Texas Medical Center News, June 15, 2012

Construction crews have uncovered a part of the past at the future site of the new Jennie Sealy Hospital on The University of Texas Medical Branch campus in Galveston. “We’re certain part of the top was sheared off during an earlier construction project because we believe the wall was... more »

Galveston County Daily News, June 5, 2012

Next month, construction will begin on a project to renovate and reconfigure 65,000 square feet of first-floor corridor space that will connect John Sealy Hospital and six other medical buildings at the University of Texas Medical Branch. The work will cost about $15.3 million and is expected to be... more »

Galveston County Daily News, June 4, 2012

A new exhibit from the University of Texas Medical Branch featuring seaside-themed art by Galveston schoolchildren is on display at Moody Gardens. The exhibit’s oversized display panels offer a wide range of information and illustrations focusing on child and family health and contain... more »

Galveston County Daily News, June 2, 2012

  Amis Carlisle had just arrived in Galveston and was looking for a job when he met Kristy Acosta, a medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch. On Saturday, following her graduation from UTMB School of Medicine, the pair were married at Sacred Heart Church in Galveston.... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 29, 2012

Ten students from Puerto Rico will graduate from UTMB after their school lost accreditation. Students sent out an appeal through the Association of American Medical Colleges, and that’s when UTMB’s Drs. Judith Rowen, Lauree Thomas and Jeffrey Rabek stepped up and set in motion a small... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 29, 2012

Construction crews at UTMB recently uncovered a part of the past at the future site of the new Jennie Sealy Hospital. Excavators using heavy equipment found part of the original Galveston seawall buried under several feet of dirt at the construction site. The seawall segment is about 100 to 150 feet... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 8, 2012

Evan Sebesta, 5, a special-needs student in Santa Fe, is now able to use a makeshift stylus attached to a baseball cap to communicate on his iPad, thanks to UTMB’s Dr. Harold Pine and donations from UTMB faculty, friends and relatives.   more »

Texas Medical Center News, May 1, 2012

At a time in life when many of his friends are contemplating how to spend their retirement, Col. Byron Nash, retired from the U.S. Air Force, is ready to start his newest career — as a nurse. Nash, born on Galveston Island, returned to complete an accelerated program for his Bachelor of... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 1, 2012

Newborn Lola Grace Blackwell is recovering at UTMB after a high-risk delivery that involved surgery to treat a massive neck malformation. On April 25, UTMB’s chief of pediatric surgery, Dr. Ravi Radhakrishnan, successfully removed the neck mass. [Note: This article was written by Molly... more »

Texas Medical Center News, April 15, 2012

NASA astronaut Dr. Serena Aunon recently paid a visit to UTMB, where she completed her residency in internal medicine as well as a residency in aerospace medicine. Aunon was on campus to lend support and encouragement to participants in a 70-day bed-rest study that mimics the effect of zero gravity... more »