- Education
Interested in a pharmacy degree? HSC’s student-centered program is looking for applicants to its scholarship programs
By Diane Smith Sarah Edwards holds a special title at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth – first-ever recipient of the Carol and Ronnie Goldman Scholarship. Edwards is a third-year pharmacy student at the UNT...
- Our People
50 Heroes: Dr. Beverly Waddleton
Growing up in the East Texas town of Quitman, Beverly Waddleton might have let her small-town surroundings define her personal dreams. Instead, as the first African American female graduate of TCOM, Dr....
- COVID-19
Empathy, communications most important for businesses now
By Sally Crocker Through innovative thinking in the wake of COVID-19, a Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant supplier set out on a new course, delivering fresh-baked bread products directly to consumers’ doorsteps. The hotel...
- COVID-19
HSC Community Garden continues to provide organic fresh produce to food banks
By Oreoluwa Obayan The HSC Fort Worth Community Garden continues to grow fresh organic produce for those experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic -- while following guidelines for physical distancing and sanitizing. The garden last year donated 150 pounds...
- Education
Dual doctorate student defends dissertation virtually
By Steven Bartolotta The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the educational plans of millions, but Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine student Grace Pham wasn’t about to allow it to get in the way of hers. Pham, who is pursuing the...
- COVID-19
‘We are not helpless’: HSC, Tex-Air Filters partner to make 100s of masks to fight COVID-19
By Diane Smith Fort Worth businessman Jim Rosenthal is attacking COVID-19 as it charts a ruthless path across the United States with an army of crafty volunteers. The mysterious...
- COVID-19
History teaches us that quarantines work
By Sally Crocker The notion of COVID-19 social distancing may seem strange to many of us, but quarantines for the good of public health have been around since the Middle Ages and perhaps even earlier. The practice of separating the...
- COVID-19
Pandemic could lead to spike in alcohol and drug addiction
By Jan Jarvis A terrible triad – trauma, isolation and lack of structure – is driving more people to drink alcohol and use drugs. Unemployment, lack of health insurance and fear of the unknown are just of few of the...
- COVID-19
COVID-19 will leave a permanent mark on health care
By Alex Branch The COVID-19 pandemic could cause lasting fundamental changes to the U.S. health care system, including how and where patients receive care, said an HSC Fort Worth expert in Health Behavior and Health Systems. “Unlike some countries, we...
- Our People
50 Heroes: Dr. Thomas Yorio
For more than 40 years, Thomas Yorio, PhD, has transformed the Health Science Center. An internationally known glaucoma researcher and Provost Emeritus, Dr. Yorio was instrumental in growing HSC from a medical college into a graduate university with multiple schools....
Social media