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UNT Natural Dye Garden launch event set for Oct. 9
What: Launch event for the UNT Natural Dye Garden. UNT faculty and students will use plants, roots and other materials from the garden to create natural dyes. UNT art students will offer natural dye demonstrations at the grand opening event.
When/ Where: 6 p.m. Oct. 9 (Wednesday) at the UNT Natural Dye Garden, located west of Bain Hall at 1820 W. Highland St.
Cost: Free
Contact: Lesli Robertson, senior lecturer in UNT’s College...
UNT marketing expert available to discuss pinkwashing, marketing of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- On football fields and stores shelves, the color pink is about to appear.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and no color symbolizes the fight against the disease more than pink.
But the branding method, known as pinkwashing, also poses pitfalls for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and consumers, says David Strutton, a professor of marketing and logistics at the University of North Texas, who is available to discuss the well-recogn...
UNT Jewish Studies Program to host two guest speakers
What: Dr. Yoav Gelber, head of Nevzlin Center for Jewish Peoplehood in Herzliya, Israel, and Sam Lehman-Wilzig, associate professor at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, will both speak at the University of North Texas this fall. Their lectures are sponsored by UNT's Jewish Studies program, the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
When...
Internationally renowned artist Kiki Smith to serve as IAA artist-in-residence at UNT for 2013-14
DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- Internationally renowned sculptor and printmaker Kiki Smith, who received a Department of State Medal of the Arts Award in 2012, returns to UNT this fall as the artist-in-residence for the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2013-14 academic year.
Smith visited UNT in the spring of 2013, when she was the chosen speaker for the annual Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Lecture Series in Contemporary Sculpture and Criticism. In his in...
UNT political scientists available to comment on candidates for Texas governor
Texas Sen. Wendy Davis will declare her candidacy for the 2014 Texas governor's race during an event this coming Thursday (Oct. 3), according to several Democratic political consultants. Texas Attorney Gen. Greg Abbott has already declared his candidacy.
The following faculty members in the University of North Texas Department of Political Science are available to discuss the gubernatorial candidates:
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, associate professor of political science, spoke to the media earlier this year about Rick Perry decid...
UNT Concert Band plays Oscar-winning music of John Williams on Oct. 9
What: University of North Texas Concert Band performs Oscar-Winning Winds: The Music of John Williams.
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 (Wednesday)
Where: Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students, children, UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more; free for UNT students w...
Saturdays in the UNT Galleries offers free family fun Oct. 5
What: UNT Art Galleries and the student chapter of the National Art Education Association present Saturdays in the UNT Galleries, with free family events and art exhibitions
When: The fall season’s event is from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 5 (Saturday).
Where: Room 100 in the...
UNT's HarpBeats announce fund-raising performances
DENTON, Texas (UNT) —HarpBeats, the harp ensemble at the University of North Texas and the largest harp ensemble in Texas, will be playing a set-list this semester that includes hits by Led Zeppelin and Sting as part of a series of performances to raise funds for a conference trip.
The harp ensemble is a part of the College of Music and is led by Dr. Jaymee Haefner,...
UNT offers learning community focusing on hunger for students with undeclared majors
DENTON (UNT), Texas — During December 1777 and the first months of 1778, famine took its toll on George Washington’s Continental Army, with malnutrition contributing to diseases that led to the deaths of 2,500 soldiers by the end of the winter. The Army also lost many of its horses to starvation.
University of North Texas students who are enrolled in the Hunger Games Learning Community this fall semester will study how the Valley Forge famine became a turning point for the Army during the Revolutionar...
New crime scene investigations certificate offered by Professional Development Institute at UNT
What: North Texas Forensic Academy Crime Scene Investigations Certificate -- A new crime scene investigations certificate will be offered by the Professional Development Institute (PDI) at the University of North Texas. Students, law enforcement professionals and others interested in crime scene investigations are invited to apply.
When: Free open house at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 (Saturday) at the...