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March 20, 2009 • Archive
Thirty-three UNT Health physicians were named Top Docs by Fort Worth, Texas magazine in its April 2009 edition, on newsstands now.Below are the UNT Health physicians appearing on the list. Albert Yurvati, DO - Cardio/Thoracic Surgery and Vascular SurgeryJennifer Naiser, DO - Cardiology Martin Weiss, DO - Cardiology Monte Troutman, DO - Gastroenterology Janice Knebl,…
March 20, 2009 • Archive
Bruce Budowle, PhD, has been named executive director of the UNT Center for Human Identification. He brings to the Center renowned expertise in the areas of counterterrorism, primarily in identification of victims from mass disasters, and microbial forensics.Prior to joining the Health Science Center he was senior scientist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…
March 18, 2009 • Archive
Noreen M. Clark, PhD, the Wegman Distinguished University Professor of Public Health and director of the Center for Managing Chronic Disease at the University of Michigan, will hold the keynote address at the 2nd Annual North Texas Health Forum on April 2. Clark is national program director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Allies Against…
March 16, 2009 • Archive
Several weeks ago, I happened to read about promising new medical research into an experimental flu treatment made from human proteins that neutralized a wide variety of influenza germs. The affected germs typically cause seasonal illness, as well as the much more serious avian flu and the 1918 pandemic virus, which killed millions globally during…
March 13, 2009 • Archive
At the Health Industries Council meeting on March 11, in Irving, Harvey Brenner, PhD and professor of public health and behavioral sciences at the University of North Texas Health Science Center's School of Public Health, announced new findings that indicate that mortality is directly related to the economy. Specifically, unemployment and reduced spending on health care…
March 5, 2009 • Archive
It's time to wipe the dust off the golf clubs and get ready for the 4th annual UNT Health Science Center President's Invitational Golf Tournament, to be held April 7 at Ridglea's Championship Course. There is still time to register for the tournament. Last year's tournament raised $45,000 for Health Science Center initiatives.Garvey Texas Foundation…
February 27, 2009 • Archive
Rhonda Roby, PhD, and Joyce Hood, MPH, were both named 2009 HealthCare Heroes by the Fort Worth Business Press. The pair were honored at an event and featured in a special section released with the Feb. 23 issue of the Business Press.Dr. Roby's involvement in forensic DNA testing garnered her the honor. Her resume includes…
February 25, 2009 • Archive
The Center for Community Health, the Texas Center for Health Disparities and the Texas Public Health Training Center are pleased to sponsor a free live webcast from the 30th Annual Minority Health Conference on the University of North Carolina campus at 1 pm on Feb. 27 in the Mini-Auditorium in the Gibson Lewis Library on…
February 16, 2009 • Archive
Supply and demand: it's the central economic theory underpinning free markets everywhere. In a perfect world, a manufacturer makes the right product in the right quantity and consumers buy at the right price. Voila, equilibrium! But it's hardly perfect out there. Our domestic automotive industry is a supply-and-demand equation that's painfully out of balance. Another…
February 16, 2009 • Archive
The Health Science Center will host its annual Research Appreciation Day (RAD) titled "The Art and Science of Biomedical Research and Health" on March 6 beginning at 8:30 a.m. with research poster presentations and a vendor fair at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. Almost $10,000 will be awarded to top student…
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