What:           A celebration of the life and service of Dr. Alfred F. Hurley, who served UNT from 1980 to 2002

When:          3 p.m. Sept. 28 (Saturday)

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

What: Festival Brasileiro is a five-day festival of music of Brazil, including concerts of Brazilian classical, jazz and traditional music. The festival was organized by Trio Vientos Tejanos, made up of faculty members James Ryon, oboe; Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; and Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon.

When: Tuesday, Sept. 24 to Saturday, Sept. 28

Where: Most events will be on the UNT campus at Voertman Hall, Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater and Winspear Hall, and live streamed at UNTMusicLive.c...

What:        Screening of “Raid of the Rainbow Lounge” at the University of North Texas. The full-length documentary recounts the 2009 controversial raid of a gay bar in Fort Worth, which resulted in national media attention. 

When:        5 p.m. Oct. 3 (Thursday) 

Where:      ...

What:            12^th Annual Denton Area Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading (TAIR) conference sponsored by North Star of Texas Writing Project at the University of North Texas and North Texas Area TAIR

When:            8 a.m. to noon Sept. 28 (Saturday)

Where:           Guyer High School, 750 Teasle...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The six-time Grammy nominated One O’Clock Lab Band releases its latest CD this month, an homage to the university town of Denton where jazz has reigned supreme since the program started in 1946 at UNT.

“Lab 2013 is yet another example of the amazingly high level of talent that our students possess. This latest CD pays tribute to our beloved Denton, a town that not only supports our jazz program but continues to provide a welcoming and diverse live music scene,” said Steve Wiest, director of the One O’Clock Lab Band. “We hope that our fans not...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — A new University of North Texas grant project called Project STArT — or Systematic Training for Autism Teachers — will provide on-the-job coaching and full scholarships to special education teachers who are seeking master’s degrees in special education with a concentration in autism intervention, thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Over five years, about 40 teachers are expected to be trained through...

What:          Creators of the Beloit College Mindset List visit the University of North Texas for an open campus forum

When:          3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sept. 18 (Wednesday)

Where:         Matthews Hall Room 311, 1300 W. Highland St.

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What: Rainn Wilson, best known for playing “Dwight Schrute” on NBC’s “The Office” will speak Sept. 19 (Thursday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series. Wilson will discuss SoulPancake, a book and social project developed to encourage discussions on spirituality, creativity, arts and philosophy.

Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Avenue D, at t...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The College of Music recently welcomed Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s co-concertmaster Nathan Olson as an adjunct faculty member. Olson will perform in concert Sept. 16 and 25 at UNT.

“We are very proud to have Nathan (Olson) join our faculty, and it is a joy to have him perform twice on campus this fall,” said College of Music Dean James Scott. “Simply stated, he is one of the finest young violinists in today’s professional world. The Dallas Symphony is fortunate to have him as co-conc...

After the success of her 2012 online game competition, Dr. Gayatri Mehta, assistant professor of electrical engineering in UNT’s College of Engineering, is conducting another online game competition this year with new puzzles and games.

The contest allows the public to compete for prizes while also helping advance the development of next gener...