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Public Health professor named to select scholars program

Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, has been selected as one of 50 participants in this year's National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program for emerging researchers. The highly competitive program - formerly called the Summer Institute on Aging Research - will be held…
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UNT Health Science Center to close for Independence Day

The UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will be closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday. Fitness Center also will be closed on Friday. The Lewis Library will have abbreviated hours on Thursday and Friday. Have a happy, safe and healthy Independence Day.
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UNTHSC introduces new Master of Public Health concentration

  Dennis Thombs, PhD This fall, UNT Health Science Center will introduce a new Master of Public Health (MPH) degree concentration in Maternal and Child Health. "Demand for this program has been high," said Dennis Thombs, PhD, Chair of Behavioral and Community Health and director of the new program. "This program prepares students for a…
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MHA program earns CAHME accreditation

UNT Health Science Center's Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is now the first and only North Texas MHA program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). This designation gives UNTHSC School of Public Health (SPH) students a career advantage and assures that the program has met the rigorous review for…
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Tackling childhood obesity worldwide

A community health expert from UNT Health Science Center traveled to Mexico last month to address an international conference on the growing problem of childhood obesity and related health concerns. Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, PhD, Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health, was a featured speaker at the 1st International Childhood Obesity Forum and Diabetes Conference at…
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Leading the way in interprofessional education

Interprofessional Practice Event Collaborative Solutions to Improve Patient Outcomes June 13, 2014 8 a.m. to noon at UNT Health Science Center Local, state and national leaders in interprofessional health care education and delivery will share their knowledge. CME credit available. Register now The health care model of tomorrow is a team. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician…
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Community volunteer named to public health honor society

For the first time, UNT Health Science Center's School of Public Health has inducted a community volunteer, Elizabeth A. (Libby) Watson, into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. Delta Omega recognizes students, faculty and professionals who have contributed to the field of public health and made contributions to the health of all people.…
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Fort Worth, UNTHSC team up on West Nile virus prevention

  Joon-Hak Lee, PhD, and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price The City of Fort Worth and UNT Health Science Center have renewed their mosquito-surveillance partnership, part of a unique effort blending hard science with community outreach to prevent the spread of West Nile virus. Graduate students and a scientist from UNTHSC trap and collect mosquitos…
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Genome expert says futuristic cancer treatments are a reality now

Several years ago, when a Washington University scientist was facing certain death from leukemia, his colleagues set out to find the gene that was driving his cancer. By sequencing the genes of his cancer and those of healthy cells, they were able to zero in on the gene and find a new drug that specifically…
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School of Public Health takes global view: India is A€AhAthot

UNT Health Science Center is reaching out worldwide in its student recruiting efforts.  Matt Nolan Adrignola, EdD, MBA, Associate Dean of the School of Public Health, recently travelled to India to encourage students to consider a move to Fort Worth to further their public health education. The trip made sense from a demographic point of…