- Our People
Small town boy’s inspirations lead to 2019 Faculty Achievement Award
By Sally Crocker Thad Miller, DrPH, MPH, has been inspired by many influences in his life: family, his desire to serve others, the opportunity to create change in the world through research and action, and some good old fashioned...
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Limits on screen time
By Jan Jarvis They have been dubbed digital natives, and they are the first generation to cut their teeth on technology. Theirs is a world of tablets and texting; blogs, videos and all things digital. “These are the kids who...
- Education
WE HAIL honored with Innovators in Aging award
By Jan Jarvis For four years, Workforce Enhancement in Health Aging and Independent Living, or WE HAIL, has expanded training and services in the community to better serve older adults. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission recently recognized...
- Community
UNTHSC’s second Little Free Library opens a new chapter
By Cari Hyden Looking for a good book to read? Have you just finished a riveting volume that you’d like to share with others? UNTHSC just opened its second Little Free Library. It’s in the Lewis Library lobby, near the Java...
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Graduating TCOM student became voice for mental health
By Jan Jarvis Halfway through his first year in medical school, Parker Murray fell apart. Homesick, depressed and overwhelmed, the Utah native collapsed on his bed one weekend. “I cried like two days straight,” he said. “I felt like I...
- Community
Cycling to work is healthier — but is it also faster?
By Alex Branch Would a bicycle get you to work faster? Maybe you’ve pondered that question in your car during a slow, congested morning commute. Two UNT Health Science Center College of professors will answer the question —...
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‘Missing in North Texas’ event helps families find closure
By Alex Branch Gene and Helga Lukacsy will never forget the worry and sleepless nights after their son went missing in October 2016. Anthony Lukacsy, 46, faced his share of life struggles and was homeless. But he always periodically checked...
- Research
Entrepreneurs offer advice on benefits of biotech start-ups
By Jan Jarvis Investing in Biotech: What If You Could Change the Future? May 16 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. MET building on the UNTHSC campus Investing in a...
- Education
Innovative IPE training draws faculty to UNTHSC
By Alex Branch Preparing health professions students to work in high-performing teams is key to UNT Health Science Center’s vision of producing the health care providers of the future. But to succeed, those students’ teachers need equally extraordinary team skills....
- Education
Neurobiology symposium will feature predoctoral fellows’ work
By Jan Jarvis As a predoctoral fellow in 2012, Nicole Phillips presented her research on genetic variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease at the Neurobiology of Aging Trainee Symposium. Seven years later, Dr. Phillips will watch the predoctoral fellow she is...
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