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When classes reconvene in a few weeks, they will do so with the support of the Texas Student Association. The association is a group of student governments from four-year public universities in Texas that have banded together to tout student issues. The member student governments met at the Texas State Capitol in Austin to set down a structure and understand what issues will be important to them early on. (0) comments
Scrapbooks, poster boards and collages covered with photos of Melanie Goodwin adorned tables and walls Monday at the Denton Wesley Foundation. Goodwin's family and friends celebrated what would have been her 20th birthday and raised money for the Melanie Goodwin Memorial Fund and her UNT scholarship. (1) comment
Ram Dantu of the computer science and engineering faculty will lead a multi-university research project to renovate Internet-based 911 emergency calls. Dantu received two grants totaling $1.05 million from the National Science Foundation to lead a four-year project to investigate vulnerabilities in Voice-over-Internet protocol, or VoIP, a growing technology that turns audio signals into digital data to be transmitted over the Internet. (0) comments
UNT President Gretchen Bataille, along with several deans and faculty, traveled to China last month to meet with Chinese university officials. The visit was meant to create research ties between UNT and several universities, including East China Normal University and Fudan University in Shanghai, Yunnan University in Yunnan and Hohai University in Nanjing. (1) comment
The Student Government Association is starting up its Dallas campus branch this fall. The group currently has five students who are a part of the organization and are starting the new branch. SGA President Jeff Kline said campus officials are in the process of finding students to take on the role. (0) comments
The Denton City Council nominated and appointed UNT President Gretchen Bataille to the city's Economic Development Partnership Board on Tuesday. She joins Marty Rivers, Mayor Mark Burroughs and Stan Morton on the board. Rivers is the branch president of First State Bank in Denton, and Morton is the CEO of Presbyterian Hospital in Denton as well as the treasurer for Burrough's campaign for mayor. (2) comments
In July CNNMoney.com voted Denton as the 57th best place to live in America. The Web site cited the reasons as Denton's having safe neighborhoods, good schools and two universities. It also mentioned Denton's historic downtown square and the Fry Street area. (1) comment
Wells Fargo donated sixteen grants totaling $75,000, to faculty and staff for campus projects and programs. Half of Well Fargo's full $150,000 donation is designated for a multi-year commitment to athletics. The remaining $75,000 was given to President Gretchen Bataille to disperse at her discretion. (0) comments
The Student Health and Wellness Center will begin providing students, faculty and staff members with optometry services this fall. The clinic, which will be called College Optical Express UNT, will offer eye exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses for a discounted price in Chestnut Hall starting Aug. (0) comments
DALLAS (AP) - A state regulator has fined Atmos Energy and one of its subcontractors $80,000 after finding violations connected to a deadly natural gas-related explosion in McKinney. The May 16 explosion destroyed two homes and sent three people to hospitals, including 71-year-old Nancy Foster, who later died. (0) comments
