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March 29, 2010 • Archive
After two-years of research that included enforcement operations targeting prostitutes, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) is seeing the benefits of their innovative new approach of going to the streets to provide comprehensive services and a complete exit strategy for those seeking a way out of prostitution. Data evaluated at the University of North Texas Health…
March 12, 2010 • Archive
More than 21,000 runners filled the streets of Sundance Square on Saturday, Feb. 27, for the annual Cowtown races - shattering the record of 17,829 set just last year.The Cowtown, sponsored by UNT Health Science Center, has grown by more than 7,000 participants in just the last two years. The addition of the ultra marathon…
March 12, 2010 • Archive
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has completed its on-site review of the UNT Health Science Center. In its verbal report-out, the SACS team said they found the Health Science Center's Compliance Certification Report acceptable in all areas with no recommendations. They found the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) focused on Higher Order Thinking acceptable…
March 10, 2010 • Archive
Gayla Ferguson, William Nutting, and Victor Trejo, were selected as Gates Millennium Scholars. These students were successful in high school and maintained their commitment to excellence into graduate school at the Health Science Center. Ferguson, a student in the School of Public Health, was valedictorian at her high school and graduated from Baylor University prior…
March 9, 2010 • Archive
The Fort Worth Art Dealers Association has recognized the Health Science Center's contributions toward the community's well being by unanimously voting the Atrium Gallery as one of its non-profit associate members. The Atrium Gallery, located on the first floor of the Education and Administration building, offers local works of art, illustrating the relationship and commonalities…
March 8, 2010 • Archive
You're 4 years old. And you have to go to the doctor's office. It's much less scary to amble into an exam room painted with "Dora the Explorer," colorful animals and trees rather than a sterile white exam room for grown-ups.Thanks to the Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2011, another clinic exam room at the…
March 8, 2010 • Archive
Representatives with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) will visit the UNT Health Science Center Tuesday, March 9, through Thursday, March 11, as the next-to-last step in the SACS reaffirmation process.SACS reaffirmation helps ensure that the Health Science Center has the right people, programs and facilities in place to become a Top 10…
March 5, 2010 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center will host its eighteenth annual Research Appreciation Day (RAD) on Friday, April 23, at UNTHSC's Center for BioHealth. RAD, one of the Health Science Center's longest running traditions, is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff from all of UNTHSC's schools to share their research efforts with the campus and…
March 4, 2010 • Archive
More babies die each year in Tarrant County than in almost any county in the U.S., possibly as a result of women's health throughout their lives. Experts in the battle against infant mortality will gather at the third annual North Texas Health Forum to discuss these critical data and create a plan to address Tarrant…
March 3, 2010 • Archive
To help expand its influence globally and attract additional students, the Health Science Center's Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) is launching its first joint degree program with an institution outside this country. The College of Biological Sciences at the Dayananda Sagar Institutions in Bangalore, India, is teaming with the Health Science Center to offer…
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