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  • Research
| July 20, 2015

Children continue mother’s legacy with Alzheimer’s research gift

More than 40 years ago, Jareen Schmidt founded the J.E.S. Edwards Foundation to support issues dear to her heart, such as health and wellness in Fort Worth. So when...

Hongli Wu FC
  • Research
| July 17, 2015

Stopping a disabling eye disease

What if you couldn’t see well enough to drive, read or cook, or even recognize the face of your child or best friend? That happens to many people who have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). About 15 million Americans have the...

Vince Gill FC
  • Community
| July 17, 2015

An Evening with a Legend featuring Vince Gill

An Evening with a Legend presented by Chase and J.P. Morgan, UNT Health Science Center’s signature fundraising event, will feature Vince Gill, one of country music’s most popular and honored artists, in a November 17 presentation at Fort Worth’s famous...

CAMP CARDIAC FC
  • Education
| July 9, 2015

Teens who dream of becoming doctors learn about medical school

“I want to be a cardiologist, and Camp Cardiac is really helping,” said Alina Khan, an Irving high school student. She and about two dozen other teenagers from all over the Metroplex have converged on the UNT Health Science Center...

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  • Community
| July 8, 2015

Coming clean in a time of need

It was a no-brainer, they said. Students in one of UNT Health Science Center’s most rigorous programs saw working folks struggling – and fixed their problem. Here’s how it unfolded on a recent afternoon. Each new crop of Medical Sciences...

Shaohua Yang stroke research FC
  • Research
| July 8, 2015

A wider window for treating stroke

When someone has a stroke, there’s a very narrow window – three hours or less –when the drug tPA can be used to dissolve blood clots and restore blood flow. But few people benefit from this treatment because they don’t...

MD SCHOOL Williams and Boschini FC
  • Education
| July 6, 2015

TCU and UNT Health Science Center to create new medical school

Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center have entered into a memorandum of understanding to create a new MD school in Fort Worth. The school, planning to accept its first class in 2018, will be...

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  • Community
| July 1, 2015

Art exhibit, open to public, features prairie-grass abstractions

Bluestem grass is increasingly popular in landscapes because it furthers sustainability by tolerating drought and various soil conditions. It also has artistic potential as shown in an exhibit now on view and open to the public in UNT Health Science...

SPH Human Sexuality Presentation
  • Education
| June 30, 2015

Bringing community to the classroom

School of Public Health (SPH) adjunct instructor Melissa Oden has found a unique way to bring real-world perspectives to her students’ work in the Maternal and Child Health MPH degree program. As students wrapped up the spring semester in Dr....

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  • Community
| June 30, 2015

UNT Health Science Center to close for Independence Day

UNT Health Science Center will be closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday. However, all clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians, including the Patient Care Center at 855 Montgomery St. in Fort Worth will be open. Founders' Activity Center...