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UNT announces 2017 Innovator Award winners
A University of North Texas faculty member, a graduate student and an undergraduate student have been recognized as UNT's 2017 Innovator Award winners.
This is the second year the Office of Research and Innovation has recognized faculty and students for finding creative solutions to today's most pressing issues. The awards include cash awards or scholarships.
"Our university is working to expand its multi-disciplinary research and offer faculty and students opportunities for them to bring innovation to light," UNT President Neal Smatresk said. "Our faculty discoveries help move...
UNT kicks off Fine Arts Series September 13
The University of North Texas will kick off the fall lineup for the Mary Jo & V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series tomorrow Sept. 13 (Wednesday) with a screening of “True Conviction” and a panel featuring the film’s director and its three stars.
The screening begins at 7 p.m. in the University Union Lyceum. Tickets are not required and there is no charge for this event.
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Collaborative pianists to gather at UNT for 2017 CollabFest
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- They are used to playing second fiddle – or, in this case, piano – to other instrumentalists, singers, dancers and performing artists. Now, collaborative pianists are getting their moment in the spotlight at the University of North Texas College of Music’s second annual CollabFest – the first festival of its type in the nation.
“Collaborative pianists are trained as partners and love to work with others. Though well able to tak...
“Deferred Action,” on tour at the University of North Texas, focuses on undocumented youth
What: “Deferred Action,” a play presented by Cara Mía Theatre of Dallas at the University of North Texas’ Department of Dance and Theatre, focuses on an immigrant who unknowingly came into the U.S. without documentation, and is torn on the issue of immigration during a presidential election.
When: 8 p.m. Sept. 21-23 (Thursday-Saturday)
Where: University Theater, Radio Television Film and Performing Arts...
Lesa Roe named UNT System Chancellor by Board of Regents
The University of North Texas System Board of Regents has selected Lesa Roe, Acting Deputy Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as its new Chancellor. Ms. Roe's formal selection was approved by the board on Sept. 8.
"Lesa Roe is a change agent and that's what excites me about her arrival to the UNT System – she led incredible, high-impact programs at NASA including the International Space Station and the Mars rover landing," said UNT System Board Chair G. Brint Ryan. "As we got to know Lesa through the search process, she really checked all the b...
UNT establishes professorship in Jain studies
DENTON (UNT), Texas — George Alfred James, a faculty member in the University of North Texas Department of Philosophy and Religion, has been named the university's first Bhagwan Adinath Professor of Jain Stu...
Texas Senate Bill 4 is topic of UNT’s Constitution Day program Sept. 14
What: "Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4" — The University of North
Texas' Constitution Day program, featuring Texas Reps. Ramon Romero Jr. and
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Students get a taste for entrepreneurship
What: The University of North Texas' student-run restaurant, the Club at Gateway Center, will soon start serving three-course, gourmet lunches. The club opens for a limited time twice a year and gives students experience running a business.
When: Seating from 11 a.m. to noon on weekdays Oct. 2 (Monday) – Dec. 1 (Friday). Closed Nov. 23 and 24 (Thursday and Friday).
Where: Inside the Gateway Center, locat...
Experimenting with music accelerates child development in UNT’s Early Childhood Music program
What: University of North Texas’ Early Childhood Music program offers music classes for children from birth to 5 years old. The classes are designed to accelerate childrens’ development in song, rhythm and expressivity.
When: There will be a 10-week session held Fridays from Sept. 8 – Nov. 10 and Saturdays from Sept. 9 – Nov. 11.
Where: Room 115 of the Music Annex Building, at the corner of Avenue C and Highland in Denton (1630 W. Highland St.).
Cost: The cost f...
UNT releases more than 100 free e-books on Texas and Oklahoma history
The University of North Texas Libraries has released more than 100 free e-books for those wanting to learn more about Texas and Oklahoma history.
A $95,599 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Humanities Open Book Program made the release of the e-books possible.
The e-books, relating to the history of Texas and Oklahoma, are available throu...