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HSC College of Nursing leadership team member receives Dallas College Distinguished Alumni Award

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is thrilled to announce that Tonychris Nnaka, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, associate dean for research in the HSC College of Nursing, was named one of the recipients of the Dallas College 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nnaka is an experienced nurse leader and health disparities…
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HSC takes home two awards for public relations, communications

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently won two Awards of Achievement for a video featuring its new College of Nursing and a media event surrounding the opening of its Regional Simulation Center. The awards were presented Nov. 3 at the Annual Worthy Awards Gala put on by the Greater…
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The first officially recognized osteopathic physician in Finland is a TCOM graduate

The practice of osteopathic medicine is rising across the globe and so is its recognition. Dr. Mia D. Eriksson, a 2020 graduate of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, recently became the first licensed and recognized osteopathic physician in Finland. After nearly a…
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School of Public Health supports local Jane Justin School’s 5K Wrangler Run/Walk

Team members from the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently participated in the Cook Children’s Medical Center Jane Justin School 4th annual 5K Wrangler Run/Walk. The run unites students, families, friends and the broader community. Jane Justin School collaborates with families and the community…
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Fall/winter season brings back COVID: what to know, how to protect yourself and others

With the return of fall comes cold and flu season, along with an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. With kids back in school and people moving indoors for more events and activities, opportunities for spreading viruses become a higher concern. Holidays are fast approaching as well, giving rise to travel plans and indoor…
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  • Community
| May 23, 2023

TCOM celebrates its 50th graduating class of osteopathic physicians

On Monday, June 3, 1974, the legendary pathologist and osteopathic physician Dr. Otterbein Dressler gave the keynote address at the William Edrington Scott Theatre to 18 newly minted osteopathic physicians from the burgeoning Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort...

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  • Community
| May 17, 2023

Nurses have helped shape HSC’s culture

Nurses have a reputation for being resilient, compassionate multi-taskers who live at the cross-section of art, science, spirituality and...

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  • Community
| May 8, 2023

Career Readiness Center’s etiquette dinner serves more than food

The primary focus of a business dinner is not the food. Yes, the 40 or so students who attended a recent etiquette dinner hosted by The University...

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  • Community
| May 4, 2023

SPH students bring eye care clinics to campus

During The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s celebration of Public Health Week in April, student organizers from the university’s School of Public Health wanted to offer free eye exams and glasses to anyone in need. The organizers reached...

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| April 28, 2023

HSC’s new College of Nursing hosts ‘The Future of Nursing in Texas’

In the flood of resignations, retirements and shortages that have redefined workplaces across industries these past three years, nothing has been as dramatic or as consequential as the shifts taking place in nursing. The...

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  • Community
| April 26, 2023

HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic: Partnerships Make Us Better Together

The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic utilizes a rich network of community resources to approach each patient from a whole health perspective. The PMC is a pediatrician’s office on wheels, equipped with everything a provider needs to perform well-child checks, acute...

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  • Community
| April 18, 2023

Whole health focus: HSC’s student food pantry

This article is part of a series highlighting whole health initiatives on HSC's campus.  It’s 6 p.m. and you just got out of class. You remember you need to get gas and a few groceries for the week, but rent...

Dr. Bob Luedtke News Story
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| April 14, 2023

Remembering Dr. Robert “Bob” Luedtke 

Robert “Bob” Luedtke Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience in the School of Biomedical Sciences, and pioneer in the research of dopaminergic pathways in the brain, passed away on Sunday, March 19.   Dr. Luedtke received his Ph.D. from the University of...

Sprouting Change booth
  • Community
| April 13, 2023

Sprouting Change at Cowtown Farmers Market

At a recent Cowtown Farmer’s Market, a group of volunteers from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth set up a booth to hand out free sprouting kits. The package included a five-salad microgreen seed mix,...

Moncrief Cancer Institute
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| April 11, 2023

Mobile Mammography Clinic coming to HSC

From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 27, HSC is hosting the UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute mobile mammography clinic for all faculty, staff and students who do not have known breast problems. Early detection can stop breast cancer...