UT Southwestern, University of Cape Town announce affiliation agreement
UT Southwestern Medical Center and the faculty of health sciences of the University of Cape Town in South Africa, signed a five-year affiliation agreement today to collaborate on faculty and student exchanges, joint research and training activities and other educational opportunities. FULL STORY

Hopes poured into foundation of UT Southwestern’s new University Hospital
In a special onsite ceremony, the hopes and aspirations of 1,000 employees, donors and community supporters were poured into the foundation of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s new University Hospital, an $800 million state-of-the-art facility slated to open in 2015. FULL STORY

UTSW, Parkland partner for $6.3 million NCI grant to improve cancer screenings
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health & Hospital System as a national site to improve screening for colorectal cancer, the nation’s No. 3 cancer killer. FULL STORY

UT Southwestern scientist shares 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Dr. Bruce A. Beutler, the new director of the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at UT Southwestern Medical Center, today shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two other scientists. FULL STORY