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  • COVID-19
| April 20, 2020

COVID-19 significantly challenges children and families

By Sally Crocker A high number of Americans – about to 40 percent to 59 percent – live financially close to the edge, with few resources available for emergency backup. Just one rough patch has the ability to throw families...

Rand Horsman
  • Our People
| April 20, 2020

50 Heroes: Rand Horsman

Calling Rand Horsman a “people person” only states the obvious. In his 25 years of HSC Human Resources leadership, Rand was beloved by students, faculty and staff alike. Ask anyone, and they will tell you he served with joy and...

Brandy Roane Fc
  • COVID-19
| April 17, 2020

How to get a good night’s sleep, even in a time of stress and anxiety

By Jan Jarvis All those lost commuter hours are being put to good use during the pandemic as more people sleep in. “People are definitely getting more sleep because they don’t have to drive to work,” said Brandy M. Roane,...

Mha Online Fc
  • Education
| April 17, 2020

HSC introduces new MHA Online degree

By Sally Crocker Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, knows how it feels to want to be a part of making change happen. The incoming director of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree program at The University of North Texas...

Cheer Over Fear Fc
  • COVID-19
| April 17, 2020

Homemade card, letter campaign brings cheer to isolated geriatric clients

By Jan Jarvis A team of social workers in the Center for Geriatrics is raising the spirits of older patients in the Clinical Practice Group who are isolated at home. The Cheer over Fear campaign was designed to support older...

Profile Side Photo Of Girl using laptop
  • Education
| April 16, 2020

Medical Science online master’s degree gives students more options

By Jan Jarvis Master of Science (MS) program in Medical Science Fall 2020 application now open The Medical Science master’s degree program is now available online to help students achieve...

Wcw Fc
  • Community
| April 16, 2020

When family members become coworkers in a brave new work environment

By Sally Crocker One recent afternoon, HSC Regents Professor Dr. Scott Walters was working from home like most North Texans who are socially distancing right now as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was leading a Zoom meeting when...

Covid Testing Fc
  • COVID-19
| April 15, 2020

HSC student volunteers heed the call to serve at COVID-19 testing site

By Diane Smith Kristina Fraser sees COVID-19 as an enemy that spreads sickness while creating a new reality – one filled with fear and isolation. She’s fighting back. Fraser, a medical student at The University of North Texas Health Science...

Ali Ersen
  • COVID-19
| April 15, 2020

Grieving looks and feels different in a time of pandemic

By Jan Jarvis The minute Dana Litt saw her mother on FaceTime she had no doubts about why she was calling. “My mom was crying and I just knew,” Dr. Litt said. “I was hearing some pretty shattering news, and...

Phone Bank Fc
  • COVID-19
| April 14, 2020

HSC students join Tarrant County Public Health to fight COVID-19 

By Alex Branch Dozens of HSC Fort Worth Public Health students will join the fight against COVID-19 at Tarrant County Public Health by helping gather information about people who may have been exposed to the virus. The students will answer...