School of Public Health
Category: 2015
November 24, 2015 • 2015
The year was 1986 when news stunned the country with reports that first-team, all American college basketball player Len Bias had died of a cocaine/alcohol overdose on the University of Maryland campus. The young athlete – described by some sportswriters as one of the greatest college players ever - had just been drafted by the…
November 12, 2015 • 2015
Dr. Raheem Paxton with Tomi Huff When Tomi Huff was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 54, she knew she was going to die. No matter what the doctors said, she felt like her life was already over. Fast forward three rounds of chemotherapy and six years later, and Tomi is now cancer free with…
October 21, 2015 • 2015, News
A UNTHSC public health student wants to stop international sex trafficking with a simple piece of jewelry. The “Safe Move” bracelet, designed by MPH graduate student Kwynn Gonzalez-Pons, has the potential to save countless lives around the world by helping law enforcement agencies locate missing children and adults. Equipped with a global tracking device, this…
September 18, 2015 • 2015, Uncategorized
Sharon Homan, MS, PhD, has been named as Associate Dean for Research for the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health (SPH). She had previously served as Biostatistics and Epidemiology Chair for the school. Serving as Interim Chair of Biostatistics and Epidemiology is Associate Professor Sumihiro (Sumi) Suzuki, PhD. Dr. Homan has a substantial…
September 11, 2015 • 2015
A UNT Health Science Center project aimed at addressing interpersonal violence has been awarded $2.2 million in funding over the next three years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. The project - called TESSA (Technology Enhanced Screening and Supportive Assistance) - is being led by Emily Spence-Almaguer,…
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