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December
  • Thursday, December 20, 2007
    Don’t assume Mexican candy is free from lead   

  • Wednesday, December 19, 2007
    Health Science Center receives 17 percent boost in federal funding in 2007   

  • Tuesday, December 18, 2007
    Study: Brains of older, younger adults respond differently to thirst   

  • Thursday, December 13, 2007
    Macy’s and Aflac ducks raise funds for Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute   

  • Monday, December 10, 2007
    Experts for holiday stories   

  • Monday, December 10, 2007
    Laredo educators to learn about health career opportunities for students   

  • Monday, December 10, 2007
    UT System Board of Regents approves merger   

  • Thursday, December 06, 2007
    UTHSC recruits N.C. team that studies substance use, suicidality in youth   

  • Thursday, December 06, 2007
    UT Health Science Center establishes distinguished chair in burn and trauma surgery   

  • Thursday, December 06, 2007
    West Nile Virus study in full force during fall, winter seasons and year-round at UT Health Science Center Researchers seek West Nile Virus study participants    

  • Tuesday, December 04, 2007
    New resources developed at UT Health Science Center prompt dentists, physicians to work together to fight pediatric tooth decay epidemic   


  • November
  • Tuesday, November 20, 2007
    UT Health Science Center to dedicate 2nd Harlingen building of Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Academic Health Center   

  • Tuesday, November 13, 2007
    Health Science Center faculty to discuss DNA with Ira Flatow during ‘Science Wednesday’   

  • Monday, November 12, 2007
    Health Science Center, partners promote awareness of World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14)   

  • Thursday, November 01, 2007
    UT Health Science Center nurses to staff new Avance pediatric clinic   

  • Thursday, November 01, 2007
    Economic Development Administration grants $1 million for ambulatory surgery center   

  • Thursday, November 01, 2007
    Medical library named for longtime Valley physician/educator Ramirez   


  • October
  • Friday, October 26, 2007
    UT Health Science Center to dedicate Ramirez Library at Harlingen RAHC campus   

  • Friday, October 26, 2007
    Magazine names Medrano to 100 Most Influential Hispanics® list   

  • Friday, October 26, 2007
    Health care providers invited to psoriasis update   

  • Friday, October 26, 2007
    Health Science Center names Michael Black, M.B.A., chief operating officer   

  • Thursday, October 25, 2007
    Allied Health Fair & Science Expo is Nov. 3; registration deadline is tomorrow   

  • Wednesday, October 24, 2007
    Study: Pace of AIDS progression not dependent on viral load alone   

  • Friday, October 19, 2007
    UTHSC to name auditorium foyer for Parman, honor scholarship donors   

  • Friday, October 19, 2007
    School of Medicine establishes professorship in amputation prevention   

  • Friday, October 19, 2007
    Nobel Prize winner to give Presidential Distinguished Lecture at UT Health Science Center   

  • Thursday, October 18, 2007
    Berggren selected to lead medical humanities-ethics center   

  • Monday, October 15, 2007
    Hillis is new chair of medicine at UT Health Science Center   

  • Monday, October 15, 2007
    Health Science Center receives $11.3 million Army contract for trauma   

  • Wednesday, October 10, 2007
    Muralidhar Beeram, M.D., to speak at Breast Council Cancer Update   

  • Wednesday, October 10, 2007
    HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS VISITS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   

  • Monday, October 08, 2007
    Ramirez, Mulrow elected to Institute of Medicine    

  • Friday, October 05, 2007
    Psychiatrist to discuss ADHD, behavioral problems in children, youth   

  • Thursday, October 04, 2007
    U.T. Health Science Center at San Antonio to bring landmark federal study of child health to South Texas   


  • September
  • Tuesday, September 25, 2007
    Celia Thompson of San Antonio recognized as a ‘Warrior in Pink’ by Ford Motor Co.   

