Health & Medicine
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Houston-area Organizations Receive $10 Million in Grants for Transition-Age Youths and Their Families
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded eight grants totaling $10 million to service providers in the Houston/Harris County area. The four-year grants are the latest milestone in an ongoing initiative to identify and address the mental health needs of transition-age youths and their families.
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School of Nursing Receives Funds to Provide Health Care for Low-Income Central Texans
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a two-year $703,000 grant from the St. David’s Foundation to fund services at the UT School of Nursing Wellness Center, which provides health care for low-income, uninsured residents of Central Texas.
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Tech and Health: Innovative Devices Aren’t Science Fiction
From nanomotors to customized prosthetics, check out inventions developed by Cockrell School engineers to provide better health care options in the future.
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Lifelike Heart Valve Model Will Aid Treatment
Michael Sacks is developing mitral valve models that will enable heart surgeons to test solutions before they enter the operating room.
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The Hard, Expensive — and Exciting Work of Developing a New Drug
Meet faculty members who are hard at work to make sure life-saving drugs get from the lab to the patients who need them most.
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Back with a Vengeance: The Trouble with Defeating Diseases
Resistant bacteria, complex infections, latent viruses. UT researchers are joining forces to fight against infectious disease, and they’re moving the needle.
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On the Cusp of an Ebola Vaccine
Maria Croyle, professor of pharmaceutics, is getting closer to a vaccine for ebola. Her research has proven effective in both rodent and primate subjects.
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Until There’s a Cure: 21 Ways Longhorns Fight Cancer
Faculty are tackling the challenge from many fronts, working to more deeply understand cancer in order to defeat it. “There is still so much work to be done.”
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Dell Med Kickoff Invites Community Input
Construction kicked off for the Dell Med School at a ceremony Monday. Leaders, including Dean Clay Johnston, invited people to share their hopes for DMS. #IHopeDellMed
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UT Austin Launches Construction of New Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin has launched construction of the new Dell Medical School in the southeastern portion of campus.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Dell Medical School to Host Launch Ceremony
EVENT: Bill Powers, president of The University of Texas at Austin, invites the community to the Dell Medical School launch to be held at the school’s future site.
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How Do You Reinvent Health Care?
Start by re-imagining medical education, says Dell Med School Dean Clay Johnston. “We have an opportunity to redesign what health care can be.” Read more.
