For immediate release: Dec. 4, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas — Barbara Sapp Davis, a nursing master’s student at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Nursing, received a 2006 Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust Award for her work on behalf of African American... more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 1, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas—The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received a $9.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to better control influenza epidemics in the developing world. The three-year grant will allow UTMB... more »

FOR RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas — World AIDS Day will be observed at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston with a candlelight vigil beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Moody Medical Library Plaza, Market Street between ninth and 10th streets. Dr.... more »

FOR RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas ? In an effort to ensure future doctors have the skills to provide compassionate care through sound, culturally sensitive practice, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the... more »

FOR RELEASE: Nov. 28, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have received a generous contribution from a Jamaica Beach resident that will help them purchase vital equipment for their studies involving age-related macular degeneration, the... more »

For immediate release: Nov. 9, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas — A 10-year, $12.5 million contribution will create a permanent endowment to benefit research and patient care conducted in the Truman G. Blocker Burn Unit at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The contribution is part of... more »

FOR RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas — Dr. Garland D. Anderson has been selected dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, President John D. Stobo announced today. His appointment is effective immediately. Anderson, who was serving as... more »

For immediate release: Oct. 20, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas — The 2006 Salute to Nursing Golf Tournament and Auction Party raised more than $90,000 to support scholarships for students attending the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The event was held on Oct.... more »

FOR RELEASE: Oct. 19, 2006 Ruth E. Morris will create the Beatrice Brotzman Endowed Presidential Scholarship and contribute to the Ruth Morris Endowed Scholarship to boost the endowment to the presidential scholarship level. All UTMB scholarships endowed with contributions of $50,000 or more are... more »

FOR RELEASE: Oct. 12, 2006 GALVESTON, Texas — Experts from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will address the needs of childhood cancer survivors returning to school in a lecture from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at UTMB Children’s Hospital, Ninth and Market streets,... more »