School of Public Health
June 17, 2010
Dr. Christine A. Moranetz and Dr. José A. Pagán from the University of North Texas Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) School of Public Health have been recognized by Leadership Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Moranetz has been elected as one of two representatives from the Leadership Fort Worth Class of 2010 to serve on the organization's Board…
June 14, 2010
Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Trevino-Dawson was recently recognized in the 40 Under 40 Class of 2010 by the Fort Worth Business Press. This award annually honors outstanding Tarrant County, Texas, leaders under the age of 40 who are helping to shape the future through their business and community involvement. Dr. Trevino-Dawson serves as Assistant Dean for…
May 24, 2010
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC) recently received almost $300,000 to fund a breast cancer education project in Dallas County. With its award, UNTHSC will partner with the Dallas Cancer Disparities Community Coalition to implement a community-based breast cancer prevention education program aimed at reducing breast cancer disparities in…
May 24, 2010
Dr. Jim Stimpson, assistant professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC) School of Public Health, has been quoted in the New York Times and interviewed by other news media sources regarding a study he published in Health Affairs indicating that immigrants are not a…
May 24, 2010
Lori Fischbach, PhD, MPH, vice chairman and assistant professor of Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC) School of Public Health, was recently invited to present a state-of-the-art lecture as part of the American Gastroenterological Association's Digestive Disease Week conference in New Orleans ... and the presentation will now be…
May 24, 2010
Epifanio (Epi) Elizondo, PhD, PA-C, Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service, recently spoke to University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) students as part of National Public Health Week. Dr. Elizondo offered information on public health careers and his personal experience based on moving from the military into the U.S.…
May 5, 2010
Katandria Love Johnson, public health student at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC), was honored during Women's History Month in March 2010 as an Outstanding Women Honoree by the Fort Worth/Tarrant County Minority Leaders & Citizens Council Inc. The event, "Hats Off to Women," recognized women in the community…
April 20, 2010
Three professors from the University of North Texas Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) School of Public Health have been honored with Faculty Awards. Dr. Richard Kurz, Dean of the School of Public Health, presented Sumihiro Suzuki, PhD, (left), with the Teaching Award; Karan Singh, PhD, (center), with the Research Award; and Terry Gratton, DrPH, (right), with…
March 25, 2010
During National Public Health Week 2010, the University of North Texas Health Science Center's School of Public Health (SPH), Fort Worth, Texas, plans a number of student activities, a student-organized community health fair, and the third annual, community-wide North Texas Health Forum, focusing this year on the important issue of infant mortality. Infant mortality has…
February 8, 2010
Dr. Richard S. Kurz, dean of the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth (UNTHSC), is featured in the January/February issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management. In the Q&A article, Dr. Kurz addresses a variety of issues, including academic programs in an era of global health…
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