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May 22, 2019 • School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Thad Miller, DrPH, MPH, has been inspired by many influences in his life: family, his desire to serve others, the opportunity to create change in the world through research and action, and some good old fashioned values learned from a long line of salt-of-the-earth Erath County farmers. But what most inspires…
May 22, 2019 • Community
By Jan Jarvis They have been dubbed digital natives, and they are the first generation to cut their teeth on technology. Theirs is a world of tablets and texting; blogs, videos and all things digital. “These are the kids who have never even known a world without cell phones,” said Brandy Roane, PhD, Associate Professor…
May 22, 2019 • Geriatrics
By Jan Jarvis For four years, Workforce Enhancement in Health Aging and Independent Living, or WE HAIL, has expanded training and services in the community to better serve older adults. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission recently recognized WE HAIL by presenting it the Innovators in Aging award. This is the first time…
May 20, 2019 • Community
By Cari Hyden Looking for a good book to read? Have you just finished a riveting volume that you’d like to share with others? UNTHSC just opened its second Little Free Library. It’s in the Lewis Library lobby, near the Java Lab. There you can feel free to pick up a book to read. Then next…
May 15, 2019 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Jan Jarvis Halfway through his first year in medical school, Parker Murray fell apart. Homesick, depressed and overwhelmed, the Utah native collapsed on his bed one weekend. “I cried like two days straight,” he said. “I felt like I was drowning and struggled to pull myself together to breathe.” That Monday, he returned to…
May 15, 2019 • College of Pharmacy, Community
By Alex Branch Would a bicycle get you to work faster? Maybe you’ve pondered that question in your car during a slow, congested morning commute. Two UNT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy professors will answer the question — albeit quite unscientifically — Friday on Fort Worth Bike to Work Day. At 7:30 a.m.…
May 14, 2019 • Community, School of Biomedical Sciences
By Alex Branch Gene and Helga Lukacsy will never forget the worry and sleepless nights after their son went missing in October 2016. Anthony Lukacsy, 46, faced his share of life struggles and was homeless. But he always periodically checked in with family, even if just to ask for a little extra cash. 3rd Annual…
May 13, 2019
By Jan Jarvis Investing in Biotech: What If You Could Change the Future? May 16 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. MET building on the UNTHSC campus Investing in a biotech or life science start-up promises benefits that go beyond the substantial financial rewards. Such investments offer the chance to make an extraordinary difference in the world,…
May 9, 2019 • Interprofessional Education and Practice
By Alex Branch Preparing health professions students to work in high-performing teams is key to UNT Health Science Center’s vision of producing the health care providers of the future. But to succeed, those students’ teachers need equally extraordinary team skills. That’s why faculty members from UNTHSC, Texas Christian University and University of Texas at Arlington…
May 9, 2019 • Education, Graduate School Biomedical, School of Biomedical Sciences
By Jan Jarvis As a predoctoral fellow in 2012, Nicole Phillips presented her research on genetic variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease at the Neurobiology of Aging Trainee Symposium. Seven years later, Dr. Phillips will watch the predoctoral fellow she is mentoring present her own work. “This is the cumulative event of the year for fellows,”…
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