November 20, 2014 New Alvin Clinic celebrates with ribbon cutting The crowd gathered at the new UTMB Alvin Clinic Nov. 12 was full of Alvin dignitaries, UTMB leaders and many friends and well-wishers from throughout... more » Cholesterol-fighting drug may prevent hysterectomies UTMB researchers discover that cholesterol-fighting statins inhibit the growth of uterine fibroid tumors, which are responsible for 50 percent of... more » Biking around the BayBike Around the Bay is a two-day, 180-mile bicycle ride around Galveston Bay that benefits the Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF). The ride brings people... more » Contact Impact Impact is UTMB’s newsletter focused on celebrating the accomplishments of UTMB’s faculty, staff and students. Please send all inquiries to impact.newsletter@utmb.edu. We hope you enjoy reading Impact and look forward to hearing from you! Shining StarsResearchers awarded medals at national conference Slobodan Paessler is the recipient of the 2014 Bailey K. Ashford Medal awarded annually for... more » TDCJ Hospital Transitional Unit opensA ribbon cutting was held Nov. 10 to celebrate the opening of the new Transitional Unit on the 7th floor of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice... more » SECC 2014 update We are just a little over halfway on our journey down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and our SECC goal of raising half-a-million dollars to... more » UTMB employee passionate about sharing “lessons learned”’ with youth in her hometownWhen Leah Jacobs, data coordinator for Texas AHEC East, is not at UTMB overseeing the collection and validation of AHEC activities by nine regional... more » EAC election updateThe number of votes cast in the election for four new Employee Advisory Council representatives already is more than double the total number from last... more » Marketing & Communications receives top award for Newsroom webpageUTMB’s Marketing and Communications Department received a platinum award at the 2014 eHealthcare Leadership Awards for “Best... more » Contact Impact Impact is UTMB’s newsletter focused on celebrating the accomplishments of UTMB’s faculty, staff and students. Please send all inquiries to impact.newsletter@utmb.edu. We hope you enjoy reading Impact and look forward to hearing from you!