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Terrence and Ramona Gratton
  • Education
| January 19, 2016

New endowment helps further public health

By Sally Crocker Professor Emeritus Terry Gratton, DrPH, remembers his years of teaching at UNT Health Science Center’s School of Public Health (SPH) as one of the most rewarding times of his...

  • Patient Care
| January 11, 2016

Bone and Joint Institute to celebrate bigger facility with reception

The public is invited to a reception celebrating the completed expansion of the UNT Health Bone and Joint Institute on Wednesday evening in Fort Worth’s Medical District. The Institute — a multidisciplinary group of orthopaedic and podiatric surgeons, as well...

Rhett Butler and Erica Onwuegbuchu
  • Education
| January 11, 2016

‘Big concepts’ in cancer treatment

By Alex Branch When students in the Master of Science program in Medical Sciences sat down to plan a community service project, they weren’t interested in anything routine. “We wanted to...

Isiah Lanphear
  • Patient Care
| January 8, 2016

Back in the game

By Betsy Friauf   Isiah Lanphear’s wish list is pretty simple. Prosthetic expertise Dr. Dombroski’s team of experts welcomes anyone with a prosthetic need. To arrange an appointment, call 817-735-3627. The 7-year-old Wisconsin boy says he wants to play baseball, ride his...

  • Research
| January 6, 2016

Diagnosis turns scientist into counselor and comforter

By Jan Jarvis For seven days, Rebecca Cunningham lay in bed, radioactive and isolated. “No one could get within six feet of me,” said Cunningham, PhD, who was undergoing radiation therapy for thyroid cancer....

Campus Closed
  • Community
| December 21, 2015

Health Science Center to close for winter break

UNT Health Science Center will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Monday, Jan. 4, at 8 a.m....

Sonny Singh
  • Research
| December 21, 2015

A tailored approach to Alzheimer’s

By Jan Jarvis Support Alzheimer’s research at UNT Health Science Center.  How Alzheimer's care is different at UNTHSC UNT Health Science Center draws together physicians, nurses, social workers and psychologists to make life better for those already living with Alzheimer's...

Chandler Sparks and Family
  • Education
| December 18, 2015

A special way of giving back

By Betsy Friauf This holiday season, an abandoned newborn boy has a loving home because medical student Chandler Sparks, 24, and his wife, Emily, feel called to serve humankind. They are the...

Sandy Bauman
  • Community
| December 17, 2015

Accolades for helping our community breathe cleaner air

By Betsy Friauf The Health Science Center supports cleaner air with several initiatives, including helping employees get to and from work with as little air pollution as possible. These efforts...

Mother and baby
  • Education
| December 15, 2015

Medical student works to reduce infant deaths

By Betsy Friauf Third-year medical student Kristen Slaymaker is working to change Tarrant County’s soaring infant mortality rate. Her research on unsafe sleeping conditions for babies is winning awards, and she is seeking ways...