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UNT offers learning community focusing on hunger for students with undeclared majors
DENTON (UNT), Texas — During December 1777 and the first months of 1778, famine took its toll on George Washington’s Continental Army, with malnutrition contributing to diseases that led to the deaths of 2,500 soldiers by the end of the winter. The Army also lost many of its horses to starvation.
University of North Texas students who are enrolled in the Hunger Games Learning Community this fall semester will study how the Valley Forge famine became a turning point for the Army during the Revolutionar...
New crime scene investigations certificate offered by Professional Development Institute at UNT
What: North Texas Forensic Academy Crime Scene Investigations Certificate -- A new crime scene investigations certificate will be offered by the Professional Development Institute (PDI) at the University of North Texas. Students, law enforcement professionals and others interested in crime scene investigations are invited to apply.
When: Free open house at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 (Saturday) at the...
UNT materials scientist invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering symposium
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Dr. Srinivasan Srivilliputhur, an associate professor of materials science and engineering in UNT's College of Engineering, will participate in the National Academy of Engineering's fifth Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium Oct. 27 – 30 (Sunday – Wednesday) in Irvine, Calif.
Srivilliputhur was selected to participate in the...
Dr. Gabriel Carranza chosen for Fulbright Specialist Project
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Dr. Gabriel Carranza, assistant vice provost for global engagement and adjunct research professor in the University of North Texas’ Department of Biological Sciences, was selected for a Fulbright Specialist Project at Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa or the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG) in Brazil. He will be working to build a university-alumni relationship program.
Carranza has previously worked with UEPG on several p...
UNT Military History Seminar to present two authors on national security implications of Kennedy assassination
What: “The National Security Implications of the Kennedy Assassination” —The 31st Annual Alfred and Johanna Hurley Military History Seminar at the University of North Texas. Featuring historians and authors Thurston Clarke and David E. Kaiser as guest speakers.
When: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 2 (Saturday)
Where:...
P.R.I.N.T Press offers screen printing workshop Oct. 5-6, exhibition at UNT on the Square Oct. 4-31
What: Water-based screen printing workshop taught by Ashley Nason, associate professor of printmaking at Northern Illinois University
When: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6 (Saturday and Sunday)
Where: P.R.I.N.T Press, 1120 W. Oak St., Denton
Cost: $100 for current UNT students; $125 for UNT alumni and faculty, and senior citizens (ages 65 and older); $150 for artists
Contact: Sign up for the class at...
Expert panel will talk about shedding labels, helping others in mental health forum Sept. 26 at UNT
What: Fall Forum on mental health presented by the University of North Texas College of Public Affairs and Community Service
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 26 (Thursday)
Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Avenue D
Cost: ...
UNT Announces Visiting Writers Series Fall 2013 Season
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Author Matt Bell will start the University of North Texas’ Fall UNT Visiting Writers Series with a reading and book signing Oct. 1 (Tuesday). The series, which is sponsored by Creative Writing in the Department of English, will also include poet Alan Michael Parker and author Poe Ballanti...
UNT to boost Thailand, ASEAN recruiting with new office in Bangkok
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- To better serve potential international students and the more than 1,000 alumni living in Thailand, the University of North Texas has opened an office in Bangkok to provide a base for recruiting throughout Southeast Asia as well as serve as a focal point for alumni.
Plans for the office were announced in December 2012 by UNT President V. Lane Rawlins during a visit to Thailand.
“There is a growing number of quality prospective students in the region,” said Richard Nader, UNT vice provost for International Affairs. “UNT’s academic portfolio and rese...
UNT Honors College to celebrate 10th issue of student research publication
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas alumnus Chris Hensen knew he’d have to complete a research paper for his study abroad trip to the United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia when he was selected for the trip in 2003.
But Hensen didn’t imagine that his paper on defendants using orders and duress from superior officers as a defense would be published — and later lead to his becoming editor-in-chief of a graduate student journal at American University in Washington...