What: Black History Month concert Gospel Meets Jazz, featuring University of North Texas College of Music faculty Brad Leali, saxophone; Tanya Darby, trumpet; Lynn Seaton, bass; Pat Coil, piano and Ed Soph, drums. The faculty will be joined by Morse Street Baptist Church Gospel Choir, directed by Bobby Hicks Jr. along with Frederick Nichelson, bass; Paul Lees, piano; Patrick Johnson, organ; Corey Berry, drums; and  Michael Smith, guitar. The event will also feature remarks from Morse Street’s pastor Larry Willis and poetry reading by Leali’s son Jomei Leali.

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University of North Texas alumna and multi-faceted performer Shara Nova, known as My Brightest Diamond, will return to campus Feb. 15 (Wednesday) for the Fine Arts Series.

“We are very excited to have My Brightest Diamond on campus and welcome Shara Nova back to UNT,” said Molly Orr, associate director for UNT’s University Union. “This is a great event for the Fine Arts Series 113^th season.” Nova graduated from UNT in 1998 with a degree in vocal performance.

Nova’s career as My Brightest Diamond, which began in 2006 with an acclaimed independent rock record, has refle...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — While concentrating on a classroom lesson or assignment, most elementary and secondary school students have learned to filter out typical background noise, such as other students walking by the classroom door or sounds from outside. But students with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have difficulty with auditory filtering — the ability to process speech, complete tasks and function in the presence of background noise.

Erin Schafer, associate professor in the University of North Texas’ Department of Audiology and Sp...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) — University of North Texas student Brian Powers won first place in the most difficult portion of IBM’s Master the Mainframe contest for the North American region.

Students in nine regions worldwide competed against others in their region to come up with the most inventive solutions to unique challenges simulating real-life scenarios faced by skilled computer programmers. Powers won Part 3 – the final and most difficult section of the North American competition. In total, 4,174 students from more than 400 high schools and universities in the U.S. and Canada partici...

The University of North Texas Kristin Farmer Autism Center (KFAC) will hold its first 5K April 22 (Saturday) to raise funds and awareness.

Registration is now open for the first annual “UNT Adventures in Autism 5K Run/Walk” at Eventbrite. An early bird price of $25 is available until March 22 (Wednesday). There also is an option to make a donation in addition to or without registering for the event at Eventbrite.com.

“April is Autism Awareness...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Sixteen University of North Texas students are using their know-how to ease tourism’s strain on the environment. The students, enrolled in a joint, two-year Master of Science in International Sustainable Tourism degree program, are researching ways to meet the needs of tourists and travel markets without compromising future resources.

“A lot of times when people travel, they don’t think about the impact,” said Kristi Ingram, a first-year student in the program who finished her bac...

Elizabeth Smart, child abduction survivor and advocate, will speak at the University of North Texas Feb. 9 (Thursday) as part of the university’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Smart’s lecture begins at 8 p.m. at UNT’s Union Lyceum located at 1155 Union Circle.

Tickets for the lecture are available now and may be purchased online. UNT students can receive one free ticke...

Randy Bomer, chair of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin, has been named the new dean of the College of Education at the University of North Texas.

“Randy Bomer provides the knowledge and leadership to continue the momentum and excellence in the College of Education, which was recently ranked No. 16 in the nation for its online graduate education program by U.S. News and World Report,” said Finley Graves, provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT.

Bomer begins his position Aug. 1. He will replace Bertina Combes, associa...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Two University of North Texas students were one of the top-three finalist teams to compete in one of the retail industry’s biggest events of 2017, the National Retail Federation BIG Show. Sarah Muller of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, and Hailey Turner, of Flower Mound, Texas, won the third place prize of $1,500 each in the National Retail Federation Foundation Student...

DENTON (UNT), Texas The horror of World War I altered the world for generations. Now The University of Texas Libraries Special Collections is offering a glimpse of the poetry inspired by the Great War.

The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry from the Donald Thomas War Poetry Collection will be on display in the Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room. The Reading Room is located on the fourth floor of UNT’s Willis Library, 1506 Highland Ave. The exhibit will be displayed until May 11 (Thursday).

This exhibit explores the work of...