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December 7, 2023 • Institute for Health Disparities Health disparities, Researcher Diversity, SC23 conference, The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity,
An HSC program was featured as part of a panel discussion and workshop held at a supercomputing conference in Denver last month. The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program, a National Institutes of Health-funded national consortium created in partnership with The University of North Texas Health Science Center…
December 7, 2023 • School of Public Health 100% graduate employment, affordable degree, Master of Health Administration program, working professionals,
EduMed, a leader in supporting students' pursuits of online or hybrid education in the health professions, nursing and medical fields, has named the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s online MHA program as one of the best in Texas. Since 2019, EduMed has released annual…
December 5, 2023 • School of Public Health alcohol, alcohol and minors, alcohol consumption, alcopops, minor alcohol consumption, sexual assault,
A researcher at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently discovered a correlation between alcopops and the sexual assault of minors. The fizzy, fruit-flavored alcoholic drinks, which contain the same amount of alcohol as up to 5.5 standard alcoholic drinks, have come under fire as parent groups, child safety organizations…
December 4, 2023 accelerator, innovate fort worth, physical therapy, shark tank, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator,
The culmination of a three-month accelerator program that promises to revolutionize the physical health industry will take place Wednesday at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Demo Day will feature Shark Tank-style pitches from 10 high-growth, early-stage startup founders who have developed new technology.…
November 21, 2023 • HSC Innovates Better Business Bureau, ensemble coworking, entrepreneurs, HSC Next, Robert Sturns, Tamara Payne,
After four years of successful implementation, HSC Next is handing over operations of its Sparkyard platform to Tamara Payne, CEO and cofounder of Ensemble Coworking, a trusted partner in the Fort Worth entrepreneurial ecosystem. The move will allow Sparkyard, a free, one-stop collaborative platform for entrepreneurs and business owners, to grow in ways it could…
November 20, 2023 • School of Health Professions, Whole Health mental health, Physical Health, Self-Care,
“When working in family medicine, I had a 60-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and prior stent placement. She was a smoker and was frustrated by multiple failed attempts to quit. She felt like a failure and was very concerned that her heart condition would worsen. She tried nicotine replacement and varenicline…
November 16, 2023 • College of Pharmacy faculty awards, Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Care, Outstanding Achievement in Research, teaching and service,
HSC College of Pharmacy recently announced the 2023 Outstanding Achievement Award recipients for clinical care and research – Dr. Adenike Atanda and Dr. Hongli Wu, respectively. The annual awards celebrate faculty and staff for their substantial, impactful and deliberate achievements that emphasize innovation and HSC values in four major areas: teaching and service (presented in…
November 16, 2023 • HSC Health, Whole Health Family Medicine social worker, Food delivery, Healthcare Referral Home Delivery Program, Maryssa Vasquez, Tarrant Area Food Bank,
HSC Health Family Medicine social worker Maryssa Vasquez was frustrated to see so many of her patients go home hungry. Even when clinicians and physicians referred food-insecure patients to the existing food resources, it could take weeks for them to actually have food in hand. “The contributing factors to the gap between available resources and…
November 16, 2023 • School of Health Professions Academic Resilience, Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, J. warren Perry Award, Journal of Allied Health, physical therapy,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Michael Furtado, PT, DPT, EdD, was recently recognized by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions with its prestigious J. Warren Perry Award. Dr. Furtado, School of Health Professions associate professor and Department of Physical Therapy chair, received the honor for his paper, “Assessment…
November 15, 2023 • Banner feature, College of Nursing Tonychris Nnaka
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is thrilled to announce that Tonychris Nnaka, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, associate dean for research in the HSC College of Nursing, was named one of the recipients of the Dallas College 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nnaka is an experienced nurse leader and health disparities…
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