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UNT debaters take top prize, win three divisions at Texas Intercollegiate Forensic Association Championship
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas Debate Team received the Debate Sweepstakes Award at the fall Texas Intercollegiate Forensic Association Championship Tournament, held this month in Corpus Christi. Team members won three of the 14 events and accumulated enough points for wins in preliminary rounds and participation in elimination rounds to win the award for best overall performance by...
UNT’s Texas Fashion Collection features ensembles along British art in new exhibition
What: “On Bodies: Highlights from The Goss-Michael Foundation and the UNT Texas Fashion Collection,” an exhibition forming a link between high fashion and British art.
When: Running through Feb. 2 (Friday), 2018.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday – Friday.
Where: The Goss-Michael Foundation, 1305 Wycliff Ave #120, Dallas.
Cost: Free.
Media: Image available for download...
UNT earns international MarCom awards
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing received several MarCom Awards for excellence in promotional materials. The materials were prepared to promote UNT's range of innovative academic, research and student programs, as well as the university's value to the North Texas region and state.
URCM earned the following recognitions:
- Platinum award –...
UNT art, design faculty show off studio practices at UNT on the Square exhibition
What: Annual CVAD Faculty and Staff Exhibition, featuring a variety of media created by staff and faculty in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.
When: Running until Dec. 13 (Wednesday), on Denton's historic courthouse square.
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St.
Hours: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday...
Ring in the holidays with UNT’s sounds of the season
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- ‘Tis the season for the University of North Texas College of Music to ring in the holidays with UNT Sounds of the Holidays, TUBACHRISTMAS and a special holiday performance of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers.
The holiday festivities begin at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 (Friday) when the Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers present “Handl and Handel” at the Margot and Bill Winspear Performance Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, Denton. The performance...
UNT faculty member’s documentary to premiere in Washington D.C.
DENTON (UNT), Texas - While growing up in California's Silicon Valley, University of North Texas faculty member Carolyn E. Brown knew of the city of Salinas, one hour south, for three reasons — John Steinbeck, a native of Salinas who set many of his famous stories in the town; agriculture; and gang violence.
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$1.6 million grant funds UNT student mentorship program
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas has earned a $1.6 million grant from Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) in support of High School Career Connect – a peer mentoring program to propel career education for middle and high school students in Denton County.
UNT created High School Career Connect to ensure Denton County middle school and high school students have access to quality career education prior to making endorsement, college and/or career decisions. In Texas, all eighth grade students are required to select an "endorsement" area of interest to guide their course se...
UNT dance students tackle tough topics at New Choreographers Concert Dec. 1-3
What: New Choreographers Concert: Unspoken Realities, a showcase of original dance works created by advanced choreography students in the Department of Dance and Theatre at the University of North Texas, directed by Shelley Cushman.
When: 8 p.m. Dec. 1-2 (Friday-Saturday) and 2 p.m. Dec. 3 (Sunday)
Where: University Theater inside the Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building, 1179 Union Circle, Denton, Texas.
Cost...
UNT partnering with Indian Institute of Technology for bioimplant longevity research
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- As the population age 65 and older in the U.S. – and the world – grows, so does the need for bioimplants, such as artificial knees and hips, dental prosthetics and cardiovascular devices. Implant surgeries can be taxing on older demographics who tend to take longer to recover, and once a bioimplant is inserted, there’s no guarantee it will last. Sundeep Mukherjee,...
UNT’s student money management center earn three major awards from national association
DENTON (UNT), Texas — A University of North Texas department dedicated to teaching college students how to manage money and achieve their financial goals is being honored for its work.
The Student Money Management Center at UNT will be recognized by the Association for Financial Planning Counseling and Planning Education – a nonprofit dedicated to the education and support of personal f...