DNA Lab receives federal funding

The Health Science Centerâ??s DNA Identity Lab was awarded $819,081 from the National Institute of Justice for developing improved capacity in the lab. The grant lasts through Sept. 30, 2007.   This DNA Capacity Enhancement Program grant brings NIJ funding of the lab to a total of $1,308,524 for the past three years.   The…

Health Science Center collaborates with Cook ChildrenA€AsAPs Physician Network

The Health Science Center and Cook Childrenâ??s Physician Network have founded a partnership to further improve the health of Tarrant County through primary care and public health research.   Researchers and leaders from both the North Texas Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network, or NorTex, housed in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Cook…

Health Science Center hosts 15th annual Research Appreciation Day today

UNT Health Science Center will host its 15th annual Research Appreciation Day (RAD) on Friday, April 6. RAD is an institutional tradition encompassing medicine, public health and basic science.   The program provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to share their research efforts with the campus community and the public. The program encourages…

Rapid Autopsy Program director speaks at Health Science Center

Dr. Anuja Ghorpade, executive vice chair of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present a special seminar entitled â??Building a Rapid Autopsy Program in an Academic Institution: Lessons from Nebraskaâ? on Feb. 26 at noon in LIB 110 (the mini auditorium) on the UNT Health Science Center campus. Dr.…

Temporary Power Outage

The University of North Texas Health Science Center has experienced a temporary power outage. Response to email will be delayed until further notice, but all campus telephone lines are still active. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Governor names UNT Health Science Center student Diana Schulz as the UNT System’s student regent

Denton (UNTS), Texas -- Diana Schulz, a University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth student pursuing a master of science degree in biomedical science, has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to serve as the UNT System's second student regent. Schulz, the daughter of Jim Schulz and Pamela Taylor of Fort Worth,…

UNTHSC posts Jan. 31 Public Meeting presentation

UNT Health Science Center hosted a public meeting for its master planning process on Jan. 31. To see the Power Point presentation from that meeting, click here. The UNT System officially contracted with the master planning team of Carter & Burgess/Polshek Partnership Architects in August 2006 to begin work on a 15-year Campus Master Plan…

UNT Health Science Center to begin Distinguished Speaker Series today

David Fishman, M.D., will be featured as keynote speaker in the first Distinguished Speaker presentation at the UNT Health Science Center today in Luibel Hall on the Health Science Center Campus. Dr. Fishman will present â??The Detection of Early Stage Ovarian Cancer.â? He is director of gynecologic oncology and the Cancer Detection and Screening Program…

UNT Health Science Center adds Stewart as new cardiologist

The University of North Texas Health Science Center recently added cardiologist Richard E. Stewart, M.D., to its faculty and physician group. Dr. Stewart joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology. Prior to arriving at UNT Health Science Center, Dr. Stewart was in private practice as…

UNT Health Science Center hosts public meeting Jan. 31 to discuss master planning process with community

UNT Health Science Center will host a public meeting for its master planning process on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Education and Administration Building, Room 108 on the Health Science Center campus   The meeting will update the public on the goals, observations, research and findings of the master plan process to…