  • Friday, September 21, 2007
    SA Trauma Symposium focuses on research   

  • Friday, September 21, 2007
    Drug known to reduce prostate cancer risk may aid in early detection   

  • Friday, September 21, 2007
    Series on ‘Medical Ethics and the Holocaust’ continues   

  • Friday, September 21, 2007
    RWJF-funded grant aims to reverse obesity in Latino children   

  • Friday, September 21, 2007
    H-E-B donates $1 million to Health Science Center   

  • Friday, September 21, 2007
    Study: Age adjustment may be delaying detection of prostate cancers in senior men   

  • Wednesday, September 19, 2007
    U.T. Health Science Center dental residents, dental hygiene students to provide free exams to Head Start preschoolers   

  • Wednesday, September 19, 2007
    Sept. 28 medico-legal conference to examine issues in aging   

  • Friday, September 14, 2007
    Series on ‘Medical Ethics and the Holocaust’ begins Sept. 18   

  • Wednesday, September 12, 2007
    UTHSC radiologist Dr. Pamela Otto to discuss ‘Breast Imaging in 2007’   

  • Thursday, September 06, 2007
    Health Science Center among six sites selected for federal behavioral study of tics   

  • Thursday, September 06, 2007
    Dr. Amelie Ramirez wins prestigious Komen cancer award   

  • Thursday, September 06, 2007
    RAHC announces 2007-2008 Kleberg Medical Scholars   

  • Thursday, September 06, 2007
    $600,000 Beeson Award supports Musi’s research on aging   

  • Thursday, September 06, 2007
    Valero donates $5 million to Health Science Center   

  • Tuesday, September 04, 2007
    Dr. Amelie Ramirez wins prestigious Komen cancer award   

  • Tuesday, September 04, 2007
    ‘Confederate Widow’ author Allan Gurganus to deliver 2007 Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture   


  • August
  • Friday, August 31, 2007
    Valero donates $5 million for transplants, other HSC programs   

  • Monday, August 27, 2007
    James Jorgensen, Ph.D., named distinguished alumnus of UTMB grad school   

  • Monday, August 27, 2007
    Michael Black named Health Science Center’s first COO   

  • Monday, August 27, 2007
    Six faculty named distinguished teaching professors   

  • Monday, August 27, 2007
    Technique gives babies born with facial defects new hope   

  • Monday, August 27, 2007
    Depression study assesses magnetic waves sent through scalp to brain   

  • Thursday, August 23, 2007
    6 at UTHSC receive title of distinguished teaching professor   

  • Friday, August 17, 2007
    $600,000 Beeson Award supports Musi’s research on aging   

  • Thursday, August 16, 2007
    Technique gives babies born with facial defects new hope Health Science Center physician is only doctor in South Texas using method to repair defects   

  • Friday, August 10, 2007
    Legislature provides $24.7 million boost in funding for the Health Science Center    

  • Friday, August 10, 2007
    Williams wins NIA Aging Research Dissertation Award   

  • Friday, August 10, 2007
    Rahal first to complete radiology resident-Ph.D. program   

  • Friday, August 10, 2007
    NSF federal funding report brings top ranking   

  • Friday, August 10, 2007
    Barshop Institute symposium honors Dr. James Smith   

  • Wednesday, August 08, 2007
    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio offering first year of physician assistant course in Laredo   

  • Friday, August 03, 2007
    Health Science Center is No. 1 in federal science funds among institutions with large Hispanic enrollments, National Science Foundation says   

  • Thursday, August 02, 2007
    Vascular risk factors’ link to dementia needs study, world congress says   


  • July
  • Tuesday, July 31, 2007
    Geriatric primary care conference set for Aug. 24 in S.A.   

