College of Public Health
June 8, 2021
By Sally Crocker He didn’t know it at the time, but when Dr. Scott Walters was growing up in San Diego in the mid 1980s, a next-door neighbor was concealing a homemade meth lab just across the fence and mere steps away from his bedroom window. For quite some time, concerned parents in his family’s…
May 27, 2021
By Sally Crocker Dr. Diana Cervantes has spent the last year keeping people informed and updated on all things coronavirus, and now she’s being recognized as one of Fort Worth Inc.’s “400 Most Influential People” for helping protect the community’s health during the pandemic. Dr. Cervantes is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Master…
May 25, 2021
By Sally Crocker Working as a Public Health Nutritionist in the Greater New York area is a big job. College of Public Health (SPH) 2021 honors graduate Joanna Li understands the job well from experience, having spent three years traveling through different boroughs and neighborhoods to deliver nutrition counseling and services to women and children.…
May 19, 2021
By Sally Crocker The study of turkeys, fish, native wolves and other wildlife helped one of this year’s University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s (HSC) commencement award winners find connections to the people side of public health and her future career path. Sydney Manning, Master of Science (MS) in Epidemiology student…
May 12, 2021
By Sally Crocker Food has been an inspiration to student Amber Deckard’s academic career path and community service endeavors for as long as she can remember. Deckard - winner of this year’s University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) College of Public Health (SPH) Dean’s Commencement Award for Academic Achievement – grew up volunteering…
May 5, 2021
By Sally Crocker This spring, 56 new College of Public Health graduates will celebrate Commencement. Three graduates are receiving special recognition, and a number of students are being named into honor societies for the fields of public health and health care management and policy. This year’s Leon Brachman Community Service Award honoree is…
April 28, 2021
By Sally Crocker Ambiguity and adaptation may be the way of life for 2021 as COVID restrictions roll back across communities, says Scott Walters, PhD, Regents Professor at the HSC College of Public Health. “Clearly, the comeback will be phased in waves,” Dr. Walters said. “It won’t be as easy as flipping on a…
April 22, 2021
By Sally Crocker One year ago, COVID-19 turned the world upside down. Before the pandemic arrived, the HSC College of Public Health Academic Services department was in the usual zone, providing day-to-day resources and support to students, managing weekly “CPH Interlude” events with guest speakers and conversations around special topics, advising on internships and community…
April 1, 2021
By Sally Crocker Most days, the work of public health goes on behind the scenes, like a trusted friend who is always there to protect and help communities stay healthy and well. It’s in times of crisis and greatest need that we really see how much we all rely on public health. Over the…
March 25, 2021
CPH professors Dana Litt, PhD, and Scott Walters, PhD, were recently invited to write about "Battling Misinformation Through Health Messaging" for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Science, Health, and Public Trust website. A recent HSC College of Public Health story on “Myths and truths about false news” caught the attention of the NIH, leading to…
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