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Volunteers hope to restore Island dunes
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND - The wispy stalks of sea oats and bitter panicum sporadically sprouting from the South Padre Island sands might not look like much now.However, Nicole Eckstrom of the Galveston nonprofit organization Artist Boat hopes that the small plants will restore sand dunes eroded by Hurric ... more »
Valley Morning Star – Nov 17, 2008 04:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Harlingen
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND - The wispy stalks of sea oats and bitter panicum sporadically sprouting from the South Padre Island sands might not look like much now.However, Nicole Eckstrom of the Galveston nonprofit organization Artist Boat hopes that the small plants will restore sand dunes eroded by Hurric ... more »
Valley Morning Star – Nov 17, 2008 04:29 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Harlingen
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Diseases Could Be Halted By Protecting Neurons
Researchers at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have identified a group of chemical compounds that slow the degeneration of neurons, a condition behind old-age diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 16, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: Seniors
Researchers at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have identified a group of chemical compounds that slow the degeneration of neurons, a condition behind old-age diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 16, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: Seniors
UTMB woes back on county agenda
BEAUMONT — Providing medical care to the Jefferson County’s indigent continues to be a challenge in the wake of Hurricane Ike, since Galveston’s University of Texas Medical Branch was substantially damaged from the storm.
PAnews.com – Nov 15, 2008 9:55 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Beaumont-Port Arthur
BEAUMONT — Providing medical care to the Jefferson County’s indigent continues to be a challenge in the wake of Hurricane Ike, since Galveston’s University of Texas Medical Branch was substantially damaged from the storm.
PAnews.com – Nov 15, 2008 9:55 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Beaumont-Port Arthur
Protein compels ovarian cancer cells to cannibalize themselves
A protein known to inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer works in part by forcing cancer cells to eat themselves until they die, researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer Research.
EurekAlert! – Nov 15, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
A protein known to inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer works in part by forcing cancer cells to eat themselves until they die, researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer Research.
EurekAlert! – Nov 15, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Hospital Flooded in Storm to Cut Its Staff by a Third
The University of Texas will lay off 3,800 people next week from its medical center on Galveston Island, another severe blow to the island’s battered economy.
New York Times – Nov 15, 2008 04:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health
The University of Texas will lay off 3,800 people next week from its medical center on Galveston Island, another severe blow to the island’s battered economy.
New York Times – Nov 15, 2008 04:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health
Taking notes: Texas rebounds to end fall
It has certainly been a good two-week run for the University of Texas golf program.
Golfweek.com – Nov 14, 2008 5:05 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Sports: Golf
It has certainly been a good two-week run for the University of Texas golf program.
Golfweek.com – Nov 14, 2008 5:05 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Sports: Golf
UTMB Retains Academic Status
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston will remain academically accredited as a medical school despite the loss of 3,800 jobs, officials said.
cbs11tv.com – Nov 14, 2008 2:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston will remain academically accredited as a medical school despite the loss of 3,800 jobs, officials said.
cbs11tv.com – Nov 14, 2008 2:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth
Female Embryonic Sexual Development Driven By Universal Factor
A gene essential to the growth and development of most organ systems in the body also is vital to female - but not male - embryonic sexual development, scientists report this month. The study, from researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Texas, appears in Human Molecular Gene ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 14, 2008 11:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: Sexual Health
A gene essential to the growth and development of most organ systems in the body also is vital to female - but not male - embryonic sexual development, scientists report this month. The study, from researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Texas, appears in Human Molecular Gene ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 14, 2008 11:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: Sexual Health
Campus will keep accreditation despite 3,800 jobs lost
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston will retain its academic accreditation as a medical school, but students will have to go elsewhere for clinical experience.
HoustonChronicle.com – Nov 14, 2008 06:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Houston
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston will retain its academic accreditation as a medical school, but students will have to go elsewhere for clinical experience.
HoustonChronicle.com – Nov 14, 2008 06:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Houston
Regents say layoffs designed to save UTMB
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston was already in financial distress
abc13.com – Nov 14, 2008 06:14 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Houston
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston was already in financial distress
abc13.com – Nov 14, 2008 06:14 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Houston