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February 2, 2022 • Campaign: People
By Sally Crocker HSC faculty researcher Nolan Kline, PhD, is the kind of person who can’t sit by when action is needed. A defining moment early in his college experience led Dr. Kline to a career in public health education, research and service, and today he brings his experience and passions to HSC and the…
February 1, 2022 • Campaign: People
Growing up, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams’ grandfather used to always say, “When you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” That phrase has been true for the former Deputy Surgeon General since the first day she began working as a nurse in the Army. She believes her purpose in life is…
February 1, 2022 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta February is Black History Month and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is proud to honor the pioneering efforts of many African American men and women who have paved the way for many in the medical and osteopathic community. Today, we see the profound impact being made by African American osteopathic…
January 31, 2022 • Campaign: People
By Libby Maness Cameron Cushman believes in the power of entrepreneurship and innovation. After all, without it, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth wouldn’t exist. He has spent his entire career encouraging people to believe in big ideas, just as he does. Cushman puts it simply: “If we don’t promote…
January 28, 2022 • Public Health, Research, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker Last fall felt like a return home of sorts for Dr. Matthew Rossheim, who came on board as a tenured Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems in the HSC School of Public Health (SPH). Dr. Rossheim is an HSC alumnus who previously taught for the SPH and served as Director…
January 28, 2022 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has named Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA as the new Vice President of Health Policy and founding Director of the new Center for Health Policy within the Division of Research and Innovation. Dr. Allison also will be an Associate…
January 25, 2022 • Campaign: People
By Libby Maness Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD, strives to embody the values at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, so it’s not surprising that he made it his mission to put an end to health disparities. As Vice President of the Institute of Health Disparities at HSC, Dr. Vishwanatha’s road to…
January 21, 2022 • Public Health, Research, School of Public Health
By Sally Crocker A new article published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), co-authored by HSC Assistant Professor Nolan Kline, PhD, describes how one community-based organization in Florida challenged structural racism and COVID-19 together by imagining the future of public health with a new approach to political engagement, research and a collaborative partnership between academics and…
January 18, 2022 • Campaign: People One Pill Kills
He didn’t know it at the time, but when Dr. Scott Walters was growing up in San Diego in the mid 1980s, a next-door neighbor was concealing a homemade meth lab just across the fence and mere steps away from his bedroom window. For some time, concerned parents in his family’s quiet cul-de-sac had reached…
January 13, 2022 • Campaign: People
Charles Taylor, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's Provost and EVP of Academic Affairs, began his journey in higher education earlier than most as he spent the first five years of his life living in a modified dorm room with his parents on the campus of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama where his dad worked in admissions. At five, his…
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