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TAMPA, Fla., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Villanova University, the leader in Lean Six Sigma education, is enhancing its professional education offerings with the world's only 100% online Advanced Master Certificate in Lean Six Sigma. In addition to enabling those with Black Belt training to achieve prestigious Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification, this program examines business processes from a holistic perspective, empowering participants to implement Six Sigma strategies that will...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Michael Forster of the UNT Health Science Center and Dr. Raj Sohal of the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy have discovered that eating less may not be a key to living longer. Their study and others by Health Science Center researchers were recently published in several scientific journals and articles. The Forster-Sohal study found that...
To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Lauren LaFleur of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, +1-817-735-5152, cell: +1-817-504-3603, llafleur@hsc.unt.edu FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas Yorio, PhD, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Research, has been named provost of the UNT Health Science Center. Yorio will serve as chief academic officer for the UNT Health Science Center and will provide overall direction for all academic programs and...
By John Austin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Aug. 1--DENTON -- Every musician dreams of going out on a high note. Neil Slater, director of the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band, nailed it. "The crowd just wouldn't let them off the stage," said Craig Marshall, manager of the lab band, describing a concert in Italy on the 20-piece ensemble's just-ended tour of European music festivals. "I think it's the best trip we've ever done. It was a really neat way to end Neil's...
By John Austin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jul. 25--There's no reason high gas prices should keep you away from campus -- at least not a virtual campus. The increased availability of distance learning classes and programs means that students can earn degrees, including doctorates, without commuting to or living on campus. Or even being in Texas. Tarrant County College has students taking online classes from as far away as Iraq. One of the first graduates of Texas Christian...
By Lajuan Tallo Amy Payne's roots at Northwest Mississippi Community College run deep. She spent her student years at the college playing an active role as a student recruiter and in student government. She came back to the school to teach first part-time and then full-time, serving on various committees and participating with her students as a group adviser and sponsor. Recently, Payne was named the new division director of the college's academic business division, following in the...
By David Flick, The Dallas Morning News Jul. 6--DENTON -- Neil Slater has faced many challenges in his 27 years as chairman of the University of North Texas' Jazz Studies Division. But convincing young musicians that they can learn America's most urban art form in the middle of the Texas prairie has not been one of them."I've never had any problem recruiting," he said. "The reputation of the school is out there." Last week, Mr. Slater, 76, led the school's famed One O'Clock Lab Band on the...
By Diane Smith, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jun. 25--FORT WORTH -- Several area school districts expect to get state money to help pay for after-school and academic programs. The Fort Worth school district is one of several North Texas groups that were told by the Texas Education Agency that they made the preliminary selection for The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Cycle 5 Grant. The Fort Worth district is expected to receive $2.75 million to help fund after-school...
By Holly Huffman, The Eagle, Bryan, Texas Jun. 18--Texas A&M University President Elsa Murano has tapped two deans from opposite fields and different regions of the country as the finalists for a top spot on her executive team. Jeffrey Vitter, the Frederick L. Hovde dean of the College of Science at Purdue, and Robert Newman, dean of humanities and associate vice president for interdisciplinary studies at the University of Utah, are vying to become Texas A&M's next executive vice...
By Kathy A. Goolsby and Katherine Leal Unmuth, The Dallas Morning News May 12--Teachers who complain about being underpaid may need to find another beef. How does $50,000 a year for a newly minted teacher sound? A lack of qualified instructors in some critical subject areas has set off a hiring war in North Texas. School districts are raising teacher salaries, awarding signing bonuses and offering annual stipends to lure hard-to-find teachers. DeSoto ISD is a case in point. The...
