University of North Texas freshman Alyssa Wolverton is passionate about changing how people think about the environment.

“The environment is something everyone should agree on because everyone is using it,” the 18-year-old said.

Wolverton is currently participating in Project Green Challenge, a 30-day eco-lifestyle challenge, with more than 2,000 other high school and college students.

The project is to encourage students to be conscious of their lifestyle and learn that even the small choices they make can change the world, said Judi Shils, founder and director of Teens Turning Green, the organization behind...

UNT students brought a whole new meaning to the phrase “brain food” Monday afternoon for Willis Library’s 9th annual Edible Book Festival.

These book-smart culinary artists submitted 15 different entries, including a batch of yellow cupcakes propped up on slender wooden sticks and topped with green sprinkles, white frosting and colorful feathers to represent the endangered truffula trees from Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax.

“Participants can create edible works based on the concept of the book as an object or pieces of literature,” librarian Kristin Boyett...