DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Thanksgiving weekend 2013 set records for mobile retail sales in the U.S. via smartphones and tablets, accounting for nearly 40 percent of online traffic on Black Friday and nearly a third of all online traffic three days later on Cyber Monday, according to a report from IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. The report noted that mobile shopping accounted for just 4 percent of Cyber Monday online traffic in 2010.

University of North Texas merchandising and digital retailing students will learn about the future of mobile shopping during the annual Consumer Experience...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Roslyn M. Brock, who became the youngest chairman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's national board of directors in February 2010, will speak at the University of North Texas April 15 (Tuesday) as part of the university's Distinguished Lecture Series.

Brock's lecture, "Courage for Equality and Justice," begins at 6:30 p.m. at UNT's...

What: Clif Webb, senior vice president of corporate affairs for Fluor Corporation, speaks as part of the University of North Texas College of Business Spring 2014 Distinguished Speaker Series featuring top business executives. Speakers in the series share insights on industry-related issues, tips for successful leadership skills and advice on career paths.

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What: "The 1964 Civil Rights Act: A Fifty-Year Perspective" -- The 2014 Texas History Symposium presented by the University of North Texas Department of History. Featuring Michael Phillips, author of "White Metropolis: Race, Ethnicity and Religion in Dallas: 1841-2001," and Leon King, who was one of the first two African-American athletes at UNT, then North Texas State Teachers College.

When: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. April 12 (Saturday)

Where: UNT's Environmental Education, Science and Technol...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Annabel Wang and Sivabalan Manivasagam, two Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science students at the University of North Texas, have been named 2014 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.

Goldwaters are considered to be among the country's most prestigious scholarships awarded to students planning careers in mathematics, science and engineering. All college sophomores and juniors are eligible to compete for the scholarships, which provide up to $7,500 fo...

What: The University of North Texas Wind Symphony will present its spring concert featuring soloist Mark Ford, an internationally renowned percussionist and coordinator of percussion studies at UNT

When: 7:30 p.m. April 10 (Thursday)

Where: Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, located along the north side of Interstate 35E North Texas Boulevard

Tickets: Free for UNT students with ID, $10 for adults, $8 for other students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased from the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- As a part of the University of North Texas' Staff Appreciation Week celebrations, 12 members of the UNT staff have received Staff Contribution Awards, presented by President Neal Smatresk.

The winners were nominated by their colleagues and a committee from UNT's Staff Senate evaluated each nomination to choose the winners. Each winner has demonstrated a commitment to UNT's four bold goals a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Join scientists, astronomers and other fans of the universe for a "Big Bang" event celebrating the opening of the M.R. and E. Hudson Foundation Planetwalk at 8 p.m. on April 5 (Saturday) at the University of North Texas Rafes Urban Astronomy Center observatory.

The observatory is located at 2350 Tom Cole Road in Denton.

"The Hudson Planetwalk provides a uniquely informative introduction to our Rafes Urban Astronomy Center," says Ron DiIulio, director of UNT's astronomy prog...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- For the third consecutive year, the University of North Texas will observe Celebrating Global Citizens Month in April. 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, UNT Sustainability and the Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity.

One of the month's main events, the Great Glo...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) at the University of North Texas has been teaching academic English to non-native speakers for 37 years. Occasionally, short programs have been taken outside the U.S., but April 2014 will see the largest such program to date. In April 2014, IELI will begin a two-year program of teaching English at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan.

UNT's Intensive English Language Institute was selected by Kansai Gaidai based on careful analysis of the programs and services offered by IELI and due to the long relationship b...