New Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders launched in collaboration with The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

The University of North Texas Health Science Center and The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders have formed the Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders. The new Institute's goal is to eliminate cancer through excellence in research, prevention, patient care, education and service to cancer patients and families in both urban and rural Texas.The new…

Health Science Center announces new VP of development

The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth's medical school and more, announces the appointment of Gary Grant as its new vice president of development.Grant comes to the Health Science Center from the national Alzheimer's Association, where he served as their director of major gifts for five years. In his first three years…

UNTHSC closes for MLK Day

The UNT Health Science Center and the clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The campus and all UNT Health clinics will reopen for normal business hours Tuesday, Jan. 22.We apologize for any inconvenience this closure may cause.

UNTHSC expansion begins

 The University of North Texas Health Science Center has taken the first steps in its efforts to expand its campus size according to its recently completed 20-year Master Plan. A new building on the corner of Camp Bowie Boulevard and Montgomery Street will provide the Health Science Center with an auditorium that can be divided…

What should you do when Old Man Winter strikes?

Local meteorologists are predicting a warmer-than-normal winter this year, but, in Texas, you never really know what the weather will do. When the temperatures dip below freezing and there’s snow or ice on the ground, you may wonder whether the Health Science Center will be open. Here are three easy ways to find out, listed…

UNT Health Science Center closes for Winter Break

UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at 8:00 am.The Gibson D. Lewis Library at the Health Science Center will be closed Monday,…

Ransom named Distinguished Fellow

Dr. Scott B. Ransom, UNTHSC president, was conferred as a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) by its board of directors, an honor that is only given out once every few years. This distinction is given to physician executives who make â??exemplary and enduring contributions to the knowledge and advancement of…

DNA Lab featured on Court TV Dec. 11

UNTHSC's Center for Human Identification will be featured on the Dec. 11 episode of Court TV. The segment, titled "The Investigators - Dead or Alive," is scheduled to air at 11 p.m. Check your local TV schedule for the actual time. The case involves suspect Clayton Daniels in Texas who is investigated for insurance fraud,…

UNT Health Science Center announces administration appointments

The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worthâ??s medical school and more, recently announced new appointments to its administrative staff.Thomas Yorio is now executive vice president of academic affairs and research. Yorio joined the Health Science Center in 1977. He received his doctorate in pharmacology from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a…

UNT Health Science Center appoints new faculty members

New researchers and professors bring an international body of knowledge to the University of North Texas Health Science Center and build upon strengths in cancer research, health disparities and osteopathic manipulative medicine.Anuja Ghorpade, PhD, has joined the Health Science Center as a researcher for the Health Institutes of Texas (HIT), a member of the Texas…