<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/emma_brilleslyper_public_health_award.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>04/23/2026</pubDate><title>TCOM student Emma Brilleslyper honored with the 2026 Excellence in Public Health Award</title><summary>Emma Brilleslyper of UNT Health Fort Worth’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine received the 2026 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service. Her research improves women’s health education in rural Texas. </summary><author>Steven Bartolotta</author><image><img src="/newsroom/_binaries/emma.jpg" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>College of Public Health</tag><tag>TCOM</tag></tags></item>