Health & the Human Condition

A century ago, the average American lived about 55 years. Today, we are likely to make 80. Unrelenting scientific curiosity and exploration have made this dramatic increase possible and led to life-saving breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and other ailments. But progress that improves our quality of life extends beyond the physical realm. Examination of the arts and humanities helps us understand the nature of the human condition and the cultural and social fabric that characterizes our existence and contributes to our well-being.

Quick Hits

UTA hosted its first International Symposium on Traumatic Brain Injury Mechanisms and Protections in April. The event, which brought researchers and experts from across the globe, was chaired by Associate Professor Ashfaq Adnan.

Social work Senior Associate Dean Debra Woody won a $1.3 million grant to train addiction recovery specialists. The award is part of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s Opioid Workforce Expansion Program.

Assistant Professor Cara Boutte is creating a comprehensive model of mycobacterial cell wall regulation to better understand how it responds to stress. The project has important implications, as mycobacteria have developed immunity to many antibiotics.

Health & the Human Condition Stories

Killer Waves

Novel cancer treatment uses microwaves to trigger cell death

Physicist Wei Chen believes he’s found a new way to treat cancer cells. He and a team of international collaborators...

FRACTURED

Professors studying heart failure

Researchers from UTA and UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) are teaming up to study what has become the fastest-growing type...

RX SUCCESS

Focused on medication safety

Each year in the United States, the unsafe use of medications leads to over 700,000 emergency room visits, according to...