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‘How do we make it better for others?’ This HSC professor is helping guide a new generation of researchers
By Diane Smith-Pinckney Dr. Rebecca Cunningham sounds like a proud mother when she talks about her students at HSC. Some are first-generation students who graduated with Masters and PhD degrees from her lab. Her first PhD student now oversees clinical research and is testing different therapeutics in southern...
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TCOM and Amerigroup partner for border wellness medical mission trip
By Steven Bartolotta Providing health care to underserved communities is the foundation of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. But sometimes, reaching underserved communities takes some traveling, planning and unusual expenditures. To help meet the needs of far west Texas,...
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HSC researchers address social media influences on underage drinking
By Sally Crocker About 11% of all alcohol consumed across the country is among young people in the 12-20 age group, with 90% falling into the category of heavy-episodic drinking. Excessive drinking is responsible for thousands of deaths among underage youth each...
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APLU Names The University of North Texas Health Science at Fort Worth 2021 Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Designee
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) a 2021 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) Designee. The awards recognize innovative projects or programs in economic engagement. APLU’s IEP...
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Robyn Remotigue elected as Secretary for the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)
By Sally Crocker Robyn B. Remotigue, MPPA, CRA, Executive Director of the Office of Research Services at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) School of Public Health has been elected as incoming Secretary for the National Council of University Research...
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HSC’s Center for Diversity and International Programs begins new era with name change that reflects growth
Media Contact: Eric Griffey The center’s new name is the Institute for Health Disparities The HSC Center for Diversity and International Programs (CDIP) is being renamed the Institute for Health Disparities (IHD) to reflect its growing size and engagement in...
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HSC, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics collecting donations during DFW Toys for Tots event
By Diane Smith-Pinckney The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics are collecting donations for DFW Toys for Tots. HSC and Lockheed are collaborating to host a FOX 4 media event for DFW Toys...
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Veterans Day: After helping save lives in the Middle East, this veteran is ‘bridging the gap between clinicians and technology’
By Kathryn Lytton When Ryan Hughes, Health Information Management Analyst at HSC Health, joined the United States Air Force as a heavy equipment mechanic, he did not think his time on the battlefield would lead to a career in the...
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Tarrant County new firms created recently added about 30,000 jobs
By Diane Smith-Pinckney Startup businesses created an estimated 30,000 jobs in Tarrant County in 2019, according to a Fall 2021 Jobs Report commissioned by the University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC). These new firms, which are less than a year old,...
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Generous donation creates Col. W.F. ‘Tex’ Rankin, Jr. and Dr. Janice Knebl Veterans Lectureship Series
By Steven Bartolotta The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) is honored to announce the creation of the Colonel W.F. “Tex” Rankin, Jr. and...
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