2002 Impact issues
Volume 26

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• Vol. 26, No. 21, December 16, 2002
  UTMB seeks funding fort biodefense initiative, med students and staff learn form life-like simulation dummy, Li, Smith appointed to ADA posts, first phase of Campaign to Enhance Learning Environment ends, new vaccine reduces incidence of genital herpes in women, Faculty Senate members named.

• Vol. 26, No. 20, November 18, 2002
  UTMB's Pediatric Transport Team extends care to children in rural east Texas, biodefense, infectious diseases programs consolidated, PeopleSoft project to update financial software systems, UTMB researchers make stem cell breakthrough, UTMB, GISD work together on air quality study, Employee Compensation--The Big Picture, new Faculty Senate members, Microbiology doctoral student chosen for national honor.

• Vol. 26, No. 19, November 04, 2002
  Murrell received Fulbright Scholarship, You Count! FY2002 Survey Results, SAHS scholarship listing, Founders Day Faculty Awards Luncheon, UTMB to celebrate Texas Recycles Day Nov. 15, TEXAS Program list and winners.

• Vol. 26, No. 18, October 21, 2002
  UTMB to provide telemedicine services to Antarctica, UTMB among best places to work, President's Cabinet awards, SECC, UTMB telehealth receives telecommunications grants, alumnus contributes money to student networking program, Wallace contribution creates advanced education lab.

• Vol. 26, No. 17, October 7, 2002
  Health Information Management wins national recognition, SECC campaign kicks-off, Dr. Conti named Cooley Distinguished Professor in Surgery, UTMB launches new hepatitis C program, West Nile experts host brown-bag seminar, IMH student receives Hector Garcia award, Vinetz, Abdel-Rahman garner national award for malaria research, Dr. Kirk Calhoun appointed president of UT Health Center Tyler.

• Vol. 26, No. 16, September 23, 2002
  Dean Lemon on expert panel advising on military vaccine program, SECC launch, survey on clinical errors, Sept. 11 commemoration, TS Fay recap, recycling art contest  

• Vol. 26, No. 15, September 09, 2002
  Nursing faculty develop program to help raise confident children, Emergency Department reorganizes leadership, white coat ceremony, Shell foundation helps fund occupational medicine program, GSBS welcomes new students, Protas appointed to Physical Therapy chair, Davis named space and life sciences director at JSC.

• Vol. 26, No. 14, August 19, 2002
  Perachio accepts position on national council, Adult Rehabilitation Center rebuilds lives one step at a time, SAHS graduation, Stark Diabetes Center begins clinical trials for diabetes prevention, YES! program connects students with their environment, UTMB in the news.

• Vol. 26, No.13, August 5, 2002
  Employee Service Day, TEXAS program honorees, Research Technology Support profile, Dunn Foundation creates John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair in Biodefense, Willis receives inaugural pain research award, UTMB listed among America's Best Hospitals, Dr. Powell receives McGovern Award, UTMB HealthCare Systems, Inc. names new CEO.

• Vol. 26, No.12, June 24, 2002
  Our Town: UTMB's financial health stable, new holiday schedule, Li to establish tele-opthalmology guidelines, UTMB Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health opens, eight UTMB grads named as Kempner Scholars, Serving Our Own introduced, Speer elected SELAM president.

• Vol. 26, No.11, June 10, 2002
  Annual benefits enrollment information, School of Medicine commencement coverage, Ashbel Smith Award recipients, Our Town:UTMB embarks on comprehensive campaign, Work School Program successes, Pfizer grant to help fund electronic records system in prison health care program, UTMB nurses receive TNA Nurse of the Year awards.

• Vol. 26, No.10, May 20, 2002
  Preparing for the Storm special section, Blocker Collection offers unique look at history of medicine, GSBS graduation coverage, Gold-Headed Cane nominees, benefits changes.
  
  
• May 20, 2002 Hurricane Special Section
  This is the Impact special section: Preparing for the Storm.
  
  
• Vol. 26, No. 09, May 6, 2002
  Earth Day 2002 coverage, School of Nursing graduation, UTMB and TDCJ respond well under pressure of fire,  campus reaction to fire, Celebrating Volunteers, TEXAS Program names,  Gorenstein and Powell to serve as associate deans for research, Great Strides walk planned for May 19.
   
• Vol. 26, No. 08, April 22, 2002
  Match Day feature, Nursing graduation set, UTMB researchers discover key factor influencing neuromuscular disease, UTMB employees and retirees among Elissa volunteer crew, UTMB Earth Day Celebration turns 10, Nurses Week, National Hospital and Health Care Week to be celebrated on campus, Dr. LeBlanc receives prestigious Gienapp Award, nursing alumni return for homecoming, UTMB participates in Kids Festival.

• Vol. 26, No. 07, April 08, 2002
  SBC Foundation gift, first phase of corridor renovation nears completion, IMH and NIEHS Center sponsor theatrical productions and empathy discussions, researchers find critical DNA-repair enzyme, local teachers to study genetics through UTMB grant, UTMB community involved with Galveston Symphony Orchestra, student health fair, Mitch named Internal Medicine chairman.

• Vol. 26, No. 06, March 25, 2002
  Teaching Scientists: endowment to support high school science program, Mood and Anxiety Center sponsors children's health series, Support Staff Conference wrap-up, Hargraves appointed to governor's task force on health disparities, Marx named senior associate dean for faculty practice, SOM welcomes new faculty.

• Vol. 26, No. 05, March 11, 2002
  New grant helps Clinical Laboratory Services recruit students, RGK Foundation contributes to web-based classes, CAP Coalition speaks on behalf of the uninsured, early detection of colorectal cancer saves lives, Camp RAD registration begins, family dedicates plaque in renal transplant unit.

• Vol. 26, No. 04, February 25, 2002
  Universal Care, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Dr. Charles Blair awarded NIH grant to study care in nursing homes, Health Policy Forum features Rebecca Dresser, applications being accepted for Summer Science Camps.

• Vol. 26, No. 03, February 11, 2002
  Caring Courts, Sankyo grant, smart cards, volunteer opportunities at UTMB, GEM names, Dr. C.J.Peters named John Sealy Distinguished University Chair in Tropical and Emerging Virology, TEXAS names, UTMB Service Day.

• Vol. 26, No. 02, January 28, 2002
  275+ Reasons to Love Working at UTMB, Love Me Tender program brings mothers, babies closer in TDCJ hospital, Martin Luther King Service Awards, Service Day Celebration set, Thompson receives Sheen Award.

• Vol. 26, No. 01, January 14, 2002
  BSL4 lab groundbreaking planned, two UTMB nurses called to help at Ground Zero, Mitchell establishes Alzheimer's research program, UTMB Blood Bank asking employees to donate year-round, UTMB expecting more baby deliveries in 2002.

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