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February 26, 2014 • School of Biomedical Sciences research
For more information about collaborating with NorTex researchers or to participate in a research study, contact Kimberly Fulda, DrPH, at 817-735-0225 or Kimberly.Fulda@unthsc.edu. Santiago Perez assumed he was fairly healthy when he volunteered for the North Texas Healthy Heart Study, a UNT Health Science Center research project conducted from 2006 to 2009. But the free…
February 24, 2014 • Community, School of Biomedical Sciences
Rio Velasquez and Rachelle Wanser are still in high school, but they have already experienced what life is like as medical students. As the first participants in the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Preceptorship, the high school juniors are spending five weeks shadowing faculty, working with students, attending lectures and learning about UNT Health Science…
February 20, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
In the news: NBC 5 Video: Guiding Cowtown Runners to the Finish Scott Hudson is 62 and legally blind, with a degenerative eye condition that leaves him unable to distinguish much of anything beyond light and dark. But that hasn't stopped him from downhill skiing, hiking through national parks, or his latest adventure - attempting…
February 19, 2014 • Community
Allan Howeth Allan Howeth officially has handed over leadership of the UNT Health Science Center Foundation Board to the new chairman, Bob Ferguson. But before he did, Ferguson and other board members announced a surprise for the outgoing chairman - a $25,000 endowed scholarship in Howeth's name that will generate a scholarship award to…
February 18, 2014 • School of Public Health
A study by researchers at UNT Health Science Center indicates that the people most likely to use restaurant menu labeling are those who already are exercising, eating more fruits and vegetables, and drinking less soda and sugar-sweetened beverages. The researchers, Sumihiro Suzuki, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, and Kelly Bowers, a PhD student in Biostatistics,…
February 18, 2014 • Community
The Cowtown Marathon Health & Fitness Expo, sponsored by UNT Health Science Center, will be held Friday and Saturday and will feature free health screenings.The Expo will be located at Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3400 Burnett-Tandy Dr. in Fort Worth. It will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and from 6…
February 17, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The American Osteopathic Association recently honored several UNT Health Science Center physicians as Unsung Heroes. Those honored were Thomas Crow, DO, Professor of Osteopathic Medicine; John Bowling, DO, Assistant Dean of Rural Medical Education; Russell Gamber, DO, MPH, Adjunct Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine; Janice Knebl, DO, MBA, Professor of Internal Medicine; John Licciardone, DO,…
February 17, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
James Meehan weighed 336 pounds and couldn't sleep. "I was big, fat and unhappy," said the Hurst, Texas, resident. In his mid-60s he wasn't the man who retired from an Air Force career that saw him navigating B-52s over Vietnam. He certainly wasn't in shape for a 10K race. But 2½ years later, he's…
February 13, 2014 • Community
UNT Health Science Center is converting an unused piece of land into the campus' first community garden. Groundbreaking will begin at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 15 at 3621 W. Seventh St. Launched by Facilities Management's Office of Sustainability and the Sustainability Committee to help create a healthier community, the garden will enhance university and community engagement,…
February 12, 2014 • School of Public Health
UNT Health Science Center has been accepted into the World Health Organization (WHO) Chemical Risk Assessment Network, a global collaboration focused on identifying and assessing the emerging health risks from chemicals in the environment. Chemicals play a vital role in daily life - from consumer products to substances produced in various occupational settings. They can…
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