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August 13, 2025 • Advancement Legends
Legendary rock band Styx will headline the 2025 Legends Concert Series, UNT Health Fort Worth’s signature fundraising event benefiting student scholarships. Presented by JPMorganChase, the concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce St., in downtown Fort Worth. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Since its…
July 22, 2025 • North Texas Eye Research Institute Dimitrios Karamichos, North Texas Eye Research Institut,
The newly released Pixar film “Elio” follows the journey of an adventurous boy trying to find his place in the world. One feature sets him apart — he wears an eye patch. While the film doesn’t specify why, the character’s appearance has sparked discussion among vision experts about conditions like amblyopia, often treated with patching.…
July 17, 2025 • College of Health Professions, Physician Assistant Studies Alice E. Carlson Elementary School, college of health professions, physician assistant program,
With colorful markers, yarn and plenty of glue, students at Alice E. Carlson Elementary School explored the wonders of the human body—one organ system at a time—thanks to a creative collaboration between UNT Health Fort Worth and the school’s enrichment program. As part of Carlson’s “Interest Clusters” series, physician assistant Kenya Samuels, an associate professor…
July 17, 2025 • College of Health Professions, Physical Therapy Department of Physical Therapy, Neuro, Neurologic Rehabilitation Student Association,
Students from the Department of Physical Therapy at UNT Health Fort Worth are using their skills and passion for neurologic rehabilitation to give back to the community through a unique event focused on improving awareness and access to care. From 5 to 7 p.m., July 24, the Neurologic Rehabilitation Student Association will host its first…
July 16, 2025 • Community, UNT System, Values Kirk Calhoun, Rebranding, unt health, UNT system, UNTHSC,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth will now use UNT Health Fort Worth for its brand name and logo, a change that reflects the strength of the UNT System and the institution’s mission to create solutions for a healthier community. The change highlights the institution’s Fort Worth roots while showing…
July 8, 2025 • College of Pharmacy American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows Program, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Megan Wesling,
Megan Wesling, PharmD, chair and associate professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Pharmacy, has been selected for the 22nd cohort of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows Program. The highly competitive, yearlong program is designed to develop…
June 30, 2025 • Clinical Practice Group, HSC News, Leadership, UNT System Kirk Calhoun, UNT system, UNT System Board of Regents, unthsc president,
Dr. Kirk Calhoun and Dr. Warren von Eschenbach have been named the sole finalists for the UNT Health Science Center and UNT Dallas presidency, respectively, following a unanimous vote by the UNT System Board of Regents. "We are pleased to have selected two exceptional sole finalists for UNT Dallas and UNT Health Science Center," said Board of Regents Chair…
June 23, 2025 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine American Academy of Osteopathy, Department of Family and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Dr. David Mason, Dr. Sajid Surve, Performing Arts Medicine, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
Two of the 12 newly elected board of governors of the American Academy of Osteopathy are from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. David Mason, DO, MBA, CPPS, FACOFP, and Sajid Surve, DO, FAOCPMR, FAAO, were both elected to serve as AAO governors,…
June 18, 2025 • College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences Clinical Research Management, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, Siddarth Vyas, UNTHSC Clinical Cancer Research Scholarship,
Siddarth Vyas was working as a corporate financial analyst when he decided to shift his focus — and his future — toward health care. This transition started with “significant reflection” and a long journey that included volunteering, shadowing and completing the prerequisite courses for medical school. He was committed to a future rooted in direct…
June 12, 2025 • Community, Our People, Patient Care, TCOM Azelia Lau, Community Healthcare of Texas, Legacy Writer, psychiatry, Susan Franks,
When Azelia Lau arrived at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, she brought more than a passion for psychiatry. She also carried a long-held idea inspired by an undergraduate program she never got to join. Now a third-year medical student, Lau launched Legacy…
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