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UNT College of Music names undergraduate Presser Scholar
Ruth Mertens, a harp music performance student at UNT, has been named the 2018-19 Presser Scholar. Download the photo
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Ruth Mertens, a harp music performance student from Natchitoches, Louisiana, has been named the University of North Texas College of Music’s 2018-19 Presser Scholar and recipient of a $4,000 Presser scholarship.
The...
UNT professor awarded prestigious MacDowell Colony Fellowship
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DENTON (UNT), Texas—University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design’s Annette Lawrence, professor in the Department of Studio Art, was awarded a highly prestigious MacDowell Colony Fellowship for Summer Residencies. Lawrence is among 84 artists from around the world chosen for the honor. Fellows are provided a private studio...
UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fiber students create sustainability cords to honor We Mean Green Fund volunteers
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DENTON (UNT), Texas ¾ University of North Texas seniors, passionate about making the world more sustainable through volunteerism, were presented with a Sustainability Graduation Cord during the We Mean Green Fund spring volunteer appreciation event. Students wore the cord during commencement to indicate their 50 or more hours of environmental stewardship.
“We hope that the c...
UNT fashion designers help furry friends at Denton’s Linda McNatt Animal Care and Adoption Center
MEDIA: Click here for photos of designs to be featured by UNT fashion design graduate R’Bonney Gabriel and UNT fashion design student Amber Houston
What: Fundraising Best in (Fashion) Show featuring University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design fashion design students and the dogs of Denton’s Linda McNatt Animal Care and Adopti...
UNT MFA studio art candidates featured in first annual Interlude exhibition
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What: Interlude exhibition featuring third year Master of Fine Arts candidates from the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design
When:
Opening Reception
May 10
5-7 p.m.
Exhibition
May 11-26
Tuesday & Wednesday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday...
A record number of UNT foreign language students earn top scholarships and awards
DENTON (UNT), Texas — A record four World Languages, Literatures and Cultures students have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for English Teaching Assistantships for the 2018-2019 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
These students are among the over 1,900 U.S. citizens who will study, conduct research and teach abroad for the 2018-2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academ...
UNT launches bachelor’s degree in nonprofit leadership studies this fall
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Texas is home to the second largest number of nonprofit organizations in the nation – behind California – according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics. Forecasts indicate a strong outlook for jobs in the nonprofit sector and, as the number of nonprofits grow, there will be increased demand for skilled workers.
The University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service is addressing that...
Four UNT professors to pursue artistic pursuits thanks to IAA fellowship
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Four University of North Texas professors will receive time to work on personal projects – ranging from writing poetry to creating a virtual reality program – after receiving an Institute for the Advancement of the Arts fellowship.
The Faculty Fellows program allows UNT faculty members to take a semester off from teaching to pursue creative research in the arts. The IAA serves to promote artistic and creative expression at UNT.
Bruce Bond, Regents Professor of English
Bond will work on a book-length poem titled “The Calling” that explore...
Standard recommendation on calcium intake may trigger certain cancers in African Americans, evolutionary historian says
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academy of Sciences has long recommended that adults consume at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily, and women age 50 and older should consume even more.
What’s great advice for Americans with European ethnicity, however, may not be great advice for Americans with West African ancestry. That demographic has high susceptibility to certain cancers when exposed to America’s calcium-rich, dairy food culture, according to Constance Hilliard, University of North Texas researcher in evolutionary African history....
Standard recommendation on calcium intake may trigger certain cancers in African Americans, evolutionary historian says
DENTON (UNT), Texas The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academy of Sciences has long recommended that adults consume at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily, and women age 50 and older should consume even more.
What’s great advice for Americans with European ethnicity, however, may not be great advice for Americans with West African ancestry. That demographic has high susceptibility to certain cancers when exposed to America’s calcium-rich, dairy food culture, according to Constance Hilliard, University of North Texas researcher in evolutionary African history.
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