UT Police’s annual toy drive returns
UT Police at Houston is gearing up for its Annual Children’s Gift Drive, benefiting UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center. The department is accepting gift donations at 10 locations throughout the UTHealth Houston campus, detailed below. Through Monday, Dec. 19,…
Digital room signage live in MSB
Visitors to MSB G.100 and MSB 3.001 may notice a new type of signage greeting them upon entry to these rooms. Digital room calendar signs now display real-time scheduling information for these areas with visual feedback on room availability. This…
Four receive UTHealth Houston’s most distinguished award
Three faculty members who have demonstrated longstanding excellence in areas of teaching, research, and clinical care, and another recognized for overall exemplary dedication and service, received top honors from UTHealth Houston President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair, during…
Kolonin, Gutierrez publish research in Cell Reports Medicine
A translational research study from collaborating laboratories of Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, and Absalon Gutierrez, MD, on the new mechanism mediating the anti-diabetic effects of incretins has been published in Cell Reports Medicine. The global burden of Type 2 diabetes keeps rising in…
Apply for the Family Medicine Goodine and Murphy Student Award
The award committee for the Glenda M. Goodine and Thomas J. Murphy Student Award is accepting applications through Jan. 20, 2023. The award provides an opportunity for the student to develop a better understanding of the value and relevance of…
McGovern to host inaugural teaching competition
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics, in partnership with the Medical Student Organization and the Medical Student Research Office of the Office of Educational Programs, will host the inaugural McGovern Medical School Teaching Competition, Dec. 7….
Nominate for the Women Faculty Forum Excellence Awards
The Women’s Faculty Forum (WFF) and the Office of Administration and Faculty Affairs are accepting nominations for the Women’s Faculty Forum John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Excellence Awards through Dec. 2. The WFF Excellence Awards recognize outstanding…
Dessauer named ASPET fellow
The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) has named Carmen Dessauer, PhD, professor and chair ad interim in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology as a member of its 2022 class of Fellows. Selections as a fellow…
Wang elected ISSM president
Run Wang, MD, FACS, professor in the Department of Surgery and the Cecil M. Crigler, M.D. Chair in Urology, has been selected as the president-elect for the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) during the World Meeting for Sexual Medicine…
Cardiac arrest care focus of Emergency Medicine symposium
More than 100 attendees learned the latest in cardiac arrest response at “State-of-the-Art Cardiac Resuscitation: From BLS to ECMO to Post-Arrest Care,” presented by the Texas Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (TX-CARES) and Penn Medicine TTM Academy. Participants joined…