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President unveils new UTHealth brand for academic health center
Larry R. Kaiser, M.D., F.A.C.S., president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, on Monday unveiled a new brand identity designed to increase the university’s visibility as a prominent institution in the Texas Medical Center and the nation.
During a presentation, which was broadcast to students, faculty and staff at 12 locations, Kaiser announced The University of Texas System Board of Regents’ unanimous approval of UTHealth as the university’s short dba (doing business as) name.
UT Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders combines discovery, patient care
Innovative neuroscience research and expanded clinical care have been launched at the new Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Electronic health records need better monitoring, UT prof reports
The push is on for healthcare providers to make the switch to electronic health records but it is hard to tell how well these complex health information technology systems are being implemented and used, writes a health informatics researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in a Feb. 3 commentary in JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Recipient of Distinguished Professional Woman Award announced
The Committee on the Status of Women at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has selected Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D., as this year's recipient of the Distinguished Professional Woman Award. In conjunction with Woman's History Month, Gritz, the Olla S. Stribling Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, will be presented the award during a reception from 5-7 p.m. March 25 at the Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building, 1825 Pressler St.
Dr. Peter Davies appointed first provost at UT Health Science Center at Houston
Peter Davies, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed the first provost at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, effective immediately.