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May 8, 2023 • Students Career Readiness Center, dining guide, dinner training, etiquette dinner, Which fork to use,
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 of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Career Readiness Center learned which fork to use and what to do with all the glasses on a table,…
May 4, 2023 • School of Public Health eye care clinic, eye clinic, free eye exam, OneSight Essilorluxottica Foundation,
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 out to the OneSight Essilorluxottica Foundation, an international nonprofit committed to improving lives through better…
April 28, 2023 • College of Nursing Cindy Weston, College of nursing, Dr. Barbara Aranda-Naranjo, Kate Taylor, Renee Yarbrough-Yale, Tetsuya Umebayashi, The future of nursing in Texas, Tonychris O. Nnaka, Ulondia Lee,
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 scramble for nurses is tied to everything from how we run our hospitals to the way we value the work of caring…
April 26, 2023 • Banner feature, HSC Health, Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Boys & Girls Club, Catch one, Early Childhood Intervention, Enhanced Community Coordination, Family Central, Gill Children’s Services, Healthy Start, Julia Marut, My Health My Resources, Safe Haven, YMCA,
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 visits, vaccinations and more. This mobile care center travels to areas with limited access to…
April 18, 2023 • Banner feature, Whole Health food pantry, Student Assistant Resource Center, Whole Health,
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 was due this morning, and you don’t have enough money to get both gas and…
April 14, 2023
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 Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and did postdoctoral studies in immunogenetics at the Institute…
April 13, 2023 • Banner feature, Sustainability Cowtown Farmers Market, food deserts, microgreens, Office of Sustainability, Sprouting change,
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, a sprouting jar with a lid, and an educational booklet. The HSC volunteers were there…
April 11, 2023 • HSC Health Mammograms, mobile mammography clinic, UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute,
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 before it spreads. It only takes 20 minutes of your time. Mammograms are for women…
April 6, 2023 • Students, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Whole Health Medical mission trip, Office of Rural Medical Education, ROME, Texas college of osteopathic medicine, Texas Rural Health Association, underserved communities,
The Texas Rural Health Association chapter at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth partnered with the Office of Rural Medical Education to run free medical clinics in one of the most medically unserved areas in the state. The TRHA student leaders from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine worked with…
April 3, 2023 • Banner feature, School of Public Health Community Health Block, Public Health Week, School of Public Health,
To celebrate Public Health Week on campus, students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health have planned a weeklong series of events that kicked off on Monday. The Community Health Block party featured more than 20 campus organizations who set up tables to dole out swag,…
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