Reiser named president of UTMB Reiser, a world-renowned healthcare, innovation, and research leader, will begin his duties at UTMB on Aug. 15. Read More
Brain has natural way to fight dementia, UTMB study suggests Some people who have Alzheimer’s disease pathology never get dementia because they have a protective biological mechanism working in their favor, a new study suggests. Read More
UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff UTMB's Angleton Danbury campus welcomed two nearly life-sized robots programmed to support the human staff and free up nurses to spend more time with patients Read More
UTMB News It’s official: Jochen Reiser appointed by UT Regents as next president of The University of Texas Medical Branch May 24, 2023 • 12:38 p.m. The University of Texas System Board of Regents today appointed Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, as the next president of The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in a special called board meeting. Making the Switch from Alteplase to Tenecteplase? Researchers Compare Mortality Rates of Stroke Treatments May 17, 2023 • 10:16 a.m. Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch recently compared the two treatments for acute stroke and found that one type of treatment has a lower mortality rate. Brain has natural way to fight dementia, UTMB study suggests May 16, 2023 • 7:25 a.m. Some people who have Alzheimer’s disease pathology never get dementia because they have a protective biological mechanism working in their favor, a new study suggests. UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff March 28, 2023 • 9:53 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch welcomed some new staff members at the Angleton Danbury campus this week: two nearly life-sized robots programmed to support the human staff and free up nurses from certain tasks to allow them more time to spend with patients. Clear Lake Campus NICU named Level II Facility March 2, 2023 • 11:07 a.m. The Texas Department of State Health Services has named the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Clear Lake Campus a Level II Neonatal Facility. Study Examines Pediatric Firearm Injury and Death in the United States: “It’s worse than we think” March 2, 2023 • 10:54 a.m. With firearm injury now the leading cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S., researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch are working to fully define the spectrum of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries to guide efforts to address this public health crisis. UTMB Emergency Medicine Residency Program gains accreditation February 28, 2023 • 11:45 a.m. An accredited and approved Emergency Medicine Residency Program is now official at the University of Texas Medical Branch. UTMB researcher gets $2.26 M grant to expand HPV-vaccine program in Rio Grande Valley February 27, 2023 • 11:02 a.m. In February, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded Dr. Ana M. Rodriguez and her research team a $2.26 million grant to help fight human papillomavirus related cancers. Texas has one of the lowest HPV vaccination rates in the country, and in the Rio Grande Valley, young people are at a higher risk of developing HPV-related cancers. Thomas Smith Named 2022 American Academy for Advancement of Science Fellow February 23, 2023 • 1:04 p.m. Thomas Smith, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is among the 508 scientists, engineers and innovators who have been elected 2022 AAAS Fellows for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout their careers. UTMB President’s Cabinet announces 2022 award recipients February 21, 2023 • 3:00 p.m. Eight original projects at the University of Texas Medical Branch have earned President’s Cabinet awards totaling $204,987. More UTMB News Search Categories Alumni News Awards & Accolades Education Faculty/Staff News Health Care In The News News Releases Top News UTMB Research Contact Media Team UTMB Experts
It’s official: Jochen Reiser appointed by UT Regents as next president of The University of Texas Medical Branch May 24, 2023 • 12:38 p.m. The University of Texas System Board of Regents today appointed Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, as the next president of The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in a special called board meeting.
Making the Switch from Alteplase to Tenecteplase? Researchers Compare Mortality Rates of Stroke Treatments May 17, 2023 • 10:16 a.m. Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch recently compared the two treatments for acute stroke and found that one type of treatment has a lower mortality rate.
Brain has natural way to fight dementia, UTMB study suggests May 16, 2023 • 7:25 a.m. Some people who have Alzheimer’s disease pathology never get dementia because they have a protective biological mechanism working in their favor, a new study suggests.
UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff March 28, 2023 • 9:53 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch welcomed some new staff members at the Angleton Danbury campus this week: two nearly life-sized robots programmed to support the human staff and free up nurses from certain tasks to allow them more time to spend with patients.
Clear Lake Campus NICU named Level II Facility March 2, 2023 • 11:07 a.m. The Texas Department of State Health Services has named the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Clear Lake Campus a Level II Neonatal Facility.
Study Examines Pediatric Firearm Injury and Death in the United States: “It’s worse than we think” March 2, 2023 • 10:54 a.m. With firearm injury now the leading cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S., researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch are working to fully define the spectrum of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries to guide efforts to address this public health crisis.
UTMB Emergency Medicine Residency Program gains accreditation February 28, 2023 • 11:45 a.m. An accredited and approved Emergency Medicine Residency Program is now official at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
UTMB researcher gets $2.26 M grant to expand HPV-vaccine program in Rio Grande Valley February 27, 2023 • 11:02 a.m. In February, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded Dr. Ana M. Rodriguez and her research team a $2.26 million grant to help fight human papillomavirus related cancers. Texas has one of the lowest HPV vaccination rates in the country, and in the Rio Grande Valley, young people are at a higher risk of developing HPV-related cancers.
Thomas Smith Named 2022 American Academy for Advancement of Science Fellow February 23, 2023 • 1:04 p.m. Thomas Smith, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is among the 508 scientists, engineers and innovators who have been elected 2022 AAAS Fellows for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout their careers.
UTMB President’s Cabinet announces 2022 award recipients February 21, 2023 • 3:00 p.m. Eight original projects at the University of Texas Medical Branch have earned President’s Cabinet awards totaling $204,987.