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Abe Clark
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| January 22, 2025

CBTS researchers receive National Eye Institute grant

Could a therapeutic target for glaucoma that was once considered “undruggable” be the key to a first-of-its-kind treatment?   That was the question posed among friends and colleagues Dr. David Siderovski and Dr. Abbot Clark during one of their regular breakfast...

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  • Community
| January 20, 2025

UNT System Board of Regents Names Dr. Kirk A. Calhoun interim President Of UNT HSC at Fort Worth

This morning, the UNT System Board of Regents accepted Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams’s resignation by mutual agreement as president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC), effective January 31, 2025. The Board of Regents and...

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| January 17, 2025

Healing Beyond Walls: Street Medicine Students Bring Health Care to the Unhoused

In Fort Worth, a group of compassionate medical students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is bridging the gap between health care and...

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  • Community
| January 17, 2025

Dr. Waridibo Allison appointed to CPH faculty

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's College of Public Health has announced the appointment of Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA as professor in the Department of Health Administration & Health Policy effective Jan....

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  • Community
| January 17, 2025

Cook Children’s Center for Community Health honors SaferCare Texas and Dr. Leslie Allsopp

For more than a decade, Leslie Allsopp, PhD, MPH, MSN, AE-C, has worked tirelessly to bring asthma services, resources and support to the community. Now she’s being honored by Cook Children’s Center for Community Health with the Outstanding Community Partner...

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| January 17, 2025

HSC professor uses newspaper writing to advocate for public health

What can an ocean spill of millions of LEGOs teach us about cooperation? Dr. Scott Walters, a regents professor in the College of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has found a...

UNTHSC investigators Drs. Jamboor Vishwanatha and Damaris Javier, and UTHealth Houston investigator Dr. Toufeeq Syed
  • Research
| January 16, 2025

National Research Mentoring Network – Resource Center at UNTHSC receives prestigious Presidential Award

The National Research Mentoring Network-Resource Center at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort...

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| January 13, 2025

TCOM’s Dr. Nash selected to serve on HRSA’s Federal Advisory Committee

Lisa Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP, the interim dean at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was appointed to serve on the prestigious Federal Advisory Committee on Training in...

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| January 13, 2025

Public health researcher warns of the drug kratom’s dangers and advocates for legislation

An herbal substance called “kratom” that can produce opioid- and stimulant-like effects has exploded in vape shop sales over the last few years. While people report using kratom to manage drug withdrawal symptoms and cravings – especially from opioid use –...

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| January 10, 2025

CPH faculty awarded NIH grant to combat congenital syphilis in Texas

Congenital syphilis, a devastating yet preventable condition, is on the rise in Texas, prompting urgent action from researchers and public health leaders. Dr. Stacey Griner, a leading researcher in sexually transmitted infections and implementation science, has been awarded a two-year...