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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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May 16, 2012

Amy Schade Undergraduate student selected for prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute summer research program
Amy Schade was one of 61 students selected nationally for the summer research program.

Twitterpated Beguiling season of dance and theatre at UNT features enchanting fairy tale, jazzy Shakespeare and more
The fall season will feature Cinderella, a jazz take on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream and the annual New Choreographers Concert.

Shobhana Chelliah UNT faculty member selected for one-year position as National Science Foundation program director
Shobhana Chelliah, a professor in the UNT Department of Linguistics and Technical Communication, has been selected as a rotator program director in the National Science Foundation's Documenting Endangered Languages Program.

UNT to offer educational, entertaining summer programs
Some of UNT’s popular offerings include a camp in which high school students learn about robotics, a program in which young musicians learn about mariachi music and a two-day program in which grandparents and grandchildren enjoy the college experience together.

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.

Professional Development Institute at UNT launching private investigator certificate program
UNT is simplifying the process required to become a private investigator with the state's first training program that will qualify participants for the Texas private investigator licensing exam.

 Research Releases

UNT researcher developing advanced forensic tool for military labs
A forensic tool being developed by UNT professor Dr. Guido Verbeck could soon make the analysis of evidence faster and more accurate, giving military investigators the upper hand in the wars against drugs and terror.

Jincheng Du UNT professor working with Corning Inc. to improve glass materials
Dr. Jincheng Du received a National Science Foundation grant to study ways to improve the properties of glass materials using sophisticated modeling techniques.

Researchers at UNT and TCU studying mercury contamination in Texas
Recent studies suggest about 50 percent of water bodies in North Texas may contain fish with unsafe mercury concentrations.