Karen K. Kaplan,
Director of University
Communications & Publications

Distinctions Editor
Jenna C. Taylor

July 2008, Table of Contents

 

No finer mind, no greater heart
UT Houston Medical School pays tribute to a leader known for his modesty

Kevin Dillon Named One of Houston's Top CFOs

New Web Site Offers Hurricane Planning for People with Disabilities

UT Houston Student Receives Multiple Sclerosis Research Scholarship
Country music artist Clay Walker's Band Against MSSM Foundation underwrites award

Fondren Foundation Donates $850,000 for UT Dental Branch Building

UT Houston Responds to Need for More Geriatric Specialists
The country faces a critical shortage of health care workers to meet the needs of millions of aging Baby Boomers

National Guidelines for Hypertension Treatment Based on UT Research

New Dean Named for UT Houston School of Public Health
Roberta B. Ness, M.D., M.P.H. to succeed Guy S. Parcel, Ph.D.

In the next issue of Distinctions...

UT Piques Teen Interest in Medicine to Address Doctor Shortage
Participation in UT Houston Medical School's high school anatomy program has tripled since 2006

UT Health Science Center Visited by Elected Officials
Legislators learn about research, education, clinical care

Internationally Recognized Nasal & Sinus Specialist Joins UT Houston

Scholarship Honors Late Dental Branch Professor Kenneth H. Porter, D.D.S.

The second annual Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship

UTDB Endodontics Chair wins McGovern Award for Outstanding Teaching
Two UT Dental Branch faculty honored with teaching awards

Henson Wins Bruning Award for Clinical Teaching Excellence at UTDB

Blood-Clotting Protein Modified for People with Hemophilia

UT Houston Dermatologists Link Family History to Shingles

Contracts & Grants

UT Researchers Explore New Treatment Options for Cocaine Addiction

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