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The system leaders’ decision comes weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices. Texas A&M University also recently changed its hiring practices.
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UT Arlington is preparing health care workers to better address equity issues.
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The number of medical students pursuing a career in pediatrics has declined over the past five years as the number of pediatric positions available has increased. Kristin Gigli, Ph.D., an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner and an assistant professor at UT Arlington, is part of a national committee examining the shortage. She talked with KERA’s Sam Baker.
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Nationally, Black people giving birth are three times more likely to die than their white counterparts, and twice as likely in Texas. That concerns reproductive justice advocates, who fear these outcomes will worsen now that Roe v. Wade is overturned, and people can’t access abortion services.
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Dallas College will take the lead in training people for good paying, biotech jobs. The catalyst is a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Public and private sector partners will join in the training that’s expected to deliver 1,100 much-needed workers in a matter of months.
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'Little by little,' Arlington's downtown comes together to attract people, businesses, officials sayAfter decades of building Arlington’s downtown and entertainment district, residents and businesses are starting to come, Mayor Jim Ross said Wednesday.
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Staff and students who run the Maverick Pantry in UT Arlington's College Park Center hope their partnership with Kroger will provide consistency and enrichment in a time of inflation and greater-than-ever need.
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Five college drone teams gathered recently in an empty football field to tackle tasks set by judges and a local defense contractor.
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Jennifer Cowley, Ph.D., starts her tenure as the 10th UT Arlington president and first woman to hold the role.
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The initiative will cover 100% of the tuition and fees for eligible undergraduate students, in an effort to make higher education more accessible.
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Also called PDT, the FDA-approved therapy uses drugs activated by light to target and destroy tumor cells.
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Efforts continue across North Texas to register kids for Pfizer’s pediatric vaccine against COVID-19.An expert in infectious disease prevention, epidemiology, and health care policy explains the importance of vaccinating children.