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Hopping On Board Kangaroo Care

Kangaroo Care, a technique that involves placing a newborn on a parent’s chest, has been shown to have positive physiological and neurological effects on babies, particularly pre-term ones.

Students Honored for Community Service

Eighty-one UT Southwestern medical and graduate students have been recognized for community service with the President’s Volunteer Service Awards.

House Calls Help Patients, Doctors

Doctors making house calls seems like a chapter from history. But even in today’s high-tech world, some physicians do visit patients at home, with positive results.

Videos

Rama Ranganathan

Dr. Ranganathan has developed a mathematical way to analyze existing proteins and create synthetic proteins from scratch with desirable properties.

About UT-STAR

UT-STAR provides resources and infrastructure to enable investigators to perform cutting-edge clinical research.

Forty years ago, two young UT Southwestern physician/scientists began groundbreaking work that would ultimately lead to lifesaving drugs for heart disease and earn the pair the Nobel Prize. Follow the story from Dallas to Stockholm … and back to UTSW.

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Art and Culture

The Dallas-Fort Worth area has a thriving arts scene and ever-expanding list of cultural activities, from the Dallas Arts District to the Fort Worth Stockyards, to be sure you're never bored, so long as you're always curious. Learn More

Restaurants

It's been said that Dallas has more restaurants per capita than New York City. We don't know if that's true. We only know there's no shortage of great places to eat. Learn More

Music and Entertainment

Local musicians and touring acts cover all musical bases. The Texas Rangers do a good job of covering bases, too. Sports fans and music fans can find their fix. Learn More

Shopping

With everything from shopping centers to strip malls to hidden boutiques, Dallas-Fort Worth can keep window-shoppers, bargain-hunters, and everyone in between on a never-ending shopping excursion. Learn More

Outdoor Activities

Dallas-Fort Worth has plenty of jogging trails, bike paths, and nature walks to keep the restless occupied, not to mention nearby lakes for a bit of the life aquatic. Learn More

People

UT Southwestern is about more than its hospitals, clinics, and classrooms. It's about the people–who they are, what they do, and how they contribute to the future of medicine, today.

The Lymph Notes: Singing Their Lungs Out