNT), Texas – Dr. Carol Hagen, director of the University of North Texas Child Development Laboratory and senior lecturer in UNT’s College of Education, has been named Director of the Year by the National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers.
“Dr. Hagen is especially noted for combining her academic responsibilities with the demanding but satisfying job of administering your campus laboratory school,” the coalit...
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What: First annual Arab Film Festival, the first and only of its kind in Texas, presented by the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute
When: 6:30 to 10 p.m. April 19 (Friday) and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 20 (Saturday) and April 21 (Sunday)
Where: Angelika Film Center, 5321 East Mockingbird Lane, Suite 230, Dallas
Tickets: Free for students with ID, $5 for one ticket or $8 for two tickets
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- UNT Astronomy is hosting an open house event beginning at 5 p.m. on April 6 (Saturday), that will include a premiere of the UNT Sky Theater Planetarium’s new summer show “Dawn of the Space Age,” a visit to the UNT Rafes Urban Astronomy Center for safe sun, comet and night sky viewing, as well as a telescope giveaway.
“Dawn of the Space Age” recaps historic space milestones including the launch of the first artific...