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UNTHSC Missing Persons Lab helps ID fourth person from Florida boys school
The Missing Persons Lab at UNT Health Science Center used DNA analysis to help identify a fourth young person buried years ago in an unmarked grave at a Florida reform school. The most recent identification was of Sam Morgan, who...

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Web portal to help diversify biomedical workforce
A web portal that will play a key role in helping students pursue and excel at biomedical and behavioral science careers is being developed at UNT Health Science Center. The project is one part of a five-year effort to address...

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UNTHSC to host annual state advisors meeting
UNT Health Science Center President Michael Williams will deliver the keynote address Friday at the 46th annual Texas Association of Advisors for the Health Professions meeting in Fort Worth. The meeting, held Feb. 5 through Feb. 7, will bring together...

- Education
Expanding horizons for global change
Witold Migala, PhD, MPH How can the study of issues like climate change, immigration, epidemics, social injustice, infectious disease migration, international health, the environment and relations across borders help change the world? Beginning this spring - through a new Global...

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NamUs’ voice of compassion and competence
The calls come in every week from family members who are scared, grief-stricken or simply searching for clues about the disappearance of their loved ones. Fortunately, the voice on the other end of the line is one of compassion and...

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New police dog sniffs out trouble on campus
The newest member of the UNT Health Science Center Police Department is already on the job, sniffing out trouble and helping keep the campus safe. Meet Bux, a 90-pound German Shepherd dually trained in patrol skills and in detecting explosives....

- Patient Care
UNTHSC team members honored for leadership and service
When UNT Health Science Center President Michael Williams and JPS Health Network CEO Robert Earley decided to have their organizations join forces, they pictured a collaborative practice that would enhance the delivery of care to patients across Tarrant County. The...

- Patient Care
How to deal with resurgence of measles cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week it had counted 78 cases of measles (rubeola), the majority stemming from exposure at Disneyland. In addition to California, cases were found in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Washington state...

- Patient Care
Physician executive Dr. Michael Hicks to lead UNTHSC’s clinical operations
Dr. Michael Hicks, who co-founded one of the nation's largest providers of perioperative medicine and pain management services, has joined UNT Health Science Center as its Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs. In his new position, Dr. Hicks will oversee...

- Research
With support from NIH, efforts to diversify biomedical workforce begin at UNTHSC
A national effort to increase the number of researchers from underrepresented minority backgrounds in the biomedical and behavioral workforce is beginning to take shape after a recent meeting at UNT Health Science Center. A kickoff meeting for the newly formed...
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