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UT School of Nursing researchers receive federal stimulus grants
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing have received two federal stimulus grants that will help mentor and encourage fledgling and future nurse scientists.
Dr. Walter Lowe to lead orthopaedics at UT Medical School and Memorial Hermann-TMC
Walter R. Lowe, M.D., the new head of the orthopaedic programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, has been treating Houston’s top professional and college athletes for more than a decade. He is a team physician for the Houston Texans and Houston Rockets, as well as the University of Houston, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and North Shore Senior High School.
UT public health professor receives grant to study Latinos’ body image
Cristina Barroso, Dr.P.H., assistant professor of health promotion and behavioral sciences at The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus, has received a two-year, $75,000 grant from Salud America! to research how Mexican-Americans in the Lower Rio Grande Valley perceive body image.
Pinpointing cause of colic: UT Houston research identifies organism that could trigger constant crying
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say one organism discovered during their study may unlock the key to what causes colic, inconsolable crying in an otherwise healthy baby.
UT School of Public Health launches doctoral programs at regional campuses
The University of Texas School of Public Health will expand its doctoral programs to its five regional campuses in Austin, Brownsville, Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio beginning this fall.