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| April 9, 2015

Scouts earn badges at one-of-a-kind, student-led event

Twelve-year-old Colin Bloomfield is working hard to become an Eagle Scout. Only 7 percent of Scouts achieve Eagle status. Rigorous requirements include 21 merit badges. A few weeks ago, Colin lacked just one. Then he and his dad discovered that...

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  • Patient Care
| April 8, 2015

A teenager again

The 7th grade got off to a promising start for Seth Rodgers. He was in advanced classes and played the percussion drums so well that he was invited to perform with the high school band. Then the headaches started. A...

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| April 7, 2015

Recycle your electronics safely and securely

Got an old TV, dead computer or tangle of mystery cables cluttering your closet? Bring them to the UNT Health Science Center E-Waste Recycle event. You'll do a "green" thing and avoid identity theft. Plus, you'll be entered to win...

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| April 6, 2015

Celebrating National Public Health Week

To recognize this year's National Public Health Week, Monday through Saturday, UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health students will sponsor a Creative Health Innovations Contest, share their favorite healthy food or family/regional dish at a "Cultural Potluck" event,...

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| April 6, 2015

Public is invited to view young artists’ work

During April, the UNT Health Science Center Atrium Gallery comes alive with teen artists' creativity. Beginning Monday, the annual High School Art Competition will exhibit the work of talented 11th- and 12th-graders. Since 1985, this competition and show has given...

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| April 3, 2015

Fourth-year TCOM students travel to Guatemala to deliver care

A group of fourth-year students from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, led by Richard Magie, DO, recently participated in a two-week clinical rotation in an underserved area in Guatemala. ...

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| April 2, 2015

Unlocking the secrets of autism

Wearing glasses with a camera embedded in the frames, a girl stands atop a platform as virtual balls roll toward her. How she dodges the balls will help UNT Health Science Center researchers better understand why people with Autism Spectrum...

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| April 1, 2015

TCOM students find satisfaction in clinic work

One of Gabbi Saks' favorite parts of her medical education occurs once a month in a clinic at Cornerstone Assistance Network. That's where Saks and other Texas College of Medicine students triage and help care for uninsured patients at the...

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| March 30, 2015

SPH educator honored by Texas Public Health Association

The Texas Public Health Association (TPHA) has presented this year's Outstanding Service Award to UNTHSC adjunct instructor Melissa Oden, DHEd, LMSW-IPR, MPH, CHES. Dr. Oden teaches Behavioral and Community Health courses for UNTHSC's School of Public Health, where she also...

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| March 30, 2015

Barking up the right tree with a leading therapy-dog program

Michele Whitehead has gone to the dogs, and they've fetched her national honors. Two years ago, she started the highly successful therapy dogs program at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. This spring, Whitehead, who's the Lewis Library Clinical...