Karen K. Kaplan,
Director of University
Communications & Publications

Distinctions Editor
Jenna C. Taylor

April 2008, Table of Contents

 

Endowment Honors Health Science Center 'First Lady' Nancy Willerson
Organizers anticipate fund will grow to support Distinguished Professorship

Medical School Receives $2.6 Million Federal Grant

Health Science Center's New Webmaster Working on Intranet
Redesigned public site and content management system also set to launch later this year

United States Faces Severe Shortage of Public Health Workers
UT School of Public Health Dean Says Shortage Could Affect Ability To Respond to Local and Regional Disasters

UT Medical School at Houston Offers Neurosurgery Residency Program
Neurosurgical training expected to help alleviate national shortage of specialists

UT Dental Branch Expert in Maxillofacial Prosthetics Gives Hope to Injured Sea Turtle

In the May Issue...
Kanaly Family Continues Support of Medical School

Nanomedicine To Enhance Effects of Injectable Drugs
Ferrari on nanotechnology:'It's the difference between riding a bicycle and a motorcycle'

Committee on the Status of Women Honors Distinguished Women

UT School of Public Health Offers MPH Degree at Austin Regional Campus

Irma Gigli, MD, talks about the role of TAMEST
Mentoring the ,,By Karen O. Krakower

CDC Funded Project Targets Cancer Rates in Immigrant Women

UT Health Science Center Visited by Elected Officials
Health Science Center leadership, Development Board debrief officeholders on science, health

Diuretics Should be Initial Hypertension Treatment
'Water pills' also offer cardiovascular disease protection especially for African Americans

Contracts & Grants

Kudos