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- Our People
Building healthier communities by improving housing quality and safety
How do School of Public Health faculty, staff and students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth spend their summers? Often, you will find them volunteering time in neighborhoods across the U.S. doing the hands-on...

- Our People
School of Public Health faculty member bridges public health and animal welfare
A faculty member of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health has merged her passions for both human and animal health. Associate professor Dr. Dana Litt co-founded Cowtown Friends of Fort Worth...

- Education
HSC launches first-of-its-kind lifestyle medicine for teens microcredential
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has launched a first-of-its-kind lifestyle medicine for teens microcredential for high school students. The free certification was developed to encourage students to create healthy...

- On Campus
HSC convenes experts to discuss future of life sciences workforce
Victoria Ford, president and CEO of the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute in Austin, will be the featured keynote during the next event in HSC’s 2023 Health Care Workforce & Education Series on Aug. 10. The public is invited to...

- Our People
The impact of osteopathic manipulative medicine on autism, ADHD and beyond
Dr. Jay Roop performs osteopathic manipulative medicine for patients of all ages at HSC Health — the patient-facing clinic at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — but his favorite patients are the kids. Roop,...

- Our People
TCOM’s Melva Landrum appointed to the prestigious Careers in Medicine Advisory Board
She’s an expert in residency and the Match for osteopathic medical students, and now Melva Landrum of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is part of a national advisory board representing osteopathic medicine. Landrum, a director in TCOM’s Office of...

- Community
Arlington resident’s visit to free clinic changed her vision
It was 2021, and Precious Harris hadn’t seen clearly in five years. The Arlington resident was one of thousands of North Texas residents who didn’t have vision insurance or the means to buy new glasses. Her circumstances changed after a...

- Education
HSC College of Pharmacy granted eight-year accreditation
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Pharmacy has reached another milestone just 10 years after its inaugural class matriculated in 2013. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education has granted the college an eight-year...

- Our People
This is Whole Health: Dr. Kate Taylor
“A house-call patient of mine has dementia. Her family members are highly educated. They were struggling to decide how to best care for their mom and looking for ways to help her condition improve, such as walking around the house...

- Research
Farewell conference features Institute for Health Disparities program
A variety of biomedical scientists descended upon Los Angeles last month, as well as scores more participating from home, for what would be the final National Institutes of Health Diversity Program Consortium annual conference. The theme was appropriately titled “Ending...
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