Health & Medicine

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.” 

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

The University of Texas at Austin has launched construction of the new Dell Medical School in the southeastern portion of campus.

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.

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.

African American men who endured greater childhood adversity are likely to experience disadvantages in health and relationships over time, according to new sociology research from The University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a grant of $20,000 from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare to help fund the scholarships of two doctoral nursing students in 2014.

Robert L. Talbert, a professor of pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award presented by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

Maintain your exercise routine, negotiate effectively and break bad habits, with help from UT researchers.

Alexa Stuifbergen, dean of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, and Heather Becker, a research scientist at the school, have received a $2.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to continue their study on improving the quality of life for people coping with multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly those with cognitive impairments.

Our dietician’s surprising words of wisdom will help you sail through the Thanksgiving holiday healthy and guilt free.

Burnt orange foods are packed with vitamins, minerals and Longhorn pride. See which foods our nutrition expert recommends.