DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Teach North Texas program has raised enough private support to qualify for a $1 million matching grant from the National Math and Science Initiative, fulfilling a promise made by NMSI when the UNT program began five years ago.
Students enrolled in the streamlined teacher-education program are earning their bachelor's degrees in math, science or computer science while also preparing for their teacher certification.
The announcement was mad...
What: A lecture at the University of North Texas by Jorge Huerta, Chancellor’s Associates Professor, Emeritus at the University of California at San Diego. Huerta will discuss and demonstrate the important role that Teatro Chicana/o, or the Chicano theater movement, has played in the struggles for social justice since 1965.
When: 3 p.m. April 9 (Tuesday)
Where: Forum on the first floor of UNT's...
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What: Exhibition of new works by Austin Kleon, writer, artist, speaker and New York Times best-selling author.
When/Where: April 11 to May 6 at UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Cost: Free
Additional event: There will...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Vivian Castleberry, longtime women’s editor of the Dallas Times Herald who is also known for her work with Peacemakers Incorporated, has been named to the C.E. Shuford Hall of Honor at the University of North Texas’ Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.
The Shuford Hall of Honor Award recognizes individuals for professional and educationa...
What: Poet Paisley Rekdal, winner of the 2013 UNT Rilke Prize sponsored by the University of North Texas Creative Writing Program, reads from her work in Animal Eye at UNT. Part of the UNT Department of English's Visiting Writers Series
When: 8 p.m April 9 (Tuesday)
Where: Golden Eagle Suite on the third level of UNT's University Union, located one block west of Welch and West Prairie streets (1155 Union Circle)...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Regents Professor of Biology James Kennedy is available for media interviews to discuss zebra mussels and their impact on area ecosystems. Kennedy recently found an adult zebra mussel about a mile downstream from Lake Ray Roberts in the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.
Zebra mussels, which were introduced to Texas waters about five years ago, multiply quickly and latch on to solid surfaces such as boats, pipes and drains. Zebra mussels often...
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Collegium Singers and Baroque Orchestra concert |
UNT Opera and Baroque Orchestra perform Rousseau’s Le devin du village |
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8 p.m. April 18 (Thursday) |
8 p.m. April 19 (Friday), with “In The Know” pre-performance lecture a... |
What: Condoleezza Rice, Stanford University professor of political science and 66th U.S. Secretary of State, will speak April 16 (Tuesday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series.
Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Avenue D, at the southeast corner of North Tex...
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What: UNT Wind Symphony, conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon, featuring guest clarinetist Mark Nuccio, acting principal of the New York Philharmonic, with visiting composers Kevin M. Walczyk, alumnus, and Scott McAllister
When: 7:30 p.m. April 11 (Thursday)
Where: Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 N. I-35E, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Robert Jessup, professor of studio arts; Bonnie Friedman, assistant professor of English; and Claudia Howard Queen, assistant professor of dance and theatre, have been selected as faculty fellows in UNT's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2013-14 academic year.
As fellows, the three professors will be granted a semester off from teaching duties to work on their projects full time.
Robert Jessup
Professor of Studio Arts Robert Jessup, a UNT faculty member since fall 1991, will use the fellowship to challenge his...