Larry Kaiser, M.D.
President

Susan Coulter, J.D.
Vice President, Office
of Institutional Advancement

Wendy K. Mohon
Editor

Michelle Rexroat
Web Developer I

June, 2004

June 2004, Table of Contents

 

Center Leads Bioterrorism Defense Training with $3.6 Million Grant
Statewide collaborative effort will be a major step toward linking public health and medical readiness

Opening Doors to the Future
New $57 Million Sustainable Building for School of Nursing

T.L.L. Temple Foundation Gives $1.5 Million to IMM

Researchers Make Discovery about How the Brain Perceives Brightness
Visual illusions can serve as powerful window into the brain

Study Links High Blood Pressure to West Nile Virus Encephalitis

Collaborative Planning for Compact with UT System Nears Completion

Shine Optimistic During Campus Visit

PARTNERS Luncheon Serves Up South Beach Diet Guru, Menu

University Signs Research Agreement with Chinese Biotech Company

New Building Provides University’s First Student Center
Student fees played important role in financing construction that enhances interactions

Joining the Big Leagues Reflected in New Building
First permanent home offers facilities to match School of Nursing’s national reputation

Moving In Donor Wall Bears Names of Top SONSCC Contributors

Katz Family Establishes Distinguished Professorship for Nursing Research

UTMB, UT Nursing School in Houston Partner To Put Nursing Students on ‘Fast Track’

Study Sheds Light on Fast Spread of Hip-Hop Drug Trend
Some 25 percent of at-risk Houston youth reported recreational use of codeine syrup

Scientists Sequence Gum Disease Microbe’s Genome
T. denticola may shed light on related bacteria that cause more dangerous diseases

Foreign Student Applications Up, Buck National Trend

McGovern Award Lecture

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Supports Reach Out & Read-Texas

Thinking Like a CEO of Your Career

Rain Did Not Dampen the United To Serve Parade

News Briefs

Contracts & Grants

Calendar

Kudos

Media Spotlight