UTMB News by Category UTMB honors five with Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus AwardJune 12, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently recognized five alumni for their accomplishments by presenting... more » New phone app will help treat blood clots June 11, 2018 GALVESTON, Texas – Inspiration can strike at the most unusual and unexpected places. A family vacation 14 years ago that... more » School of Medicine commencement includes traditions reaching back to medieval timesMay 31, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – When the 2018 School of Medicine graduates walk in to receive their degrees at Moody Gardens, they will be led by the... more » New data changes the way scientists explain how cancer tumors develop May 21, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within th... more » UTMB graduate school awards 39 degrees at commencementMay 21, 2018GALVESTON, Texas — The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston awarded 39 degrees during... more » Traumatic brain injury experts devise ways to speed development of new treatmentsMay 15, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A group of prominent traumatic brain injury researchers has recommended a standardized set of procedures designed to enable... more » UTMB receives comprehensive stroke center certificationMay 10, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center from DNV GL... more » UTMB neonatal intensive care unit attains top designationMay 7, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The neonatal intensive care unit at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has achieved a Level IV designation,... more » New breakthrough paving the way for universal Ebola therapeuticMay 7, 2018GALVESTON, Texas –A new collaborative study has identified and studied Ebola antibodies that could be used to design universal therapeutics... more » 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. 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UTMB honors five with Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus AwardJune 12, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently recognized five alumni for their accomplishments by presenting... more »
New phone app will help treat blood clots June 11, 2018 GALVESTON, Texas – Inspiration can strike at the most unusual and unexpected places. A family vacation 14 years ago that... more »
School of Medicine commencement includes traditions reaching back to medieval timesMay 31, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – When the 2018 School of Medicine graduates walk in to receive their degrees at Moody Gardens, they will be led by the... more »
New data changes the way scientists explain how cancer tumors develop May 21, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within th... more »
UTMB graduate school awards 39 degrees at commencementMay 21, 2018GALVESTON, Texas — The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston awarded 39 degrees during... more »
Traumatic brain injury experts devise ways to speed development of new treatmentsMay 15, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A group of prominent traumatic brain injury researchers has recommended a standardized set of procedures designed to enable... more »
UTMB receives comprehensive stroke center certificationMay 10, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center from DNV GL... more »
UTMB neonatal intensive care unit attains top designationMay 7, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – The neonatal intensive care unit at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has achieved a Level IV designation,... more »
New breakthrough paving the way for universal Ebola therapeuticMay 7, 2018GALVESTON, Texas –A new collaborative study has identified and studied Ebola antibodies that could be used to design universal therapeutics... more »
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 »
