2015: Year in Review
Texas Medical Center NewsDecember 17, 2015
In his look back at 2015 Texas Medical Center President and C.E.O. Dr. Robert C. Robbins notes that in the upcoming year UTMB’s new Jennie... more »
Obesity not a factor in racial/ethnic variation in cancer screening compliance
Medical News TodayDecember 17, 2015
A team of UTMB researchers found no notable variation between racial/ethnic groups among a national sample of women classified as underweight, normal... more »
Managing holiday stress with positive thoughts
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 17, 2015
UTMB’s Victor Sierpina offer advice on how people can use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to deal with holiday stress. CBT uses the principle that ... more »
Medical Discovery News – Shedding light on sleep
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 17, 2015
In their weekly column UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog discuss sleep/wake homeostasis and a circadian biological clock that humans and... more »
Sealy & Smith Foundation contributes $1 million to honor Dr. Courtney Townsend
December 17, 2015
The Sealy & Smith Foundation recently contributed $1 million to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to establish an endowed chair... more »
Inside UTMB: UTMB, Nature Publishing Group join to produce vaccines publication
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 17, 2015
– Nature Publishing Group and UTMB launch new open-access journal covering vaccine research and development.
– Presentation about the... more »
Change Agents: BASF donation will pamper newborns
The FactsDecember 17, 2015
UTMB Health’s Angleton Danbury Campus will be receiving disposable diapers for newborns from the employees at BASF as part of the... more »
Prosecutors: No charges in extensive Colorado school sexting
ABC NewsDecember 17, 2015
A recent case of sexting between teens at a Colorado high school remains in the news. It has been decided none of the teens will face criminal... more »
Inside UTMB – Lussier new VP for health systems operations
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 17, 2015
– Amy Lussier was recently promoted to associate vice president, Health Systems Operations.
– Participants sought for 12-week physical... more »
Medical Discover News – Revealing the brain
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 17, 2015
David Niesel and Norbert Herzog discuss the human brain and explain that while our understanding of how the brain functions has grown exponentially... more »