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May 6, 2010 • Archive
Each day, they provide unwavering care and dedication to patients. On Friday, May 7, the attention will be turned on them at the 2010 Nursing Team Celebration, sponsored by UNT Health.The salute, featuring lunch and prizes, is part of National Nurses Week, May 6 through May 12. This year's theme is "Caring Today for a…
May 5, 2010 • Archive
Look for the new banners along Camp Bowie Boulevard which commemorate the Health Science Center's 40th anniversary. The banners are part of a celebration of four decades of innovation and leadership in the health sciences.The black, red and white banners with a special 40th anniversary logo will remain in place at least through summer."The Kimbell…
May 3, 2010 • Archive
As the U.S. population ages, Alzheimer's disease continues its insidious infiltration of the minds and families across our country. Although the vast majority of individuals suffering from Alzheimer's are over the age of 65, onset at earlier ages is becoming more common. Over time, the disorder leads to behavioral and personality changes, memory loss, confusion,…
April 30, 2010 • Archive
April 30 is Arbor Day, and the Health Science Center continues to do its part to protect the environment with activities ranging from the Living Legacy plantings as living tributes to installing a better light bulb.The Living Legacy program allows donors to select a tree or other plants to be planted in honor of a…
April 28, 2010 • Archive
The University of North Texas Health Science Center has big plans for its Department of Integrative Physiology. In fact, the vision to grow the department to world-class status convinced Steve Mifflin, PhD, chair of Integrative Physiology, and Tom Cunningham, PhD, professor of Integrative Physiology, to relocate to Fort Worth from their previous positions at the…
April 28, 2010 • Archive
On April 30, Rudolph Tanzi, PhD and director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases will be keynote speaker at the eighth annual Neurobiology of Aging Symposium at the UNT Health Science Center. Tanzi is the author of "Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease"…
April 27, 2010 • Archive
The Office of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at the Health Science Center has been named one of only 20 medical education providers authorized to receive grant funding from GlaxoSmith-Kline. In 2010, GlaxoSmith-Kline is focusing its idependent continuing medical education (CME) funding exclusively on initiatives designed to close health care professional performance gaps and improve patient…
April 23, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center's new Medical Education and Training Building was featured in today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Health Science Center's new Medical Education and Training building is scheduled to be substantially complete next month. Along with classrooms and clinical training space, the new building will include an 11,500-square-foot, 500-seat teaching auditorium.The auditorium, which can…
April 21, 2010 • Archive
Twenty UNT Health physicians and 28 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) alumni were named Top Docs by Fort Worth, Texas magazine in the April 2010 edition. They were honored at a special reception on national Doctor's Day, March 30, by the magazine.Nearly 3,000 area members of the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Osteopathic Medical…
April 19, 2010 • Archive
Two widely known osteopaths will headline the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's celebration of National Osteopathic Medicine Week, April 18-24.Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, director of the American Osteopathic Association Health Policy Fellowship Program and vice president of health sciences and medical affairs at the New York Institute of Technology, will present two talks:Healthcare reform: Implications for…
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