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In the News: Alondra Ammon
5/26/23
Alondra Ammon, a PhD student in the School of Occupational Therapy, was interviewed on Telemundo 48 about occupational therapy for Mental Health Awareness Month on May 19.
Partnership aims to improve firefighters’ health, wellbeing
5/16/23
The Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences partners with the Denton Fire Department in conducting wellness and physical exams for its firefighters. For the last five years, Texas Woman’s faculty and students have offered these exams, which are required annually for firefighters by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
After loss, graduation has special meaning for mom, daughter
5/8/23
Katelynn Sparkman’s life instantly changed when her husband was killed in a car accident. She was now a widowed mother with the challenge of working a full-time job on top of going to school full-time. Despite the loss, Sparkman is walking at the May commencement ceremony with her cohort and will graduate in August.
Nutrition and Food Sciences programs gain reaccreditation
5/3/23
A national accrediting body has given high marks and granted full reaccreditation to two key Texas Woman’s Nutrition and Food Sciences programs.
Kinesiology team places fourth at NASA-sponsored competition
4/26/23
A Texas Woman’s team of senior kinesiology students created a wearable device for astronauts that signals when unsafe arm positions are detected. The team’s project placed fourth overall at the Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge, a NASA-sponsored science competition.