Usphssymposium2018

SPH Dean addresses record crowd at United States Public Health Service Symposium

By Sally Crocker   Dr. Dennis Thombs, Dean of the UNTHSC School of Public Health, recently spoke to a capacity crowd of more than 1,200 attendees at the 2018 United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Scientific and Training Symposium in Dallas. The SPH was chosen as this year’s Academic Partner for the event, which brings U.S.…
Heads Up May 2018

National distinguished service award honors outstanding leadership in research administration

By Sally Crocker Robyn Remotigue has spent more than 20 years in the field of research administration, using her background, talents and enthusiasm since 2013 to develop the Office of Research Services for the UNTHSC School of Public Health (SPH). This summer she is being honored for her dedication to the field with a prestigious distinguished…
Cathleen Kearns

Four great job offers lead new SPH grad to Dartmouth Institute

By Sally Crocker Devang Agravat, MPH (Biostatistics), who graduated in May from the UNTHSC School of Public Health (SPH), received four employment offers from well-respected research institutes around the country, selecting the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice as his place to be. Devang recently moved to the Dartmouth College community in New Hampshire…
Dr. Lee

Mosquito monitoring protects Fort Worth again this year

By Sally Crocker While most people do everything they can to avoid mosquitos in the summer, medical entomologist Joon-Hak Lee, PhD, goes out of his way to track them down. Dr. Lee, an Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health, has spent the last six mosquito seasons…
Marissa Tan

UNTHSC student honored with prestigious U.S. Public Health Service Award

By Sally Crocker UNT Health Science Center dual-degree student Marissa Tan, who graduates this month with both a D.O. degree and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH), has received the U.S. Public Health Service Award for Excellence in Public Health, in recognition of her work to promote health equity through academics, research and volunteerism. This national…