  • Thursday, July 26, 2007
    Adaptable arm sling helps military burn patients   

  • Thursday, July 26, 2007
    Throttling up tiny power plants may protect nerve cells   

  • Thursday, July 26, 2007
    Team releases first rigorous study of stress urinary incontinence therapies   

  • Thursday, July 26, 2007
    Pollock's video game helps young people who have cancer   

  • Thursday, July 26, 2007
    World congress: Risk factors’ link to dementia needs study    

  • Friday, July 20, 2007
    Compassionate students, faculty give babies Chance to Smile    

  • Tuesday, July 17, 2007
    $750,000 grant to fund study of fatty liver disease   

  • Monday, July 16, 2007
    NIA grants Marciniak $1.5 million to further Werner’s syndrome studies   

  • Monday, July 16, 2007
    Quality, safety of health care subject of July 12-14 conference   

  • Monday, July 16, 2007
    Evidence-based practice conference July 12-14 examines quality, safety    

  • Friday, July 13, 2007
    Palliative care improves life for terminally ill   

  • Friday, July 13, 2007
    Marciniak receives $1.5 million to study Werner’s syndrome    

  • Friday, July 13, 2007
    Ran to receive Nathan Shock New Investigator Award   

  • Friday, July 13, 2007
    Timboe to retire, but will continue involvement in local health and bioscience activities   

  • Friday, July 13, 2007
    San Antonio consortium makes top 5 sites for national lab   

  • Monday, July 02, 2007
    Ramamurthy named to foreign medical graduate readiness board   


  • June
  • Thursday, June 28, 2007
    Health Science Center facility grooms surgeons using simulations    

  • Thursday, June 28, 2007
    $750,000 grant to fund study of fatty liver disease    

  • Thursday, June 28, 2007
    Endovascular neurosurgery is minimally invasive alternative    

  • Thursday, June 28, 2007
    Summit focuses on health care disparities in Texas   

  • Thursday, June 28, 2007
    Ramamurthy appointed to ECFMG Board   

  • Thursday, June 28, 2007
    Endovascular neurosurgery is minimally invasive alternative for some patients   

  • Wednesday, June 27, 2007
    Celebration honors RAHC faculty   

  • Wednesday, June 27, 2007
    New MRI scanner to boost Health Science Center’s imaging capabilities to an international level   

  • Wednesday, June 27, 2007
    Johnson Center grooms surgeons using simulations    

  • Thursday, June 14, 2007
    Martinez-Rogers appointed to national commission    

  • Thursday, June 14, 2007
    Washburn to help lead national liver transplant committee   

  • Thursday, June 14, 2007
    Be Well Center seeks subjects for depression trial    

  • Thursday, June 14, 2007
    Community health worker study released to public   

  • Thursday, June 14, 2007
    New MRI scanner to boost imaging capabilities to international level   


  • May
  • Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    RAHC assistant dean’s story is one of generations, changes   

  • Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    Cigarroa gives national speech on future U.S. medical needs    

  • Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    School of Medicine ranks No. 1 in M.D.s to Hispanics   

  • Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    Thompson presents new AUA prostate cancer guidelines   

  • Wednesday, May 30, 2007
    Barshop Institute, other NIA-funded centers spotlighted   

  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    Multicultural Conference to raise breast cancer awareness   

  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    Health Science Center, Morningside Ministries dedicate Elizabeth Training Institute   

  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    Nursing Advisory Council health seminar and luncheon brings in $42,000    

  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    Baptist Health Foundation increases scholarships    

  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007
    Study: Cork tree extract reduces prostate cancer in mice   

  • Thursday, May 03, 2007
    Smith is Health Science Center's 12th Piper Professor   

  • Thursday, May 03, 2007
    Geurink’s public health work earns national dental hygiene award    

  • Thursday, May 03, 2007
    Barshop Institute to be featured on KLRN Encore channel   

  • Thursday, May 03, 2007
    Health Science Center highly ranked on 3 AAMC lists   

  • Thursday, May 03, 2007
    Robert Tucker Hayes Foundation gives $1 million to the Health Science Center   


