DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Portal to Texas History, administered by the University of North Texas Libraries, has received the Wayne Williams Library Project of the Year Award from the Texas Library Association.

The award, the only cash award presented by the association, recognizes a project that exemplifies the highest levels of achievement, professional standards and inspiration to other libraries. Martin Halbert, dean of the UNT Libraries, accepted the award April 25 during the association’s annual confere...

DENTON (UNT), Texas— University of North Texas students Cassie Holtz and Francisco Gonzalez both received a Clarence Ridley Scholarship from the Texas City Management Association.

The scholarships are awarded each year to two students who are earning master of public administration degrees from Texas universities. Each student is awarded $3,500, and his  or her home university is awarded $1,500 in credit toward Texas City Management Association and Texas Municipal League education eve...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Jeanne Tunks, associate professor in the University of North Texas’ College of Education, will receive the 2013 Claudia A. Balach Teacher Researcher Award at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco on April 29 (Monday). She and her colleagues are being recognized for their action research study titled "Reading Non-Fiction Books as an Influencing Factor in Reading Achievement." Tunks also received the same award in 2012.

Tunks teaches courses to seniors at UNT who are preparing to tea...

What: How can a young and vibrant town go about creating strategic plans that best meet the needs of its residents? The Town of Cross Roads, Texas — in northeast Denton County — has turned to University of North Texas students for answers. UNT students will present their business plans to town leaders and business executives while competing for cash prizes in the Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition, held twice per year at UNT.

Graduating seniors in the College of Business participate in the Case Competition a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas --  University of North Texas Executive Chef Pierre Monticolombi has created five new dishes as part of a California Raisin Board and Food Service Director magazine challenge to incorporate raisins as a healthy sweetener in university dining menus.

The UNT community can taste test Monticolombi’s new dishes from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 30 (Tuesday) in Kerr Hall’s cafeteria, and vote for their favorites. The dishes ar...

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What: ArtWear annual juried exhibition of the works of graduating UNT fashion design students, sponsored by Neiman Marcus

When: 6 p.m. May 4 (Saturday)

Where: Silver Eagle Suite in the UNT Union; directions may be found at http://union.unt.edu/about/map-directions

Tickets: $25 general admission or $10 with UNT...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – If University of North Texas College of Business student Jeff Chandler and his 24 classmates do well on their latest class project, they could get more than a good grade — they could potentially help thousands of children across the United States.

Chandler and his classmates are developing national marketing plans for a Big Brothers Big Sisters basketball fundraiser — called Little Big Shot — to be held in at least 10 NBA franchise cities across the nation. Money raised from the event will help Big Brothers Big Sisters in its mission of matching volunteer mentor...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – As schools reopened in West, Texas, after last week’s fertilizer plant explosion, therapy dogs were nearby to help students emotionally adjust, according to news reports.

Dr. Cynthia Chandler, director of the University of North Texas’ Center for Animal Assisted Therapy and author of the recently published second edition of “Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling,” is available to discuss how therapy animals can help pe...

What: A screening of documentary films produced by University of North Texas students earning master of fine arts degrees in documentary film. Presented by UNT's Department of Radio, Television and Film.

When: 7 p.m. May 2 (Thursday)

Where: Room 184 in UNT's Radio, Television and Performing Arts Building, located one block west of Welch and Chestnut streets at 1179 Union Circle.

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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Sam Atkinson, professor and interim chair of the University of North Texas Biology Department has been named a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designs, engineers, builds and maintains infrastructure throughout the United States. The Environmental Advisory Board serves to...