• Flag

  • Category

HSC News placeholder graphic
  • Education
| June 20, 2019

International trip an empathetic experience for PT students

By Alex Branch   Treating impoverished people in Costa Rica gave UNT Health Science Center physical therapy students real-life lessons in compassion and the diverse needs of others. Nine first- and second-year students helped treat and provide health education to...

Giving Fc
  • Community
| June 18, 2019

Day of service gives Medical Science students a sense of community

By Jan Jarvis Before ever taking their first class, Medical Science students had donated 800 hours of service to the community at 11 area organizations. “In a single day, they made new friends and practiced all of our values,” said...

Music Fc
  • Research
| June 14, 2019

Musician saves her career, with a little help from UNTHSC

By Jan Jarvis   As a musician, Sarah Dunbar never imagined she would one day be leaning over a cadaver studying facial muscles. Yet, that is exactly where the University of North Texas College of Music graduate student found herself...

Eye Fc
  • Research
| June 14, 2019

Researcher studies the impact of space on the human eye

By Jan Jarvis Vision loss is one of the risks astronauts face when they return from space flights. Called Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome or SANS, the condition is characterized by swelling in the optic nerve head. Other ocular abnormalities of...

Trish Fc
  • Community
| June 14, 2019

Trisha Yearwood to headline Legends Concert

By Kerry Gunnels Grammy award-winning singer, actress, author and chef Trisha Yearwood will be the featured artist for this year’s Legends Concert Series, UNT Health Science Center’s signature fundraising event. The benefit, presented by Chase and J.P. Morgan, will take...

Fitsteps Fc
  • Community
| June 6, 2019

FitSteps for Life offers health rewards for cancer patients

By Jan Jarvis FitSteps for Life at UNTHSC Learn more about how to participate in FitSteps for Life at UNT Health Science Center. Learn More Before she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Candice Stinnett had never been to...

Zayd Fc
  • Patient Care
| June 4, 2019

Getting a child with a rare illness back on his feet

By Alex Branch Zayd was about to start his first youth soccer program when his family’s nightmare with Acute Flaccid Myelitis began. First, the 3-year-old boy from Irving had cold-like symptoms. He no longer bounded into the kitchen in the...

Jam Fc
  • Education
| June 3, 2019

Health disparities conference to focus on how social factors impact health

By Jan Jarvis Social, behavioral and economic factors can change an individual’s biology and set them up for various chronic diseases from cancer to cardiovascular disease. How these factors affect minority and...

Moonan Fc
  • Education
| May 29, 2019

Patrick Moonan receives distinguished alumni award for Ebola work

Patrick Moonan, DrPH, a 2005 graduate of the School of Public Health, is the recipient of the 2019 President’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in recognition of his work in combatting the Ebola virus in West Africa and other career...

Cul Fc
  • Community
| May 28, 2019

Culinary Medicine students keep momentum going

By Betsy Friauf   For several years, the Culinary Medicine course has fed students’ passion to help patients eat healthier. Now, it also stokes their enthusiasm for interprofessional collaboration that extends beyond the classroom and into summer. The TCOM elective...