2009 News Release Archive

08-03-09 »UT School of Nursing researchers receive federal stimulus grants

07-31-09 »Hurricane Ike report identifies hardships endured by Houstonians with disabilities

07-31-09 »Dr. Walter Lowe to lead orthopaedics at UT Medical School and Memorial Hermann-TMC

07-31-09 »UT public health professor receives grant to study Latinos’ body image

07-23-09 »Pinpointing cause of colic: UT Houston research identifies organism that could trigger constant crying

07-22-09 »UT School of Public Health launches doctoral programs at regional campuses

07-21-09 »Philanthropist endows new professorship at UT School of Public Health San Antonio

07-17-09 »Memorial Hermann Urology, Kidney Disease and Rehabilitation Programs Named Among Nation’s Best by U.S.News & World Report

07-16-09 »UT nano pioneer and middle school student team up for cancer project

07-16-09 »UT Health Science Center at Houston/Zogby poll reveals Americans wary about U.S. healthcare reform

07-15-09 »New smartphone technology could improve health care in developing nations

07-14-09 »UT Houston cardiology program at LBJ General Hospital expands with state-of-the-art CT scanner

07-13-09 »University of Texas/Zogby International to announce results of exclusive survey on healthcare reform at National Press Club on July 15

07-09-09 »Biography of UT zoonotic disease pioneer James Steele released Decades of discovery,
including groundbreaking work at CDC, detailed

07-07-09 » UT School of Nursing dean earns lifetime achievement award

07-06-09 » National expert named chair of UT psychiatry department

07-01-09 » UT scientist receives hemophilia research award

07-01-09 » UT Health Science Center experts offer summer injury prevention tips

07-01-09 » UT researcher: interferon alpha can delay full onset of type I diabetes

06-29-09 » UT multimedia program increases middle school students’ interest in science

06-24-09 » Soaring summer temperatures spell danger: What to do to protect yourself

06-24-09 » UT gets federal stimulus grant for Parkinson’s disease research

06-22-09 » UT School of Public Health researchers develop game for HIV+ youth

06-19-09 » Texas teachers learn from UT Health Science Center faculty during Teacher Summer Science Institute

06-17-09 » Higgins named chief of cardiology at the Harris County Hospital District’s Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

06-17-09 » UT nursing professor named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow

06-16-09 » Elders Take Action! Preparing for Disaster:
A free Sunnyside workshop presented by the UT Medical School at Houston

06-11-09 »H1N1 flu pandemic: UT Health Science Center at Houston experts available

06-09-09 »UT Houston researchers seek hundreds of study participants for state-of-the-art cardiac health study at Memorial Hermann

06-01-09 »UT School of Nursing announces plans to offer accelerated Ph.D. program

06-01-09 » Francisco named chair of UT Medical School at Houston’s PM&R department

05-26-09 » UT Houston researchers say pediatric carbon monoxide poisoning linked to video games after Hurricane Ike

05-22-09 » UT Physicians opens new clinic dedicated to ears, nose and throat care

05-15-09 » Tumor growth and chemo response may be predicted by mathematical model

05-15-09 » Dialing up the degrees to fight cancer

05-11-09 » New research confirms milestone study on blood pressure meds

05-11-09 » UT Medical School Prepares for 2009 Hurricane Season

05-06-09 » New program aims to help save young athletes from sudden death

05-05-09 » UT School of Public Health students assist health department in surveillance of H1N1 flu outbreak

05-01-09 » CCCT member named 2009 Fellow of the Society for Clinical Trials

04-30-09 » Single gene defect can lead to stroke and deadly diseases of the aorta and coronary arteries, UT Houston researchers find

04-30-09 » UT nanomedicine project to be tested in space

04-27-09 » UT safety expert offers flu facts and prevention tips

04-27-09 » UT Houston rheumatologist now member of the prestigious Association of American Physicians

04-23-09 » UT School of Nursing presents graduates of Texas’ first Doctor of Nursing Practice program

