For immediate release: March. 20, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - The city of Galveston has proclaimed March 23, 2007, "Grace Decker Day" in honor of the longest living graduate of the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The proclamation coincides with the... more »

For Immediate Release, March 19, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas -- Since the end of February, about 60 dead bottlenose dolphins, including a number of neonates with umbilical cords still attached, have washed ashore on Texas beaches from Galveston to Sabine Pass about 120 miles to the northeast. This tally... more »

For release: March 15, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Shannon Hardy, a graduating medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, got her wish today: The Houston native matched for her first choice in residency programs: the obstetrics & gynecology program at UTMB. It was... more »

Gift will support physician education on identification and treatment of addiction For immediate release: March 14, 2007 GALVESTON - Galvestonians Robert L.K. Lynch and his sisters Deborah and Kathy Lynch have contributed $50,000 to the Center for Addiction Research at the University of Texas... more »

New program lifts UTMB above national norm for patient safety For immediate release: March  14, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - How do you take a hospital with a good safety record and make it so safe that nurses and doctors would not think about having their family members anywhere else when a... more »

For immediate release: March 6, 2007 Women don't go to prison to bond with their babies. But that's what can happen at the Sheltered Housing Unit at the Carole Young Medical Facility in Texas City. The minimum security unit has helped female offenders with medical needs since 1996. It serves both... more »

For immediate release: March 5, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Dr. Erica Kelly, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has a personal interest in a study she hopes to begin soon. She is awaiting funding and approval to do... more »

For immediate release: March 2, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ranked 10th among Texas universities for the amount of funds contributed by private donors for its support in 2006, according to a national survey conducted by the Council for Aid to... more »

For immediate release: March 2, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Capt. Tonya White, a post-master's student in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has been named Company Grade Officer Nurse of the Year and Company Grade Officer of the Year for the 59th Medical Wing... more »

Development could lead to creation of an artificial retina FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 27, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - The world's first direct electrical link between nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films has been achieved by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at... more »