DENTON (UNT), Texas — In the United States, roughly one in 88 children has autism spectrum disorder, a staggering increase over the past decade.

As those children grow up and enter the workforce, employers will require much education about the developmental disorder, which affects social and communication skills.

The University of North Texas, in partnership with Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, will sponsor a town hall Oct. 21 for small business owners, entrepreneurs and adults with autism and their families.

Advocates say pe...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — By 2030, 72.1 million Americans will be over the age of 65, almost double the number today. Yet the country faces a severe shortage of home aide workers to assist the growing senior population.

To fill that gap, technology will play an increasingly crucial role in the delivery of care and services to seniors.

LeadingAge — an association of more than 6,000 not-for-profit aging service providers nationwide — in partnership with the University of North Texas and others, has organized the first-ever LeadingAge HackFest, which will be Oct. 25-27 in Dal...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas’s second annual Food Day celebration will take place on Oct. 24 (Thursday).

The celebration will be a collaboration among UNT Dining Services, the UNT Sustainability, University Libraries and the UNT Fine Arts Series. Food Day is a nationwide celebration and movement for healthy, afford...

DENTON, Texas (UNT)-- Dr. Elizabeth With, vice president for student affairs at the University of North Texas, is the 2013 winner of the Dr. Jim Caswell Award the highest honor bestowed by the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administration.

This award recognizes a member who has been a TACUSPA member for at least 10 years, shows high leadership performance in student a...

The partial government shutdown continues, and the debt ceiling deadline looms on Oct. 17 (Thursday). Dr. Terry Clower, director of the University of North Texas' Center for Economic Development and Research and an associate professor of applied economics, can discuss the economic impact of the government shutdown.

Clower has conducted research projects for communities and organizations across the state, focusing on community and economic development, retail development strategies and economic and fiscal impact analysis. He teaches courses in economic and community d...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — James Meernik, professor of political science at the University of North Texas, has received a Fulbright Specialist Grant to work with colleagues at Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan. The grant award is given for short-term faculty and professional exchanges, typically lasting two to six weeks, to facilitate new research topics and teaching methods. 

Meernik specializes in internati...

What: UNT College of Music’s Collegium Singers, members of the Baroque Orchestra and guest artists give two performances of Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. The edition that will be performed was prepared by 10 College of Music students and music history professor Hendrik Schulze.

When/Where: 8 p.m. Oct. 25 (Friday) at Cathedral Guadalupe, 2215 Ross Ave., in Dallas and 8 p.m. Oct. 26 (Saturday) at Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, in Denton. The Denton concert will also be streamed online at...

What: Music of the Kennedy White House presented by the UNT College of Music

When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 (Sunday)
Where: Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St., Dallas

Tickets: $10 students and seniors, $20 general admission, $30 VIP seating tickets available at www.theMPAC.com/tickets

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – After 50 years, the tragedy of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination r...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Richard Last, senior lecturer in merchandising and digital retailing in the University of North Texas’ College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, received the first Shop.org Impact Award at the Shop.org Annual Summit Oct. 2 in Chicago.

Also the senior director of UNT’s Global Digital Retailing Research Center, Last was recognized for his pioneering leadership and achiev...

What:           White Cane Day — Participants will use white canes to navigate the Denton courthouse square in an event celebrated nationally to raise awareness of issues related to blindness and low vision.

The event is hosted by the Denton Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities in partnership with the University of North Texas’ North Texas Rehabilitation Association and UNT’s...