2003 Impact issues
Volume 27

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• Vol. 27, No. 14, September 01 2003
  SOM White Coat Ceremony, Kvale receives Fulbright, UTMB wins $6.3 million NIAID biodefense grant, Hobby Family Foundation establishes professorship in IMH, Telemedicine to help provide diabetes education in Matagorda County, Family of alumnae pledge $50,000 to scholarship benefiting GSBS students, Texas commissioner of health to speak at annual Hector Garcia awards luncheon.

• Vol. 27, No. 13, August 18, 2003
  UTMB doctors named among nation's best, Navy nurse, a UTMB alumna returns home, You Count! survey results, SAHS commencement, UTMB receives $540,000 for science education programs, UTMB nurses help fellow nurses in need, Employee Service Day, GEM names, TEXAS names.

• Vol. 27, No. 12, August 4, 2003
  PA White Coat ceremony, Leiberman named first Potthast Professor, Evans honored with McGovern Award, holiday schedule, Fulhorst and Trocme pursue research during faculty leaves,  emerging viruses unit awarded $4.4 million, Hurricane Claudette as a teaching tool, women's health research center awarded seed grants, Galbraith named to Sealy & Smith Foundation board.

• Vol. 27, No. 11, June 23, 2003
  Budget Bulletin offers benefits info, Message from the President on jobs and finances, Work School Program has first allied health graduate, Project Professionalism pilot begins, Kempner Scholars receive funds for advanced studies, Ruth Morris Scholarship fully endowed, legislature honors Bailey for contributions to medicine, Evans to receive McGovern Award.

• Vol. 27, No. 10, June 09, 2003
  Budget Bulletin, hurricane preparation, SOM commencement, benefits enrollment approaching, four UTMB alumni honored, Class and Tech service, PeopleSoft training, campus parking changes.

• Vol. 27, No. 10, June 09, 2003 Hurricane Preparation Guide
  This special color pull-out offers maps, information and resources to help you prepare for a storm.
   
• Vol. 27, No. 9, May 19, 2003
  Gold-Headed Cane nominees, GSBS commencement, Saunders contributes lead gift toward Bennett Scholarship, GSBS students eligible for online M.B.A. program, professorship established in honor of Ruth Kempner, nominations sought for John P. McGovern Award in Oslerian Medicine, UTMB volunteers honored for service, Vargas named to head Animal Resources Center, Budget Bulletin.
   
• Vol. 27, No. 8, May 05, 2003
  UTMB to provide specialist care for Federal Bureau of Prisons system via telemedicine connection, SON commencement, new drugs restore immune response blocked by hepatitis C, Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology urges everyone to take Great Strides, 21st Century brings new generation of nursing care.

• Vol. 27, No. 7, April 21, 2003
  UTMB Budget Bulletin, Building Bridges: mentoring program provides student opportunities, You Count! in action, National Women's Health Week, Pharmaceutical companies lend support to new GSBS degree, Blood bank, staff create blood management program, UTMB fellow earns trip to Sweden conference, two UTMB programs rank among best in U.S. News & World Report, TEXAS names.

• Vol. 27, No. 6, April 7, 2003
  Match Day 2003, Dunn Foundation grant benefits UTMB spinal cord research, space medicine collection established at library, Kitzhaber calls for grassroots movement for health care access, researchers use gene therapy to stop brain degeneration, state budget shortfall requires Correctional Managed Care reductions, county health fair attracts crowds for run and education, Goldblum receives EPA grant for allergy research.

• Vol. 27, No. 5, March 24, 2003
  UTMB's Integrative Medicine program receives national recognition, summer science programs seek participants, UTMB begins smallpox vaccinations of medical personnel, Garafalo among team that discovers important cause of acute wheezing, RSVP proposals sought for new President's Cabinet awards, Calhoun elected president of University Otolaryngologists, Halpert elected to governing council of pharmacology society, Presidential Faculty Leave recipients named.

• Vol. 27, No. 4, March 10, 2003
  UTMB goes to Antarctica, Stark Center earns national recognition, deficit leads to cuts and job reductions, McCoy Foundation contributes to diabetes research, education, Patient Safety Week, RSVP volunteers, UTMB researchers identify protein that helps HIV penetrate cells, Clifford Houston accepts NASA post, Clinical Department works to stay "in the black," President's Rounds.

• Vol. 27, No. 3, February 17, 2003
  HIPAA training to begin in March, Hankins heads report on newborn brain injuries, Employee Service Day, Budget cuts will not deter UTMB, Online training system, OB/GYN active with educational programs, UTMB and Strand Theatre to shed light on 'Unspeakable' subjects, Campus celebrates MLK Day.

• Vol. 27, No. 2, February 03, 2003
  New IMH Academy of Lifelong Learning, Dana Foundation commits $300,000 to research, UTMB study finds that chemotherapy after breast cancer declines with age, students, faculty take UTMB Honor Pledge, TEXAS names.

• Vol. 27, No. 1, January 13, 2003
  Total Compensation statements, Heart Association awards grant to UTMB researchers, Japanese company contribute $325,000 to infection research, Holidays at UTMB, Russian delegates visit UTMB as part of Open World Russian Leadership Program, Stobo elected to IOM Council.