It's In Our DNA
First generation college student finds passion, success with MPH from UNTHSC
When Brianna Lewis was a little girl growing up in Fort Worth, she was always curious. “I always wanted to know ‘why,’” she said. “Whatever I wanted to know, I would just research it.” It is a trait that has continued serving her well as she earns a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from…
UNTHSC student earns heart association fellowship for nicotine addiction research
Nana Kofi Kusi-Boadum, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was awarded a prestigious American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship to support his research project exploring the nervous system’s role in nicotine addiction. “A lot of these people are seeking…
Student’s passion for nursing continues into master’s degree
Hollin Macklin’s nursing journey began earlier than most. When Take Your Child to Work Day came around, she would accompany her mother to the hospital where she worked as a nurse, leaving Macklin with a lasting impression. “Watching her provide care and compassion to her patients while balancing the demands of being a single mother…
Finding the good in something: How one HSC student’s promise to his dad led him...
It was Easter Sunday 2023 when Bryce Hackett received a call from his dad that would change everything. The first-year student in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Department of Physical Therapy found out his dad wouldn’t be making it to family Easter events. He was in severe pain and…
From birth to PharmD program at HSC
Ava Ighani’s ties to The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth run deep, making her journey to become a student in the College of Pharmacy seem predestined. The second-year Doctor of Pharmacy student was born in February 1999 at the Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas when it was still located and…
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Experienced academic leader becomes UNTHSC’s senior vice president and provost
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UNT System Board of Regents approves fall 2026 Ph.D. in...
A new Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, the first degree of its kind offered in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, will tentatively...
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