  • April
  • Monday, April 23, 2007
    Carolina Herrera fashion show benefits Greehey CCRI   

  • Friday, April 20, 2007
    Researcher receives $200,000 Kimmel Scholar Award to study ‘Warburg effect’   

  • Friday, April 20, 2007
    SALSI sparking collaborative research, new degrees   

  • Friday, April 20, 2007
    Laredo Campus Extension accepts $2 million from Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust    

  • Friday, April 20, 2007
    Health Science Center, community celebrate $25 million Greehey gift   

  • Tuesday, April 17, 2007
    UTHSC, community celebrate Greehey gift   

  • Tuesday, April 03, 2007
    Cigarroas and Dr. Bruce Brockway receive National Kidney Foundation awards   

  • Tuesday, April 03, 2007
    New artificial teeth almost match full dental function    

  • Tuesday, April 03, 2007
    CPS gives Health Science Center $2.1 million for new facilities   

  • Tuesday, April 03, 2007
    Health Science Center ranks sixth in clinical medicine   

  • Tuesday, April 03, 2007
    Dr. Mario and Sarah Ramirez honored as Texas heroes   


  • March
  • Wednesday, March 28, 2007
    Alphonse Siros Trust provides student scholarships   

  • Wednesday, March 28, 2007
    Laredo students interested in respiratory care can attend March 29 event   

  • Wednesday, March 28, 2007
    Genetics study information   

  • Wednesday, March 21, 2007
    Porter to lead South Texas technology transfer initiative   

  • Wednesday, March 21, 2007
    Perugini appointed associate vice president for research    

  • Wednesday, March 21, 2007
    Saks Fifth Avenue and designer Carolina Herrera to raise funds for Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute   

  • Wednesday, March 21, 2007
    Verghese delivers first Lilia Martinez Lecture in Laredo   

  • Wednesday, March 21, 2007
    HSC announces $1.2 million for Edinburg research   

  • Tuesday, March 13, 2007
    Health Science Center announces $1.2 million for Edinburg research   

  • Wednesday, March 07, 2007
    Cancer researcher Francis J. Giles joins Health Science Center    

  • Wednesday, March 07, 2007
    Stockand’s ion channel work gains him national honor   

  • Wednesday, March 07, 2007
    Foster to speak on bioethics and stem cell research   

  • Wednesday, March 07, 2007
    Redding appointed as chairman of dental diagnostic science   

  • Wednesday, March 07, 2007
    Palmaz honored for entrepreneurship and innovation   


  • February
  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    Palmaz to receive Gold Medal from radiology society   

  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    Rosende appointed as chairman of ophthalmology   

  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    Research team receives prestigious Leukemia & Lymphoma Society grant   

  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    Dental School offers free sealants to elementary students   

  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    Genes and environment play major roles in development of chronic diseases   

  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    24-hour surgery referral line launched   

  • Wednesday, February 28, 2007
    Around campus   

  • Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    Lifelike ‘Noelle’ teaches nursing students about births   

  • Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    Anticoagulant agent superior in international study   

  • Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    Deadline to apply for standing committees is Feb. 28   

  • Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    Cardiologist answers 8 questions about women and cardiovascular disease   

  • Wednesday, February 21, 2007
    Former NIEHS director to speak at Health Science Center   

  • Wednesday, February 14, 2007
    Cardiovascular disease a key focus of ’07 Kleberg Scholars   

  • Wednesday, February 14, 2007
    $10,000 from San Antonio Eye Bank boosts ophthalmology education   

  • Wednesday, February 14, 2007
    Research study enrolls area women with urine leakage   

  • Wednesday, February 14, 2007
    Rosenbergs pledge $500,000 to prostate cancer research   


  • January
  • Thursday, January 18, 2007
    How the $25 million gift impacts the HSC   

  • Thursday, January 18, 2007
    SACS reaccreditation rapidly progressing   

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