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A $100,000 grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation is supporting new research at UNT Health Fort Worth, where College of Public Health researcher Stacey Griner, Ph.D., is leading an initiative to strengthen the role of dental health providers in preventing HPV-related cancers.

The funding was made possible through Awesome Games Done Quick, an annual live-streamed fundraising event that benefits cancer prevention research.

An estimated 12,600 cases of oropharyngeal cancer, the most common HPV-...

Observation sparks the questions that shape a researcher’s career and curiosity is the foundation. For Dr. Allison Greene, one observation became the foundation of years of studying alcohol use, the environmental factors that influence risky behaviors and the perceived norms surrounding substance use among young adults...

Where a person lives can have a greater impact on their future heart health than previously understood. A new study co-led by Kai Zhang, PhD, professor in the Department of Public Health at UNT Health Fort Worth, found that neighborhood social determinants of health in early adulthood are associated with an increased risk of developing subclinical cardiovascular disease later in life. The findings highlight pover...

Midterms are a stressful period for most students. For Elizabeth Amadasu, it was also a period that coincided with an important step in her research journey. The first-year Master of Public Health student in the College of Public Health published her first-ever first-author manuscript in the Journal of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, contributing to the growing research on sleep disturbances and suicide risk in adoles...

Few dental professionals choose a path focused on population health, research and community-based prevention. For Dr. Rohit Balasundaram, that specialized focus has already opened doors to a faculty career at one of the nation's newest dental schools. As a recent PhD graduate from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's Department of Public Health at UNT Health Fort Worth, Balasundaram was app...

For many older farmers, a lifetime of working the land leaves enduring marks, not just on the soil, but on the mind and body. New research on aging in agriculture highlights the cumulative physical strain caused by years of exposure to extreme weather, repetitive labor and high-risk environments, often compounded by limited access to supportive health care. Texas leads the nation in farmland with more than 230,00...