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March 4, 2010 • Archive
More babies die each year in Tarrant County than in almost any county in the U.S., possibly as a result of women's health throughout their lives. Experts in the battle against infant mortality will gather at the third annual North Texas Health Forum to discuss these critical data and create a plan to address Tarrant…
March 3, 2010 • Archive
To help expand its influence globally and attract additional students, the Health Science Center's Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) is launching its first joint degree program with an institution outside this country. The College of Biological Sciences at the Dayananda Sagar Institutions in Bangalore, India, is teaming with the Health Science Center to offer…
February 24, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center is proud to be the presenting sponsor for the annual Cowtown Marathon Saturday, Feb. 27. The Health Science Center's faculty physician practice, UNT Health, will sponsor a health fair from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, in the medical tent at 4th and Main in the Flying Saucer parking…
February 23, 2010 • Archive
Lisa Nash, DO ('91), has been named associate dean for Educational Programs at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. She replaces Don Peska, DO, who was named dean in September. Before joining the Health Science Center, Nash was a faculty member and program director for the AOA/ACGME certified Family Medicine Residency Program at the University…
February 19, 2010 • Archive
Anuja Ghorpade, PhD, Robert Richard, DO, and Paul Bowman, MD, were named as 2010 HealthCare Heroes by the Fort Worth Business Press. They were honored at an awards dinner Thursday evening at the Fort Worth Club.Ghorpade, chair of Cell Biology and Anatomy, joined the Health Science Center in December 2007 to establish new research programs…
February 15, 2010 • Archive
Rhonda Roby, PhD, MPH, associate professor and project coordinator for the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification at UNT Health Science Center, was instrumental in recently identifying three murder victims of the Chilean Pinochet coup, buried in the Patio 29 cemetery.The Chilean government contacted Roby in 2006 to be the lead geneticist for…
February 11, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will be closed Friday, Feb. 12, due to inclement weather. All university and clinic operations are planned to resume at 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 15.
February 10, 2010 • Archive
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley visited the UNT Health Science Center last week to discuss H1N1 and other Tarrant County health concerns with President Scott Ransom and School of Public Health Dean Richard Kurz.In the photo: (left to right) Scott Ransom, B. Glen Whitley and Richard Kurz.
February 9, 2010 • Archive
The Health Science Center once again is sponsoring The Cowtown multi-event road race, with an expanded children's running program in 2010. The new C.A.L.F. (Children's Activities for Life & Fitness) Program educates children about and promotes the importance of creating a healthy life style through physical fitness and nutrition.Although the Health Science Center and The…
February 5, 2010 • Archive
Check out the Fort Worth Star-Telegram this weekend for an article featuring the UNT Center for Human Identification and it's involvement in DNA-PROKIDS. Reporter Alex Branch interviewed Arthur Eisenberg, PhD, professor and director of the DNA Identity Lab, about the program and the work being done in Haiti to deter human trafficking of children and…
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