• 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

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  • Worker loads samples into antibody machine

    New UTMB test will show patients if they have antibodies against Covid

    A partnership between state-of-the-art robotics and cutting-edge medical research will allow doctors at UTMB to give patients personalized and useful information

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  • school of Nursing students working with a mock patient

    UTMB School of Nursing ranks in top 10 online programs in the nation

    The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing came in 10th in the country in the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs rankings

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UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff

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.

UTMB researcher gets $2.26 M grant to expand HPV-vaccine program in Rio Grande Valley

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.

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Thomas Smith Named 2022 American Academy for Advancement of Science Fellow

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.

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UTMB among top 2 percent in NIH funding

The University of Texas Medical Branch is in the top 2 percent of research institutions receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health moving up in the latest rankings released by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.