News and Successes
Mixing science, dance helps alum find calling
1/19/23
Alumna Natsuko Oshima, PT, DPT received the competition poster award at the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science conference in Limerick, Ireland for her research on how effects of abrupt tempo changes in music affects the jumping mechanism of ballet dancers.
Retired professor’s fluke was ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ’s good fortune
11/7/22
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ professor Peggy Gleeson has dedicated her career to her students and physical therapy. Through her leadership, research and scholarly productivity and clinical experience, Gleeson has elevated the national and international visibility of the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ physical therapy program.
PT student awarded grant to study hip ailments
10/24/22
Libby Bergman, PT, DPT who attends the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ Institute of Health Sciences - Houston Center, was awarded a $1,000 grant from the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ Experiential Student Scholar Program to research methods of diagnosing hip ailments to better address pain treatment.
PT professor, co-author to expand study on aortic diseases
10/21/22
Texas Woman’s School of Physical Therapy assistant professor Jennifer Bogardus, PT, PhD, and a co-principal investigator have received $2 million in funding for a study on the effects of moderate exercise in pediatric patients with diseases affecting the aorta.
Regents give green light to health science building project
2/18/22
The Texas Woman’s University System Board of Regents today approved a plan to build a 175,000-square-foot health science center for the Denton campus to support growth in the colleges of health sciences and nursing and other collaborative efforts.