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Three students honored for Ricco Ethics Awards
By Alex Branch Three first-year students were honored for outstanding ethics essays at the Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics...
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A student-led effort to help the underserved in Texas
By Jan Jarvis Every year the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research recognizes students who have a desire to integrate public health into their future clinical practices...
- Community
SPH volunteers feed the hungry
By: Sally Crocker Nearly 60 School of Public Health volunteers recently spent a day with the Tarrant Area Food Bank, where they helped provide over 18,000 meals for hungry children, families and seniors across North Texas. SPH students, faculty and...
- Our People
Globe-hopping grad students
By Alex Branch A young dentist in Gandhinagar, India, packed some belongings, bid his family farewell and prepared for the first airplane flight of his life. Rushil Acharya wasn’t nervous; he was excited about the 19-hour flight to the...
- Education
Creating a common understanding of teamwork in health care
By Alex Branch UNT Health Science Center is taking a leading role in preparing future Texas medical professionals to practice teamwork for patients no matter what state academic medical institution they attend. UNTHSC is one of four founding institutional...
- Our People
Holocaust survivor
By Betsy Friauf Andras Lacko is a Holocaust survivor. From a childhood of persecution that would have crushed many, he forged a resilience and a quiet, straightforward brand of leadership. He is, quite simply, a rock of strength and...
- Our People
A stethoscope and a badge
By Alex Branch Faroukh Mehkri has worn two very different uniforms for the last four years. One is the crisp white medical coat and hospital scrubs – with a stethoscope around his neck – of a medical student at...
- Education
Honoring the legacy of a neuroscience student
By Jan Jarvis Steve Looney is an avid golfer who rarely misses the chance to play in the annual Sonny Singh Open. But his motivation isn’t so much the golf tournament, as it is...
- Education
Paul Dorman establishes generous scholarship for Fort Worth’s first class of MDs
Pharmaceutical executive, business investor and entrepreneur Paul Dorman has provided a generous gift to help make Fort Worth’s MD School a reality for this community - and a dream-come-true for future students. The H. Paul Dorman Charter Scholarship Program will...
- Education
New MD school will bring economic, social benefits to Fort Worth
The TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine is expected to positively impact the North Texas community by addressing Texas’ growing physician shortage, providing new opportunities for employment and boosting the local economy,...
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