- Our People
A champion of the underdog
By Alex Branch Amy Raines Milenkov, MPH, DrPH, has always cared about the underdog. She cared about the low-income women and children afflicted with HIV or AIDS who she helped as a social worker in the 1990s, when life-saving...
- Education
Using teamwork to train better healthcare leaders
By Jan Jarvis Catherine Daniel, a first-year student in the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, clicked on the keys of her laptop, searching for data about...
- Our People
Student vets proud to see UNTHSC designated a Purple Heart University
By Alex Branch Gary and Aundrea Palladino met while serving in the U.S. Air Force as pharmacy technicians at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, D.C. At the three pharmacies on base, Gary...
- Education
Advancing modern physical therapy for children in China
By Alex Branch Two UNT Health Science Center physical therapists spent a week in China advancing the practice of modernized physical therapy in the country where many techniques remain underused. Howe Liu, MPT, PhD, and Yasser Salem, PT, PhD,...
- Community
A health fair that makes a lasting difference
Stop Six Community Health Fair Nov. 4, 2017 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Eugene McCray Community Center 4932 Wilbarger St. By Alex Branch About 50 UNT Health Science Center students will hold a community health event Saturday, Nov. 4 in...
- Community
UNTHSC hosting entrepreneurship crash course
By Jan Jarvis Startup Weekend Fort Worth Registration, which includes meals, is $99 for the weekend. UNTHSC students receive a $25 discount. But for $5 anyone can purchase a ticket for the grand finale when teams pitch their products....
- Community
Bringing better vision to Fort Worth children
By Jan Jarvis One-by-one, the preschoolers inched into the darkened room, where they came face-to-face with what looked like a camera. “We’re going to take a picture of your eye,” said Ricardo Belmares, a PhD candidate at UNT Health...
- Education
Making the path to a PhD more efficient
By Cari Hyden How can we increase diversity among researchers, decrease the average number of years to get a PhD and help graduates get jobs in the field they studied for? Just ask Meharvan “Sonny” Singh, PhD. He’s already...
- Education
Biochemist honored by American Chemical Society
By Jan Jarvis Laszlo Prokai, PhD, DSc, is the winner of the Wilfred T. Doherty Award, which recognizes significant achievements in research, teaching, and service. The award is given annually by the American Chemical Society and honors a chemist or...
- Education
Helping UNTHSC be ‘the best in pharmacy’
By Jan Jarvis Andrew Weis grew up in a family of pharmacists. His father, mother and brother chose careers in pharmacy, as did he. “Pharmacy has been in my blood a long time,” Dr. Weis said. “Collectively my parents,...
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