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Red wine pomace may have heart health benefits
9/25/24
Mandana Pahlavani, PhD, an assistant professor from Texas Woman’s Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the “novel microencapsulation of red wine pomace to modulate gut health in coronary artery disease.”
Alumna finds joy in increasing health access to the underserved
9/16/24
Alumna Cynthia Chennault is returning to Texas Woman’s and the Denton campus to participate in the Empowering Women for Rural Healthcare Leadership lecture series. Chennault serves in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as an active-duty health services commander.
Grad finds career calling in cardiac healthcare role
8/1/24
Texas Woman’s 2024 graduate Hannah Klim is the first kinesiology (exercise science) student from the TWU School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology to be accepted into the rigorous cardiovascular perfusion program at Baylor Scott & White’s The Heart Hospitals Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) in Plano.
TWU alum gets front-row seat to Olympics as volunteer
7/26/24
A Texas Woman’s alumna is getting a peek behind the curtains at the Paris Olympics and the Paralympic Games this summer. Vanessa Fiaud, PhD is serving as an official volunteer for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Camp helps visually impaired children enjoy thrill of sports
7/3/24
TWU graduate student Gabe Cruz is volunteering at Camp Abilities Texas, which runs from July 7-13. Camp Abilities is a one-week-long educational sports camp that is operated around the world and is designed specifically for children and youth with visual impairments and blindness. The camp teaches children between 9 and 18 what they can do in the areas of sports and recreation.