
- Our People
Commencement holds special meaning for Physical Therapy student
By Jan Jarvis Rosie Ruiz’s parents had a middle school education and an unstoppable drive to give their children a better life than the one they had growing up in Mexico. “My parents worked so hard in low-income jobs...

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Innovative educator receives “40 under 40” award
By Alex Branch Brandy Schwarz, DPT, is an educator, mentor and innovator. The UNT Health Science Center Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy adopts all three roles as she prepares students to become health care providers of the future. The...

- Our People
National education honors for physical therapy faculty
By Alex Branch Two UNT Health Science Center educators received national honors in education at the annual meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Myles Quiben, PhD, DPT, Interim Chair of the...

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A ‘major league’ success
By Alex Branch A 2015 School of Health Professions graduate will help put injured Miami Marlins baseball players back on the playing...

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‘Don’t tell them that they can’t’
By Alex Branch Londyn Miner can pinpoint the moment that started her path to UNT...

- Education
Advancing modern physical therapy for children in China
By Alex Branch Two UNT Health Science Center physical therapists spent a week in China advancing the practice of modernized physical therapy in the country where many techniques remain underused. Howe Liu, MPT, PhD, and Yasser Salem, PT, PhD,...

- Research
Community invited to free autism event at UNTHSC
By Alex Branch The nation’s largest autism research and advocacy organization will hold a free community science event that is open to the public Wednesday, Oct. 4, at UNT Health Science Center. Autism Research Series: Discovery to Solutions When:...

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Why I do what I do
By Nicoleta Bugnariu, PhD, PT I was 19 years old and fresh out of nursing school when I emigrated from Romania to Canada and took a job at a residential facility for seniors. One of the women I cared for...

- Education
A national award of excellence for physical therapist
By Alex Branch Myla Quiben, PT, DPT, PhD, prepares her physical therapy students to be health care providers of the future by simulating real-world clinical situations at UNT Health Science Center. Her simulations stress the significance of interprofessional communication –...

- Research
Harnessing human movement
By Alex Branch Like an actress on a science fiction movie set, Karen Esser prepares for her role surrounded by laboratory technicians attaching small bulb-like fixtures to her black Spandex suit. Within minutes, 54 bulbs – known as reflective markers...
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