04-22-09 » UT School of Public Health addresses the future of academic medicine

04-20-09 » Actress, singer team up with Medical School researcher to raise awareness of thoracic aortic disease

04-20-09 » UT professor using night vision technology to learn more about lymphatic system

04-17-09 » Clinic operated by UT School of Nursing celebrates two decades of an idea that provides community and state health care needs

04-16-09 » UT School of Nursing at Houston oncology researcher believes in treating patients’ spirits as well as bodies

04-16-09 » School of Public Health researchers release data on Harris County emergency room crisis

04-15-09 » Scientists discover genetic variant tied to increased stroke risk

04-15-09 » UT Houston enrolls first patient in stem cell study for stroke

04-13-09 » Elderly blacks and whites are not getting the same care for lung cancer

04-13-09 » UT Health Science Center at Houston schedules commencements for each of its schools

04-10-09 » John Valenza, D.D.S., named interim dean of UT Dental Branch

04-10-09 »Annual Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health features national expert in child obesity prevention

04-09-09 »Rehab robots engineered to help stroke patients

04-09-09 »U.S. Public Health Service officers to be honored by UT Dean

04-08-09 » Middle school youth as young as 12 engaging in risky sexual activity

04-02-09 » UT Health Science Center’s Caskey joins NSBRI Board of Directors

03-24-09 » Visual learning study challenges common belief on attention

03-23-09 » UT Houston cardiologist honored with prestigious award from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

03-20-09 » UT Physicians expands with new state-of-the-art cardiology clinic outside of the Texas Medical Center

03-20-09 » UT Medical School seniors meet their match

03-16-09 » Hundreds of UT Medical Students Meet Their Match, March 19

03-13-09 » Patients who wake up with stroke may be candidates for clot-busters

03-11-09 » UT Family Medicine clinic relocates to better serve patients

03-05-09 » UT Health Science Center at Houston scientists advance stem cell research

03-05-09 » UT School of Nursing at Houston names new associate dean for management

03-05-09 » Body clocks take a hit this weekend with daylight-saving time

03-02-09 » UT nano scientist gets $7 million DoD Innovator Award for breast cancer research

03-02-09 » TB breakthrough could lead to stronger vaccine

02-27-09 » UT School of Nursing at Houston professor earns doctoral accreditation

02-26-09 » Study to evaluate success of parental involvement in early childhood education

02-24-09 » UT Houston Pediatric Dentist Trains Colleagues at 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games

02-20-09 » Lack of insurance drives El Pasoans across border for healthcare, according to researchers at UT School of Public Health

02-17-09 » Free public forum on stroke set for March 7 at UT Medical School

02-13-09 » UT Houston launches stem cell study for acute stroke patients

02-13-09 » UT School of Nursing awarded $1.2 million for scholarships

02-12-09 » UT receives Michael J. Fox award to develop Parkinson’s vaccine

02-12-09 » Delegation signs agreements to expand international aid in Central America

02-12-09 » UT dean is part of national drive to limit deadly salt consumption

02-04-09 » Scientists can predict nano drug outcome

02-04-09 » UT School of Public Health professors appointed to state health committee

01-30-09 » Intervention method reduces binge drinking among college students

01-28-09 » Call to action: running out of options to fight ever-changing “super bugs,” say researchers at UT Medical School at Houston

01-21-09 » UT to develop fracture putty for traumatic leg injuries

01-21-09 » UT School of Public Health launches farmer’s market to combat obesity

01-16-09 » UT School of Public Health to host panel on healthcare leadership

01-09-09 » UT School of Public Health and UT School of Social Work to offer dual degree program

01-08-09 » Best-selling author addresses 2009 PARTNERS Spring Luncheon March 23

01-08-09 » Holcomb named UT Chancellor’s Health Fellow for Trauma and Injury Programs

01-07-09 » UT leads $2.5 million training program in pioneering area of genetic research