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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…
January 22, 2010 • Archive
Look in the Jan. 23 edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for an article about Haiti relief efforts and the TCOM students who traveled to provide medical assistance in the wake of the disaster. Reporter Diane Smith spoke with Stephen Miller about his experiences while in Haiti.Miller, along with TCOM students Joanna Gibbons and Bill…
January 19, 2010 • Archive
Many members of the osteopathic family have mobilized in response to the earthquake in Haiti. TCOM students Joanna Gibbons, Steve Miller and Bill Betz have traveled to Haiti in the wake of the disaster to care for injured on the Caribbean island. They left this past weekend and should return in the next few days…
January 10, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center and clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The campus and all UNT Health clinics will reopen for normal business hours Tuesday, Jan. 19.Also, Lewis Library will have shortened service hours during the holiday weekend. The…
January 5, 2010 • Archive
Anuja Ghorpade, PhD and professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at the UNT Health Science Center, was recently appointed chair of the department, effective Jan. 1.Ghorpade joined the Health Science Center in December 2007 to establish a new research program in HIV/AIDS, glial biology and a Brain Bank for neurodegeneration research. As a leading researcher…
December 14, 2009 • Archive
More than 40,000 medical professionals across Texas were asked to nominate doctors based on the question, "If you needed medical care, which doctor would you choose?" The list appears in the December 2009 issue of Texas Monthly magazine. See which UNT Physicians are Texas Super Doctors. UNT Health Physicians on the list: Allergy & ImmunologyJohn…
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