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UNT's Mayborn School of Journalism to present documentary on JFK assassination
What: Screening at the University of North Texas of "JFK50: Eyewitness to History" -- A documentary featuring the personal stories of 28 individuals who witnessed the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. Followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing with Hugh Aynesworth, the documentary's interviewer. Sponsored by UNT's Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism and The Dallas Morning News.
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 (Wednesday)
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UNT's One O'Clock Lab Band, Jazz Singers delight in concerts for schoolchildren and the community
What: The One O'Clock Lab Band and Jazz Singers perform Sounds of the Holidays: An Evening with North Texas Jazz. A day prior to the community concert, there will be private performances for Denton ISD schoolchildren as part of a community engagement initiative.
When: 8 p.m. Dec. 7 (Saturday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, in Denton.
Tickets: $3 per person. urchase tickets at the...
Business students to compete for cash prizes in competition studying health care company
What: The Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition — Six teams of 8 students from the University of North Texas College of Business enrolled in the Business Capstone course will present business plans for the best course of action for the future of the Careington International Corporation. Teams will present plans to Careington executives and other experts in the field.
When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 (Saturday)...
UNT engineering professor receives prestigious NSF grant to research gaps in sustainability knowledge
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Engineering Professor Yong Tao has received a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to identify gaps in sustainability knowledge and better understand human behavior related to sustainability.
Tao received $652,846 as part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Coordination Networks – Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability pro...
UNT dance seniors create works for Nov. 21-24 New Choreographers Concert
What: New Choreographers Concert featuring works by senior dance students from UNT’s Department of Dance and Theatre.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 21, 22, 23 and 2 p.m. Nov. 24
Where: University Theatre, room 104, in the RTFP building, 1179 Union Circle, on the corner of Welch and Chestnut streets in Denton.
Tickets: Tickets can be ordered with a credit card over the phone by calling 940-565-2428 or Metro 817-267-3731, ext. 2428. The box office is located in the first floor lobby of the University Theatre. The box...
Friends of UNT Libraries hosting Artists' Books Competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Entries to the eighth Artists’ Books Competition and Biennial Exhibition sponsored by The Friends of the University of North Texas Libraries are being accepted through Dec. 11 (Wednesday).
The competition is open to Denton residents and University of North Texas faculty, staff and students.
The purposes of the competition and exhibition are to encourage the development of students’ and others’ work in the medium of Artists'...
UNT researcher developing location-based social media search function
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Yan Huang, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the University of North Texas’ College of Engineering, is developing a location-based social media search function that will allow users to search for and find more information about events around them than ever before.
For many social media platforms today, a user can search for an event at a location using key...
UNT Libraries makes Kennedy assassination materials available on Portal to Texas History
DENTON (UNT), Texas — During the hours and days that followed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Dallas Police Department officers gathered numerous eyewitness statements, fingerprints, affidavits, correspondence and homicide reports for not just Kennedy’s assassination, but also the murder of Officer J.D. Tippit the same day of the assassination, and the murder of alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby two days later.
People who vividly remember the events of 50 years ago, as well as younger generations, will soon be able to view these 11,...
UNT hearing clinic helps veterans combat tinnitus
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Many veterans suffer from tinnitus and hearing loss as a result of exposure to gunfire, explosions, airplanes and harsh sounds related to military service. The University of North Texas Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Clinic provides comprehensive research, testing, counseling and treatment devices to help vets and other individuals who suffer from this condition.
Commonly known as “ringing in the ears,” tinnitus is caused by nerve damage to the inner ear; it afflicts individuals with a range of chronic...
UNT students earn awards at LeadingAge HackFest for designing technology tools to help older residents
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Five University of North Texas students studying computer science, sociology and business reaped awards at the first-ever LeadingAge HackFest Oct. 25 – 27 in Dallas for designing technological tools that can be used to improve the lives of older adults.
First place — Global EngAge
David Adamo Jr., a doctoral student in computer science, and his four teammates from other universities clinched first place...