2019 News

Capstone project yields success for students, health providers

5/23/19

As one of the largest public hospital systems in the country, Parkland Health & Hospital System handles more than 1 million outpatient visits a year and it fiscal year 2018 it provided more than $1.02 billion in uncompensated care.

The safety-net hospital and the 20 community clinics it operates rely heavily on funding from Medicare and Medicaid, charities and property taxes to sustain its operations. Adequate revenue sources are crucial to the operation of the 125-year-old Parkland system.

With that as a backdrop, two teams of Texas Woman’s University Health Systems Management students this year embarked on a plan to help boost Parkland’s bottom line.

TWU Board of Regents approves promotions and tenure

5/23/19

The Texas Woman’s University Board of Regents approved promotions and tenure recommendations at its quarterly meeting May 17 at the TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center. Regents also awarded emeritus status to retiring faculty and staff.

TWU to host Pioneer Preview Day June 8, 2019

5/21/19

Texas Woman’s University will host Pioneer Preview Day — an open house event for potential first-year and transfer students — from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 8 on the university’s Denton campus.

TWU nutrition students showcase innovative food products

5/13/19

A semester of hard work and experiential learning recently came to a close for senior undergraduate Nutrition students at Texas Woman’s. Adjunct Professor James Adams guided his Food Product Development class through creating new products from beginning to launch, with creative and delicious results.

TWU graduate hopes to break record with Mt. Everest climb

5/13/19

TWU alumna Roxanne Vogel (MS in Exercise and Sports Nutrition '17) is attempting to scale Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak, in record time — two weeks. You can follow Roxy’s trip at https://guenergy.com/roxy-on-everest/