Dr. Brian Linn, Society for Military History, will present the inaugural lecture, The American Way of War -- The inaugural lecture of UNT's Military History Center Discussion Series on Dec. 7
Anna Badkhen will read excerpts from her book and discuss her reporting method and the craft of writing as a war correspondent during her free lecture Dec. 1.
UNT has been putting a $270,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's College Connection 2+2+2 Program to good use, expanding and strengthening its outreach to potential and current transfer students.
More than 1,200 middle and high school students will gather at UNT this week to compete in the Texas BEST Regional Robotics Competition, hosted by the UNT College of Engineering Nov. 19 - 20.
The UNT System Board of Regents approved the nomination of V. Lane Rawlins Nov. 12, beginning the 21-day period required by Texas law before they can officially appoint him to the presidency. Rawlins has been serving a one-year appointment as UNT president.
Dr. Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles is working with a team of researchers examining whether videoconferencing could improve communication between hospice teams and caregivers.
The program, which is part of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education in the College of Education, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with several events on Nov. 5 (Friday).
The UNT College of Education was in the first group of colleges accredited by the NCATE in 1954, and is one of 12 programs currently accredited in Texas.
Sheryl WuDunn will discuss the book that she and Nicholas Kristof wrote Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide during a lecture Nov. 18.
Lyndal Bullock's grant is part of a federal initiative to help prepare special education personnel to improve services and results for children with disabilities.
UNT Director of Athletics Rick Villarreal has announced that Todd Dodge has been relieved of his duties as head football coach effective immediately. Offensive coordinator Mike Canales has been named the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2010 season.
"Military Times EDGE" recently ranked UNT as the 6th best school nationally and No. 1 in Texas for student veterans on the "Best for Vets: Colleges 2010" list.
Marijke Breuning and John Ishiyama received the Heinz I. Eulau Award from the American Political Science Association for their study on factors that determine polices regarding intercountry adoption in African nations.