DENTON (UNT), Texas— The University of North Texas will observe Celebrating Great Global Citizens Month in April, for the second consecutive year. The university will offer events every week to educate students, faculty, staff and community members about diversity, internationalism and sustainability.

The event is sponsored by UNT-International, the Office of Sustainability and the Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity.

“The purpose of Great Global Ci...

What:      The ninth annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, hosted by the University of North Texas’ Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.This year’s theme is unearthing the past.

When:      July 19 (Friday)-July 21 (Sunday)

Where:    ...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Two University of North Texas graduate programs have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report in its 2014 Best Graduate Schools rankings released in March. These rankings follow a January release of Best Online Education programs that had two UNT programs on the list.

The College of Information’s Department of Library and Information Sciences graduate program was ranked 21st in the nation for Best Library and Information Studies graduate program. In the department, Health Librarianship is ranked as 6th in the nation and School L...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Registration opens March 18 (Monday) for the 2013 Elm Fork Education Center’s summer camps at the University of North Texas. The 2013 camps run from June 17 (Monday) through July 19 (Friday).

The camps are open for children in second through eighth grades. Explorer’s camps are weeklong, half-day sessions focusing on science. Explorer’s camps meet from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. Discovery Camp extends from noon to 6 p.m. for...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — More than 600 University of North Texas students, faculty and business professionals are expected to attend the annual Consumer Experience Symposium at UNT March 28 (Thursday), which will feature Nicolas Franchet, head of e-commerce for Facebook’s Global Vertical Marketing division, among its keynote speakers.

Sponsored by the UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, the symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to noon in the Silver Eagle Suite of UNT’s...

Monsters are a subject that most children know about – monsters live under the bed, they come out at night, they have lots of arms and eyes. But, art knowledge isn't always as prevalent in a child's life, so to help change that University of North Texas Communication Design senior Katie Johnson started a project using monsters as inspiration.

Now in its third year, Johnson's Monster Project takes drawings from second-graders at Faubion Elementary in Cedar Park, Texas, where her mom is a music teacher, and transforms t...

What:Master of Public Administration Alumni/Student Conference at the University of North Texas – Focusing on The Future of Texas: Water, Health Care, Education, Transportation

When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 22 (Friday)

Where: UNT’s Apogee Stadium, 2^nd floor Club Level, 1251 S. Bonnie Brae St.

Cost: Cost is $50 per person; lunch is included. Register by March 15 (Friday). Registrations after that date will be accepted on a space-avai...

DENTON (UNT), Texas--Cardinals of the Catholic Church are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, and a major difference from Pope Benedict XVI’s election in 2005 is social media.

Samra Bufkins, lecturer of strategic communications in UNT’s Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, is available for interviews about the role of social media in discussions of the conclave.

Bufkins can be reached by email at samra.bufk...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — While other University of North Texas students are spending their spring break traveling, seeing family members and catching up on sleep, TV and movies, Colin Quinn is checking Google Alert every day for the latest news about nuclear power. At 11 a.m., he goes to a UNT classroom to argue why nuclear power is a positive form of energy for the U.S.

Quinn, a junior communication studies major from Glenview, Ill., is one of four UNT students who are preparing for this year’s National Debate Tournament — the most prestigious t...