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December 12, 2023 • School of Biomedical Sciences brain health, cardiovascular health, heart health, women's brain health, women's health, women's heart health,
Sixty million U.S. women live with some form of heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease is responsible for 1 in 5 female deaths, but only about half of women recognize it as their No. 1 killer. To bring awareness to the importance of women’s heart and brain…
December 8, 2023 • Whole Health Community, Environment, Financial Health, mental health, Physical Health, Self-Care, Spiritual Health,
“As an example of Whole Health, I have been involved with a project to support the implementation and evaluation of the Faces of Changemakers. This is an interorganizational initiative to promote recovery from trauma and resilience in communities. Initiated by Tarrant County Commission Precinct 1 Executive Administrator Roderick Miles and the Mental Health Connection of Tarrant County, this group includes representatives from the Violence…
December 8, 2023 • Banner feature, Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions art project, art therapy, autism, empathy, first-year projects, PT, PTSD, School of Health Professions,
Natasha Blizzard had never spoken to her father in-depth about his post-traumatic stress disorder. The first-year physical therapy student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Health Professions said her father’s 27 years of military service, including several combat tours, changed aspects of his personality. “He felt so…
December 7, 2023 • Institute for Health Disparities Health disparities, Researcher Diversity, SC23 conference, The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity,
An HSC program was featured as part of a panel discussion and workshop held at a supercomputing conference in Denver last month. The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program, a National Institutes of Health-funded national consortium created in partnership with The University of North Texas Health Science Center…
December 7, 2023 • School of Public Health 100% graduate employment, affordable degree, Master of Health Administration program, working professionals,
EduMed, a leader in supporting students' pursuits of online or hybrid education in the health professions, nursing and medical fields, has named the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s online MHA program as one of the best in Texas. Since 2019, EduMed has released annual…
December 5, 2023 • School of Public Health alcohol, alcohol and minors, alcohol consumption, alcopops, minor alcohol consumption, sexual assault,
A researcher at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently discovered a correlation between alcopops and the sexual assault of minors. The fizzy, fruit-flavored alcoholic drinks, which contain the same amount of alcohol as up to 5.5 standard alcoholic drinks, have come under fire as parent groups, child safety organizations…
December 4, 2023 accelerator, innovate fort worth, physical therapy, shark tank, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator,
The culmination of a three-month accelerator program that promises to revolutionize the physical health industry will take place Wednesday at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Demo Day will feature Shark Tank-style pitches from 10 high-growth, early-stage startup founders who have developed new technology.…
November 21, 2023 • HSC Innovates Better Business Bureau, ensemble coworking, entrepreneurs, HSC Next, Robert Sturns, Tamara Payne,
After four years of successful implementation, HSC Next is handing over operations of its Sparkyard platform to Tamara Payne, CEO and cofounder of Ensemble Coworking, a trusted partner in the Fort Worth entrepreneurial ecosystem. The move will allow Sparkyard, a free, one-stop collaborative platform for entrepreneurs and business owners, to grow in ways it could…
November 20, 2023 • School of Health Professions, Whole Health mental health, Physical Health, Self-Care,
“When working in family medicine, I had a 60-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and prior stent placement. She was a smoker and was frustrated by multiple failed attempts to quit. She felt like a failure and was very concerned that her heart condition would worsen. She tried nicotine replacement and varenicline…
November 16, 2023 • College of Pharmacy faculty awards, Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Care, Outstanding Achievement in Research, teaching and service,
HSC College of Pharmacy recently announced the 2023 Outstanding Achievement Award recipients for clinical care and research – Dr. Adenike Atanda and Dr. Hongli Wu, respectively. The annual awards celebrate faculty and staff for their substantial, impactful and deliberate achievements that emphasize innovation and HSC values in four major areas: teaching and service (presented in…
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