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The U.S. House of Representatives is discussing a bill which would keep interest rates on Federal Stafford Loans for college students at 3.4 percent, instead of rising to a scheduled 6.8 percent on July 1.
Paul Goebel director of UNT's Student Money Management Center, is available to discuss student loans, student finances, financial planning and money management.
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The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony will kick off on June 27, 2012. UNT experts Todd Jewell, Tracy Everbach and Trent Petrie are available to discuss economics, news media and sports psychology associated with the games.
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Global Payments, a company that processes credit cards for Visa and MasterCard, announced Friday that an unauthorized intrusion into their servers may have comprised more than a million card numbers.
Mahadevan Gomathisankaran,
a professor in UNT's Department of Computer Science, says that the breach may be more serious than initially thought. He has several suggestions for card holders to help them protect themselves.
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Latest News |
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| May 16, 2012 |
UNT employee receives prestigious national award for service
Jaime Blanton, a publications specialist for UNT, has landed the 2012 Outstanding New Professional of the Year award by the American College Personnel Association, a national merit given to those who have done influential work in higher education.
$100K in Frank W. Mayborn Scholarships awarded to UNT students
Ten students, all earning master's degrees in journalism, will receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year.
UNT researcher laying foundation for discovery of new materials
Recently created database of materials allowed for discovery of new class of topological insulators.
UNT research team to study rebranded Main Street Days festival in Grapevine
Grapevine's annual festival changed its advertising themes from "official kick-off to summertime" to "A Pizza Experience." A team from UNT's College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism will survey this year's attendees to study the effectiveness of the new theme.
UNT hosts Korean university delegates to explore student transfer partnership
Delegates from South Korea's Joongbu University in Geumsan County and officials fromUNT are examining the possibility of an undergraduate transfer partnership, directing well-qualified Korean students into UNT degree programs
UNT student wins nationally competitive scholarship, plans to return to Peru to expand nonprofit music organization
Monica Gastelumendi, who has recently been awarded a $10,000 P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) International Peace Scholarship, is focused on building bridges through music in her native Peru.
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