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Book picks
Do
you ever wonder what your former college professors read in their
free time? Are they researching new textbooks or are they reading Harry
Potter? The link below shares the summer reading lists of eight
faculty members. You might find a few literary gems that will interest
you, too.
http://www.unt.edu/inhouse/july72003/summerreading.htm
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Prize books
Want
more reading choices? Check out UNT Press, which offers the different
and unusual in its publishing agenda. It also hosts two acclaimed
literary competitions. The 2003 winner of the Katherine Anne Porter
Prize in Short Fiction, Here Comes the Roar by Dave Shaw,
will be available in December. And, the 2003 winner of the Vassar
Miller Prize in Poetry, Losing and Finding by Karen Fiser,
will be published in April 2004.
http://www.unt.edu/untpress
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Mosquito precautions
If
you are like me, you are living in an area already affected by West
Nile virus. A UNT biology professor and graduate student captured
the first infected mosquitoes in Denton County last year. They've
continued to monitor the local mosquito population this year as more
infected mosquitoes have been found. The two experts offer tips on
keeping your family safe from these summer pests.
http://web2.unt.edu/news/index.cfm?id=1624
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Child nutrition scholar
The school meals your children eat may have been
improved by a UNT hospitality management faculty member. Priscilla
Connors researches child nutrition and proposes school meal programs.
The National Food Service Management Institute just recognized her
work and named her an NFSMI scholar -- a prestigious national honor.
Read more about Dr. Connors and her research here.
http://www.unt.edu/president/insider/jul03/connors.htm
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Newsletter
launch
Would you like
to learn seven methods to avoid probate? Or, discover two giving
opportunities that will double your donation? Then check out The
Financial Strategies Advocate, a new publication by the Office
of Development. It offers estate, financial and tax planning resources
that are available right at your fingertips. From this link, select
the first option in the body of the text.
http://www.unt.edu/giftplanning
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Cool link: UnFILTERed
UNT
professors and students collaborated to create a "cool," interactive
anti-smoking CD, funded by more than $500,000 in grants. Free copies
of "UnFILTERed" were placed in 1,600 junior high schools
in Texas in 2002, and UnFILTERed 2.0 was distributed in 2003. Teachers
tell us kids are talking about it. Learn more here.
http://www.art.unt.edu/unfiltered
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UNTrivia: The UNT
Fact Book can tell you everything about the university you ever thought
to ask. It's trivia heaven! For example:
From which
Texas county does UNT receive most if its students? Answer
Are the
average SAT and ACT scores of UNT first-time freshmen higher or lower
than the national averages? Answer
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The
North Texas Exes "ceremoniously" broke ground for their Alumni
Center on July 17! For
other important new developments with the North Texas Exes and ways to
become more involved with the alumni association, please visit www.unt.edu/alumni.
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