UTMB students to lead health care discussion as requested by Obama’s transition team
December 24, 2008
UTMB students will lead a community forum on health care solutions for the Houston-Galveston area at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 in the William Temple... more »
UT regents choose surgeon for chancellor post
December 19, 2008
Houston Chronicle, Dec. 18, 2008 The University of Texas System Board of Regents has selected transplant surgeon Francisco Cigarroa as the sole... more »
HMH opens unit for TDCJ offenders
December 19, 2008
Huntsville Item, Dec. 18, 2008 HUNTSVILLE - Huntsville Memorial Hospital opened a nine-bed unit for noncritical Texas Department of Criminal Justice... more »
1,000 babies and counting
December 19, 2008
A La Porte couple are the proud parents of the 1,000th baby born at UTMB since Hurricane Ike slammed into the hospital. Weighing in at 6 pounds, 5... more »
New source of neural stem cells at the tail end of the spinal cord
December 18, 2008
Neurology Today, Dec. 18, 2008 UTMB's Darren Boehning, an associate professor in the department of neuroscience and cell biology, is quoted in this... more »
Governor appoints Sexton to disaster commission
December 18, 2008
Galveston County Daily News, Dec. 18, 2008 UTMB's Karen Sexton was one of 23 people appointed Wednesday to the Governor's Commission for Disaster Rec... more »
3-Share plan survived Hurricane Ike
December 18, 2008
Galveston County Daily News, Dec. 18, 2008 James I. Rodriguez, executive director of the Galveston 3-Share Plan, explains in this guest column how... more »
Protesters march for UTMB
December 18, 2008
Galveston County Daily News, Dec. 18, 2008 About 100 sign-toting, peaceful, yet passionate protesters circled the sidewalks Wednesday of UTMB,... more »
Bhat wins Hector P. Garcia essay competition at UTMB
December 18, 2008
Anand Bhat, a third-year medical student at UTMB, is the 2008 winner of the Hector P. Garcia M.D. Cultural Competency Essay Competition which is held... more »
UTMB recognized for outstanding community service
December 18, 2008
UTMB was recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges as a finalist for the 2008 AAMC Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Se... more »