With final exams and commencement just wrapping up, the last few weeks have been both busy and exciting. As the holidays draw near, I hope winter break can be a time of peace, rest, and renewal.
UTA’s official holiday break will be Wednesday, December 24, 2025 – Thursday, January 1, 2026. In addition, UTA President, Dr. Jennifer Cowley, has authorized Friday, January 2 as an additional day off for all UTA employees.
Please enjoy the break and know that I wish you a joyous holiday season and look forward to welcoming you back for the Spring 2026 semester.
Happy Holidays!
Dr. Tanya Sudia
Interim Dean and Chief Nursing Officer
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UTA Study Explores Zinc's Power to Heal
Blast Injuries
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are pursuing a potential breakthrough that could help soldiers recover from devastating blast injuries.
Zui Pan, professor of graduate nursing at UT Arlington, is leading the 20-month study exploring how zinc might protect and regenerate muscle tissue damaged by trauma. The multidisciplinary study team also includes bioengineering professors Jun Liao and Yi Hong, along with Yingjie Liu, an assistant professor of research at UTA's Bone-Muscle Research Center and a member of the RISE 100 initiative.
Read more.
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Tornado Simulation Tests
Students' Emergency Skills
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The University of Texas at Arlington continues to create unique educational experiences that prepare students for real-world scenarios requiring quick thinking and decisive action. A simulated tornado disaster is the latest example, with students from multiple disciplines recently participating in a hands-on exercise in navigating such an emergency when it strikes.
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Dr. Marco Brotto Appointed Ambassador for the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies
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CONHI is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Marco Brotto as an Ambassador for the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies (IFMRS). The IFMRS is a global, not-for-profit federation representing 29 musculoskeletal research societies, dedicated to advancing excellence in musculoskeletal science and improving the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions worldwide. Notably, the IFMRS recently established a formal collaboration with the World Health Organization, further amplifying its impact on global health.
"I am excited to serve in this new capacity, which strongly aligns with the mission and aspirations of our college and the university," says Brotto.
Congratulations, Dr. Brotto!
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Celebrating National Rural Health Day: What Rural Health Means to One UTA MSN Student
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National Rural Health Day celebrates the resilience and dedication of healthcare professionals who serve rural communities. These leaders, providers, and organizations go above and beyond to ensure quality care reaches even the most remote areas. This year, we spotlight Arsheena Cox, a UTA Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student and Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) at PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Clear Lake, whose journey into nursing and commitment to rural healthcare offer an inspiring look into the purpose of driving rural health forward.
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Undergrad Honors Student Gets Project Published
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Serena Karim, a senior honors nursing student who just graduated this Fall, participated in the UT System Archer Fellowship and interned with the American Nurses Association in Washington, D.C. this past Spring. During the internship, she balanced work between ANA’s Center for Ethics and Human Rights and its Policy and Government Affairs department. One of her projects was recently published in the American Nurse Journal. Congratulations, Serena!
Read article: Balancing life and death transitions
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Kinesiology Student Places First at Research Day
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| Misturat (Misty) Adegbite, a UTA Biomedical Engineering student and Fall 2025 graduate, served as a member of the CONHI Bone-Muscle Research Center for the past 2 years.
Last month, Adegbite received the first place award for her poster presentation at CONHI's Kinesiology Undergraduate Research Day event.
Now a UTA alumnus, Adegbite will soon begin her career as a clinical account specialist.
Congratulations, Misty!
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Familiar nutrient may help regrow soldiers’ muscles after wartime blast injuries: Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Zui Pan (CONHI) spoke with The Dallas Morning News about her study exploring if a zinc-infused gel can spur injured muscle to regenerate after a blast. Such traumatic injuries most often occur when an explosive force sends a powerful pressure wave through the body, tearing muscle and other tissues. Military.com, UrbanTecno, and Stars and Stripes reshared it.
UT Arlington researchers call for more insight on 'potential lifeline' for rural hospitals: KERA's interview with CONHI professors Suzanne Daly and Elizabeth Merwin on their research on the Rural Emergency Hospital program has been shared by numerous outlets including NewsBreak, the Arlington Report, San Antonio's KSTX, and HealthLeaders Media.
Marion Ball continues to bring change through shaping the future of health science on a global scale, all while providing tremendous visibility to UTA. The publishers of Dr. Ball's latest book, Nursing Informatics: A Health Informatics, Interprofessional and Global Perspective, 5th Edition, hosted a book signing at the MEDINFO 2025 conference in Taiwan to celebrate its translation into Korean and now Mandarin, the most widely spoken language other than English.
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Early-life thymectomy results in visceral adipose tissue inflammation and glucose intolerance.
Buckley DJ, Zahedi S, Velusamy P, Sharma S, Sabnani M, Flores LC, Tandukar G, Ikeno Y, Fadel PJ, Lesniewski LA, Trott DW. Immun Ageing. 2025 Oct 1;22(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s12979-025-00531-x. PMID: 41034932 Free PMC article.
Mechanisms of Elevated Cutaneous Vascular Tone in College-Aged Black Individuals. Akins JD, Richey RE, Martin ZT, Fadel PJ, Brothers RM. Hypertension. 2025 Oct;82(10):1675-1686. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.24701. Epub 2025 Aug 20. PMID: 40832709
A review of the differential effects of age on online and offline learning of implicit motor sequences. Murray, A. & Prashad, S. (2025). Journal of Motor Learning and Development. Advance online publication.
Two sides of trust: How cancer survivors’ communication with healthcare providers and on social media predicted healthy behaviors during COVID-19. Qiwei Luna Wu, Yue Liao, Grace Ellen Brannon
Will you precrastinate? Sensitivity to potential performance costs and effort in chronic cannabis users and non-users. Fournier, L.R., Prashad, S., Mouradian, H., & #Paek, A.Y. (2025). Psychological Research, 89, 129.
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Congratulations to Kinesiology's Team, SHINE, which won largest Team at the UTA 130th Homecoming 5K event.
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| CONHI Care Champions at the UTA 5K event.
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CONHI Honors Graduates with Celebratory Events and Commencement
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Clinical Excellence Ceremony
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| Sigma Theta Tau Induction
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Congratulations to all of our graduates!
And thank you to our faculty and staff!
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