- Our People
Commencement holds special meaning for Physical Therapy student
By Jan Jarvis Rosie Ruiz’s parents had a middle school education and an unstoppable drive to give their children a better life than the one they had growing up in Mexico. “My parents worked so hard in low-income jobs...
- Research
Helping fighter pilots stay alert on long missions
By Jan Jarvis Compounds that could make it easier for sleep-deprived pilots to stay alert during long missions are being studied by researchers at UNT Health Science Center and Savannah State University. Researchers are also looking at how the...
- Education
Announcing new GME positions with Medical City Healthcare
HCA Healthcare, Medical City Healthcare, and UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC) are teaming up to create hundreds of new residency positions in North Texas, a move that helps address the state’s growing physician shortage and improves healthcare across the region....
- Research
Less calories, longer lives
By Jan Jarvis Since 2000, Dr. Rozalyn Anderson has studied aging and how calorie restriction helps monkeys live longer, healthier lives. What she has found is monkeys who eat less than their peers get fewer diseases of aging, such...
- Our People
Public health student develops infection control program for Liberian hospital
By Sally Crocker A UNT Health Science Center public health student has developed a sustainable program to control infection and manage infectious waste for Phebe Hospital in Liberia, where one of that country’s first known cases of Ebola was...
- Our People
Students win first place in emergency medicine simulation competition
By Sarah Jane Grisham Left to right in photo above are first-place team members Reese Allen, Tavisty Tarkenton, Michael Baillio, Colin Bumann and Brooke Beck; and Kate Phillips, who competed last year and this year was...
- Education
Historic effort to accelerate research and improve health
By Dan Burgard The medical library at UNT Health Science Center is assisting a historic national effort to gather health data on 1 million people...
- Community
Student devotes spare time to ensuring kids are safe in cars
By Sally Crocker UNTHSC public health student Elizabeth Velarde – a busy mom juggling graduate school, a job and community volunteer work – understands the challenges that parents face when time is at a premium and it’s important to...
- Community
UNTHSC honors Mayor Price as public health champion
By Sally Crocker Mayor Betsy Price has been a tireless advocate for improving the health and well-being of Fort Worth residents, from backing the Blue Zones and FitWorth initiatives for a healthier community, to supporting a Smoke-Free Fort Worth...
- Our People
Prestigious honor for UNTHSC physician
By Alex Branch A UNT Health Science Center Associate Professor who oversees the university’s correctional medicine program was awarded the prestigious W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture by the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine. John Mills, DO, MPH, delivered...
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