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TAMS alum's film, QWERTY: The Movie, playing at film festivals across the country

Former Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science student Bill Sebastian has directed, co-edited and produced <em>QWERTY: The Movie</em>, about an “introverted word-nerd” who finds love while competing to become the world’s second female National Scrabble Champion.
Piano faculty member's story told in documentary

Gustavo Romero, associate professor of music, is the subject of a documentary, <em>Gustavo Romero: Portrait in Piano</em>, that is showing at film festivals across the country this year and is available on DVD.
UNT alumnus and retired professor win accordion awards

Retired professor Jim Bezdek (’50, ’54 M.S.) and Brave Combo member Carl Finch (’75, ’70 M.F.A.) were honored by the National Accordion Association earlier this year.
Opera student wins first place; students perform at Center for Contemporary Opera

Opera students hit a high note in recent performances. Doctoral student Heather Hawk took fi rst place in the Dallas Opera Guild’s 24th annual Vocal Competition in March.
Professor earns Guggenheim award for her photography

Dornith Doherty, professor of photography, was one of 181 recipients of a prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship.
Accomplished playwright's work part of Boston Theatre Marathon

Gary Garrison’s (’78 M.F.A.) latest play, <em>Caught, Without Candy</em>, was produced as part of the Boston Theatre Marathon in May — just the latest in the long line of accomplishments for the author of more than a dozen plays and several playwriting books.
Food for thought

David M. Kaplan, associate professor of philosophy, serves as editor of <em>The Philosophy of Food</em> — also the name of the project he heads at UNT. The book features 16 essays tackling all aspects of food, from sustainability to table manners.
Dress codes

The politics of clothing in medieval times is the subject of <em>Sartorial Strategies:Outfitting Aristocrats and Fashioning Conduct in Late Medieval Literature</em> by Nicole D. Smith, assistant professor of English.
Acclaimed artist's work at the Nasher

Erick Swenson’s (’99) representational sculptures of animals — made out of polyurethane plastics — have drawn international acclaim as part of exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City, the Saatchi Collection in London and, most recently, his own show at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas that runs through July 8.
Alumna pokes musical fun at her strict childhood

Angela Chan has turned her strict childhood upbringing into a musical comedy. <em>The Legacy of the Tiger Mother</em> is a cabaret-style piece that has been presented in Las Vegas, New York City and Australia and will show in San Francisco this fall.

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