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UNT Health Science Center closes for Winter Break

UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at 8:00 am.The Gibson D. Lewis Library at the Health Science Center will be closed Monday,…

Ransom named Distinguished Fellow

Dr. Scott B. Ransom, UNTHSC president, was conferred as a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) by its board of directors, an honor that is only given out once every few years. This distinction is given to physician executives who make â??exemplary and enduring contributions to the knowledge and advancement of…

DNA Lab featured on Court TV Dec. 11

UNTHSC's Center for Human Identification will be featured on the Dec. 11 episode of Court TV. The segment, titled "The Investigators - Dead or Alive," is scheduled to air at 11 p.m. Check your local TV schedule for the actual time. The case involves suspect Clayton Daniels in Texas who is investigated for insurance fraud,…
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UNT Health Science Center announces administration appointments

The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worthâ??s medical school and more, recently announced new appointments to its administrative staff.Thomas Yorio is now executive vice president of academic affairs and research. Yorio joined the Health Science Center in 1977. He received his doctorate in pharmacology from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a…
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UNT Health Science Center appoints new faculty members

New researchers and professors bring an international body of knowledge to the University of North Texas Health Science Center and build upon strengths in cancer research, health disparities and osteopathic manipulative medicine.Anuja Ghorpade, PhD, has joined the Health Science Center as a researcher for the Health Institutes of Texas (HIT), a member of the Texas…
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UNT Health Physicians are “”Texas Super Docs””

Twelve UNT Health physicians were chosen as “Texas Super Docs” for the December 2007 edition of Texas Monthly, which will hit newsstands today.More than 40,000 medical professionals across Texas were asked to nominate one or more doctors, other than themselves, for the list, based on the question, “If you needed medical care, which doctor would…

UNTHSC in the News

UNTHSC made news in Ft. Myers, Fla., several times this week on WINK-TV as part of a series on found remains. Dr. Arthur Eisenberg (right) at the Center for Human Identification is handling the DNA analysis, and the WINK news crew spent several hours filming at our lab in September.Dr. Ralph Anderson is quoted in…

Discover new trends and controversies in women’s health care at 19th annual health symposium “”For Her””

Dr. Brent Bost, Dr. Scott Ransom and Dr. Peter E. Schwartz are featured speakers at the 19th annual Pelham P. Staples, Jr., Educational Symposium on Women’s Health Care Nov. 15-17. Speakers and attendees will delve into new trends and controversies in primary care “For Her” during the three-day conference sponsored by University of North Texas…
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Dr. Irving Rootman to give public lecture on U.S. health knowledge

Irving Rootman, PhD, the Pfizer Visiting Professor for Health Literacy/Clear Communication Community, will address “Low Health Literacy: A Silent Killer: What Can the United States and Canada Learn from Each Other?” in a special public lecture hosted by the University of North Texas Health Science Center and sponsored by Pfizer.Thursday, Oct. 25, 20075 p.m.University of…
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UNT Health again serves Dallas/Ft. Worth 3-Day as medical partner

UNT Health, the faculty physician group of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, is proud to be the medical partner for the 2007 Dallas/Ft. Worth Breast Cancer 3-Day benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust. This is the second year UNT Health will fill this role.UNT Health physicians and nurses will…