DENTON (UNT), Texas — Going against the friendly nature of his breed, Drill Bit, a young yellow Labrador, had started to be afraid of certain types of people. Sometimes he would bark if someone he didn't know looked at him, particularly if the person showed intimidating body language. Drill Bit's behavior interfered with his training as a Patriot PAWS service dog.

Thanks to sev...

 DENTON (UNT), Texas - When you use a computer you typically read an article, watch a video or access information from a graph. These may seem like simple tasks, but to a person who is visually impaired, these tasks can be challenging.

One University of North Texas professor knows these challenges all too well. Stephanie Ludi works in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. She is also visually impaired. 

 “As an undergraduate I had the usual difficulties of learning about what computer science...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — A nearly $350,000 grant awarded to a University of North Texas researcher by the Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors is helping to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.

Bugao Xu, a professor and chair of the Department of Merchandising and Digital Retailing, received one of five grants in 2016 from the U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund to develop digital technology to detect flaws in fabric at domestic te...

DENTON (UNT), Texas - Seventeen communication design students from the University of North Texas took home top prizes from the Dallas Society of Visual Communicators National Student Show and Conference, the largest student creative competition in the United States.

UNT also won “Best School Award” in the competition, whose winners were announced at a banquet on April 1. Principal Lecturer Karen Dorff won the Golden Apple Award forBest Educator.

A panel of professional designers, illustrators a...

What:Fine Arts Series presents Luminarium: Architects of Air

When:April 17-21

Where:University Union’s South Lawn, 1155 Union Circle

Cost:Students and members of the general public can walk through the exhibit for free from 1-7 p.m. daily.

Parking: Visitors for the Fine Arts Series event may park at Highland Street Garage and Union Circle Garage for $2 or at the parking meters on Highland Street and West Sycamore S...

DENTON (UNT), Texas - Thanks to a fellowship, three University of North Texas faculty members will get to pursue their creative pursuits – studying textiles in Greece, writing a musical about female composers and composing an opera.

The fellowship sponsored by the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts gives faculty members a semester off and a stipend to work on their project. The IAA, which serves as UNT’s arm for artistic and creative expression, has sponsored the pr...

Five University of North Texas programs were recently ranked in the top 25 graduate degree programs by U.S. News & World Report.

Programs in the College of Information that were ranked in the top 25 are:

●Library and Information Studies — No. 20

●Health Librarianship — No. 7

●School Media Library — No. 10

“We are very pleased to continue to offer very high quality programs to our students that are nationally so highly ranked,” said College of Informatio...

What: Night & Day, An Interaction and User Experience Design Professional Learning Series, which features a lecture on Friday night and workshop on Saturday from leading experts about enhancing mobile, online and other user experiences, sponsored by the University of North Texas’ College of Visual Arts and Design and the New College at Frisco.  

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What: UNT campus mini bioblitz - An event for University of North Texas students, faculty and staff to get an introduction to the DFW City Nature Challenge

When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. April 14 (Friday)

Where: Meet at the soaring eagle statue near the Hurley Administration Building at   UNT

Cost: Free

More Information: Participants should download the iNaturalist app before the e...

Spring in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and North Texas region means bluebonnets, sunny skies, outdoor festivals and, unfortunately, the potential for severe thunderstorms. Some extreme weather may result in damage and destruction.

Two University of North Texas faculty members in the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science...