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February 11, 2022 • Community, Research
The AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center based at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is hosting six free listening sessions to gather information from community members about their health equity experiences in addition to their artificial intelligence and machine learning needs. “We invite anyone interested in promoting health equity, including those from…
December 10, 2021 • Community
With support from leadership at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and HSC’s RISE Team, HSC has been designated a National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Campus Affiliate. HSC joins only 32 other campuses, including Louisiana State University, Florida State University and Georgia Tech. Most notably, HSC is one of three…
November 16, 2021 • Community
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) a 2021 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) Designee. The awards recognize innovative projects or programs in economic engagement. APLU’s IEP Universities designation program helps higher education institutions codify, elevate and advance their enterprise supporting economic…
November 15, 2021 • Community
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics are collecting donations for DFW Toys for Tots. HSC and Lockheed are collaborating to host a FOX 4 media event for DFW Toys for Tots, Tuesday, Nov. 30 from 6-9 p.m. at HSC Health Pavilion (855 Montgomery St.…
November 11, 2021 • Community, Entrepreneurship
By Diane Smith-Pinckney Startup businesses created an estimated 30,000 jobs in Tarrant County in 2019, according to a Fall 2021 Jobs Report commissioned by the University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC). These new firms, which are less than a year old, helped Tarrant County keep pace in job creation when compared to neighboring counties and other…
November 8, 2021 • Community, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta The Habitat for Humanity at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth received the 2021 Trinity Habitat Golden Heart Award from the Trinity Habitat for Humanity. Students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) recently stepped forward and volunteered to help the organization paint houses in low-income areas of Fort Worth. Their work is…
October 26, 2021 • Community
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Remote Area Medical (RAM®), a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality, dental, vision, and medical care to underserved and uninsured individuals, is bringing a free clinic to Fort Worth on Dec. 11-12. HSC and Hillwood, a Perot Company, have teamed to host…
October 21, 2021 • Community, Geriatrics, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta The world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research is coming to Fort Worth. HSC’s Center for Older Adults is supporting the Alzheimer’s Association for the “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on Oct. 30 at The Shops at Clearfork in Fort Worth. The Center for Older Adults is a major sponsor,…
September 16, 2021 • Community, Leadership, Public Health
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) is joining the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine (SHLI), and YouTube in celebrating the first recipient of the Garth N. Graham Distinguished Lectureship Award. The inaugural award honors Garth N. Graham, M.D., M.P.H., Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health at YouTube.…
September 9, 2021 • Community, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta Nancy Eder, RN, and Darry Meyer, DO were doing yard work and having a simple conversation between neighbors when an idea to help children turned into the beginning of a community partnership. “Darry Meyer was my next-door neighbor at the time, and he was a student at TCOM,” said Eder. “One Saturday morning I shared with him that, we…
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