The University of Texas Medical Branch achieved a historic milestone in kidney diagnostics, becoming the first in the world to apply NIPOKA’s Podocyte Exact Morphology Measurement Procedure technology in a clinical setting.
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has named Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, MS, its new Senior Vice President, Provost, and Chief Academic Officer.
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has launched a refreshed brand identity—including a new logo and tagline—that builds on the institution’s historic foundation as it continues to advance excellence in clinical care, education, research and innovation.
A new initiative from the Southeast Texas Poison Center is bringing safety-focused support to new parents across the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Labor & Delivery units in Galveston, Clear Lake, and Angleton.
by Dizhi Marlow
The University of Texas Medical Branch will host its annual Disaster Day on Saturday, Nov. 15, bringing together students, faculty, and first responders for a large-scale simulation.
by Raegan Scharfetter
UTMB Health Angleton Danbury Campus earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety focused exclusively on errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
by Dizhi Marlow
When Dr. Matthew Hutter talks about surgery, he speaks as much about people as he does about procedures. For him, the field is not only about technical precision in the operating room but also about improving the lives of patients through teamwork, data-driven insights, and a relentless focus on quality.
The Moody Brain Health Institute, in partnership with the Institute for Human Infections & Immunity, announced the winners of the first I-DID (Intersection of Dementia & Infectious Disease) Pilot Program.
UTMB wrapped up a dynamic and impactful week at the 2025 American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week, held in Houston, with an inspiring capstone event on its Galveston Campus on Sunday.
by Raegan Scharfetter
On Oct. 7, 6-year-old Aliah Martinez became the first patient at UTMB Health to receive the world’s newest Cochlear Nucleus Nexa—a “smart” cochlear implant featuring on-board memory and upgradeable firmware.