Newsroom
Flag: Community
September 15, 2010 • Archive
A recent Gallup poll indicates that Americans are drinking more than they have in the last 25 years. As a result, alcoholism continues to be a problem among adults and adolescents, and withdrawal from alcohol continues to cause disruptions as individuals and their families deal with both the physical and emotional trauma of weaning their…
September 14, 2010 • Archive
The School of Public Health now offers a new generalist Master of Public Health Professional Option program that can be completed entirely through evening courses. Other one-, two- and three-year degree plans are available with day and evening schedules. This 42-semester credit-hour, interdisciplinary degree provides education and training for professionals in any field who want…
September 13, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center will host the second Reynolds Annual Geriatric Update on September 18 in the Medical Education and Training building. This year's conference, "Them Old Bones: Preventing Falls, Managing Fractures and Maintaining Mobility in Older Patients," will address gait and sensory changes that make older adults more vulnerable to falls, the common…
August 24, 2010 • Archive
In the past few years, law enforcement agencies have ramped up efforts to identify victims from unsolved "cold" cases, and the Center for Human Identification at the UNT Health Science Center was almost overwhelmed with the number of cases that flooded its office. Since 2003, more than 2,700 samples of human remains have been analyzed…
August 19, 2010 • Archive
The University of North Texas System Board of Regents today voted to approve a proposal to develop a new MD degree program at the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC). The MD program will be an independent fifth school in addition to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences,…
August 16, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center has been named a Military Friendly School for 2011 by G.I. Jobs magazine - the second year in a row for the designation. The Health Science Center will be included in the 2011 Guide to Military Friendly Schools in September, as well as in a list at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com. To create…
July 26, 2010 • Archive
The Health Science Center's new Physical Therapy (PT) program is scheduled to begin on Aug. 4 with a class of 25 to 30 students who will take part in orientation on July 30. The new program is featured in the July 19 issue of the Fort Worth Business Press. The PT program is part of…
July 16, 2010 • Archive
Check out Friday's FOX 4 News report on K2, an herbal smoking blend made of herbs, spices and synthetic cannabinoids. Vicki Nejtek, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior, speaks on the after effects of K2.
July 15, 2010 • Archive
The TCOM classes of 2012 and 2013 logged more than 4,700 hours of clinical medicine community service during the Spring 2010 semester. Students are required as a part of the TCOM curriculum to complete ten hours of community service that is medically related, of free or low cost to the community, and supervised by a…
June 25, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center has received the Fort Worth Independent School District's (FWISD) Golden Achievement Award for Partnership Excellence for the seventh consecutive year. The award recognizes the Health Science Center for providing programs and resources to support the academic achievement of FWISD students. Each year, the Health Science Center hosts several programs that…
Social media