DENTON (UNT), Texas — Students at the University of North Texas took advantage of numerous study abroad and study in America courses this summer, building academic knowledge and career skills while exploring new cities.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas — With a mission to provide premier educational programs for children, the Elm Fork Education Center is celebrating 25 years of its work at the University of North Texas.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas offers the only in-person Bachelor of Business Administration for financial planning in Texas. The program also is registered by the Certified...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — This spring, students and faculty from the Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas traveled to Colombia as part of ongoing research. Their work focuses on peace-building, reconciliation and the reintegration of former combatants into society. Primarily ba...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Samantha Taylor’s journey into emergency management began amidst the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines a decade ago.
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas System Board of Regents officially appointed Dr. Harrison Keller to lead the University of North Texas – the system’s flagship campus and the third-largest university in Texas. Today’s unanimous vote comes after Texas’ mandatory 21-day waiting period for a presidential appointment.
Dr. Keller, who currently serves as the commissioner and chief executive officer of the Texas Higher Educatio...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is making significant strides in supporting transfer students with the help of its Transfer Center. According to the Community College Research Center (CCRC), only 45% of Texas community college transfer students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. On the national level, that number is 48%. However, UNT’s institutional research reveals that 68% of its 2017 transfer cohort achieved this...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Research by University of North Texas professor Constance B. Hilliard has uncovered a possible cause of key health issues among American individuals of African descent.
Hilliard, an African evolutionary historian in UNT’s Department of History, found that certain illnesses common in many Black American communities — like hypertension and kidney disease — may be explained by unique genetic variations. Hilliard’s research is detailed in her book Ancestral Genomics: African American Healt...
Juneteenth's legacy is one of joy and festivity, which Jarred Howard hopes to capture in the forthcoming national museum.
DENTON (UNT), Texas — More Americans know about Juneteenth than ever — 90%, according to a...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Sarang Goel and Ramya Motati, two students from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas, have been named as 2024 Goldwater Scholars in recognition of their work in the fields of artificial intelligence and solvation chemistry.
The Goldwater Scholarship is a nationally competitive award for students pursuing careers in STEM fields. Including this year’s winners, UNT has had a total number of 73 Goldwater Scholars over the years.
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