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UNT Center for Play Therapy’s outdoor playroom gives kids a safer alternative for in-person care
DENTON (UNT), Texas — With COVID-19 pausing traditional indoor therapy services, the University of North Texas Center for Play Therapy has found a creative, nature-based solution to continue helping kids improve their social and emotional health.
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UNT HPS instructor named Social Worker of the Year
Hadidja Nyiransekuye, an assistant professor of social work in the University of North Texas ...
UNT education professor working to improve identification of gifted students in elementary schools
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas College of Education Associate Professor Selcuk Acar is working to develop an improved, less expensive test for original thinking in elementary students in an effort to better identify low-income, minority or untraditionally-gifted children who may currently be missed by traditional test...
COVID-19 protocols during hurricane evacuations at the center of NSF research grant
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas Emergency Management and Disaster Science associate professor Tristan Wu is studying evacuees and the emergency response from Hurricane...
UNT Kuehne Speaker Series offers free, virtual event with College Football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The UNT Kuehne Speaker Series will feature legendary College Football Hall of Fame coach ...
UNT hosting free virtual music festival featuring work of university and Denton artists
What: Sonic Murals, a free virtual music festival hosted by UNT’s Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia in the College of Music
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2020 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference Announces Awards Recognizing Nation’s Top Writers
DENTON (UNT), Texas — As part of its first ever virtual conference, the 2020 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference announced the winners of its annual writing contests, recognizing some of the nation’s best writers and outstanding high school students.
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UNT announces scholarship increases aimed at helping transfer students move forward with their education
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Undergraduate students transferring to the University of North Texas for the first time from a community college or another university now will be considered for enhanced scholarship opportunities.
...UNT Libraries acquires photo of university’s earliest students
DENTON (UNT), Texas —The University of North Texas Special Collections has deepened its University Archive with a new photo portraying some of the university’s earliest students.
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UNT faculty celebrated for dedication to excellence
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas celebrated four faculty members for their dedication to excellence through research, service and education as part of the ninth annual ...