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Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)


Recent Publications

Ventura J, Downer B, Li CY, Snih SA. Nativity differences in the relationship between handgrip strength and cognitive impairment in older Mexican Americans over 20 years of follow-up. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Dec 13;107:104903. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104903. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36584560

Downer B, Li CY, Al Snih S. Hospitalizations and Emergency Room Admissions by Mexican American Older Adults with and without Dementia and Caregiver Mental Health. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022 Dec 20. doi: 10.3233/JAD-220997. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36565125

2022 Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Teaching Award

Apr 28, 2022, 11:53 AM by SPPH

April 28, 2022

Dear Dr. Pennel,

It is with great pleasure that I wanted to inform you that you have been unanimously selected as the recipient of the 2022 Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Teaching Award. Congratulations!

As the 2022 Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Teaching Award recipient, we would like to invite you to attend our 2022 GSBS Commencement ceremony. GSBS Commencement is scheduled Friday, May 20th at 4pm. Denise Reed can assist you with any details and ordering a regalia if you should need one.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will accept our invitation. Again, many congratulations for this well-deserved recognition.

Sincerely,

Melinda Sheffield-Moore, PhD
Senior Vice President and Dean
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Lawrence E. Ethridge, Jr. Distinguished Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Texas RCMAR is funded by the National Institute on Aging, Grant Number P30AG059301