UTMB News by Category Nursing graduation is a family affairApril 17, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – For six of the 578 graduates receiving their degrees from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Nursi... more » UTMB scores another A for safety and qualityApril 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston announced that its health care system has received a second consecutive A... more » Opioid-related hospitalizations rising in older Medicare patients without opioid prescriptionsApril 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use... more » UTMB scientists identify enzyme involved in faulty brain cell communication in Alzheimer’sMarch 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has provided researchers important insights about an... more » Couple travels their way to a matchMarch 13, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – When medical students Adam and Christine Kley sit in Levin Hall at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Mar... more » UTMB research advances in national science tournamentMarch 9, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Everyone is familiar with or has heard of the March Madness college basketball tournament. The scientific community also... more » UTMB continues League City expansionMarch 8, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received approval from The University of Texas System Board of... more » Shining new light on halting the progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseMarch 1, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A light that is barely visible to the human eye could be the key to stopping the terrible effects of Alzheimer’s. A... more » Zika virus mimics host’s immune system, triggering hosts body to attack itselfFebruary 20, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A research team from the U.S., Germany and Singapore, led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has... more » Ruben Puente named interim police chief at UTMBJanuary 30, 2018Ruben Puente, assistant director of the University of Texas System Police Department, has been appointed interim chief of police for the University of... more » UTMB establishes institute to lead research, development of vaccinesJanuary 29, 2018GALVESTON -- Vaccine research and development will expand at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston with the creation of the Sealy... more » UTMB develops promising anti-obesity drug that shrinks fat without suppressing appetiteJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Given the ever-increasing obesity epidemic, researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have... more » UTMB’s Scott Weaver named National Academy of Inventors 2017 FellowJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas — Scott Weaver from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was named as a Fellow by the National Academy of Invent... more » UTMB announces new Healthcare Management InstituteDecember 21, 2017The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has announced the creation of a new Healthcare Management Institute.The institute will be working... more » How well will the flu vaccine work this winter?December 8, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — The most effective way of preventing seasonal influenza is to be vaccinated each autumn. The reason that people are... more » Children who get spanked more likely to be violent toward future dating partnersDecember 5, 2017A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found a link between children who experience corporal punishment and... more » How to "Holiday-Proof" your sleep scheduleDecember 4, 2017The holidays are hectic and can wreak havoc on your sleep schedule. Dr. Sara Nowakowski, a sleep expert and clinical psychologist at The University... more » Jones new senior vice president and dean of nursing school at UTMBNovember 15, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Deborah J. Jones has been appointed senior vice president and dean of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston... more » Frequent alcohol drinking kills new brain cells in adults, females are more vulnerableNovember 9, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells... more » UTMB to study new approach for hip fracture recoveryNovember 2, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – A multimillion dollar grant could help researchers develop a novel therapeutic for women recovering from hip fractures. The... more » UTMB scores an A for safety and qualityOctober 31, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston announced that its health care system has received an A grade from the... more » 2017 President's Cabinet AwardsOctober 18, 20172017 President's Cabinet Awards Twenty-six University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston faculty, staff and students recently received UTMB... more » Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infectionSeptember 26, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the... more » Potential Zika vaccine protects against infection, pregnancy transmission and testicular damageSeptember 25, 2017After a single dose, the developing Zika vaccine completely prevents against infection, transmission from pregnant mother to developing fetus. 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Nursing graduation is a family affairApril 17, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – For six of the 578 graduates receiving their degrees from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Nursi... more »
UTMB scores another A for safety and qualityApril 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston announced that its health care system has received a second consecutive A... more »
Opioid-related hospitalizations rising in older Medicare patients without opioid prescriptionsApril 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use... more »
UTMB scientists identify enzyme involved in faulty brain cell communication in Alzheimer’sMarch 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has provided researchers important insights about an... more »
Couple travels their way to a matchMarch 13, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – When medical students Adam and Christine Kley sit in Levin Hall at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Mar... more »
UTMB research advances in national science tournamentMarch 9, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Everyone is familiar with or has heard of the March Madness college basketball tournament. The scientific community also... more »
UTMB continues League City expansionMarch 8, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received approval from The University of Texas System Board of... more »
Shining new light on halting the progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseMarch 1, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A light that is barely visible to the human eye could be the key to stopping the terrible effects of Alzheimer’s. A... more »
Zika virus mimics host’s immune system, triggering hosts body to attack itselfFebruary 20, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A research team from the U.S., Germany and Singapore, led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has... more »
Ruben Puente named interim police chief at UTMBJanuary 30, 2018Ruben Puente, assistant director of the University of Texas System Police Department, has been appointed interim chief of police for the University of... more »
UTMB establishes institute to lead research, development of vaccinesJanuary 29, 2018GALVESTON -- Vaccine research and development will expand at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston with the creation of the Sealy... more »
UTMB develops promising anti-obesity drug that shrinks fat without suppressing appetiteJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Given the ever-increasing obesity epidemic, researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have... more »
UTMB’s Scott Weaver named National Academy of Inventors 2017 FellowJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas — Scott Weaver from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was named as a Fellow by the National Academy of Invent... more »
UTMB announces new Healthcare Management InstituteDecember 21, 2017The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has announced the creation of a new Healthcare Management Institute.The institute will be working... more »
How well will the flu vaccine work this winter?December 8, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — The most effective way of preventing seasonal influenza is to be vaccinated each autumn. The reason that people are... more »
Children who get spanked more likely to be violent toward future dating partnersDecember 5, 2017A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found a link between children who experience corporal punishment and... more »
How to "Holiday-Proof" your sleep scheduleDecember 4, 2017The holidays are hectic and can wreak havoc on your sleep schedule. Dr. Sara Nowakowski, a sleep expert and clinical psychologist at The University... more »
Jones new senior vice president and dean of nursing school at UTMBNovember 15, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Deborah J. Jones has been appointed senior vice president and dean of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston... more »
Frequent alcohol drinking kills new brain cells in adults, females are more vulnerableNovember 9, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells... more »
UTMB to study new approach for hip fracture recoveryNovember 2, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – A multimillion dollar grant could help researchers develop a novel therapeutic for women recovering from hip fractures. The... more »
UTMB scores an A for safety and qualityOctober 31, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston announced that its health care system has received an A grade from the... more »
2017 President's Cabinet AwardsOctober 18, 20172017 President's Cabinet Awards Twenty-six University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston faculty, staff and students recently received UTMB... more »
Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infectionSeptember 26, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the... more »
Potential Zika vaccine protects against infection, pregnancy transmission and testicular damageSeptember 25, 2017After a single dose, the developing Zika vaccine completely prevents against infection, transmission from pregnant mother to developing fetus. The... more »
