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Striking art installations change the face of South Campus: CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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UT Southwestern’s Dr. Donald Seldin Plaza are now greeted by two stunning new sculptures that have effectively changed the face of South Campus. The pieces – Dumna by Ursula von Rydingsvard and an untitled work by Joel Shapiro – were recently gifted to UT Southwestern by an anonymous donor.

Putting down roots: How a construction superintendent saved UT Southwestern Frisco's first 'patient' - CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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UT Southwestern Frisco is slated to open this fall, but Bill Tate has already saved the facility’s first patient: a proud pecan tree that is rooted in Frisco’s past.

Space research helps patients on Earth with low blood pressure condition - CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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UT Southwestern researchers report heart-related space research that helps us to understand this problem of low blood pressure.

18^th Ball for Eye Research raises over $200,000 - CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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This year’s Ball for Eye Research, an annual gala benefiting sight-saving research in the Department of Ophthalmology, grossed $244,000 as 200 attendees took part in the spring event at the Dallas Country Club.

Events: Sponsored Programs - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

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Find information on upcoming seminars, webinars, Research Roundups, and more.

New art emits shifting colors across UT Southwestern - CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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Forest of Light, commissioned especially for UT Southwestern, is a collaboration between artists Tom Orr and Frances Bagley and is made of steel, acrylic, and light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. The 23 acrylic tubes housing LED lights and 57 powder-coated steel poles comprise 80

Dr. Robert McClelland: Professor Emeritus of Surgery provided emergency care to JFK - CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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Professor Emeritus of Surgery Dr. Robert N. McClelland, one of the last surviving members of the Parkland Memorial Hospital surgical team who worked on President John F. Kennedy after he was shot in Dallas, died Sept. 10. He was 89.

Undergrads gain invaluable research exposure as Amgen Scholars - CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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Lauren Duan spent the summer working alongside UT Southwestern faculty members and postdocs focused on cardiac regeneration and investigating how cardiomyocytes can be programmed to regenerate and resist cell death.

Texas' largest high schools required to report concussions to statewide registry - CT Plus - UT Southwestern

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Starting this fall, the biggest public high schools in Texas are required to report all sports concussions to a UT Southwestern database in one of the nation’s largest statewide endeavors to track brain injuries in youth.

Exercise could slow withering effects of Alzheimer’s

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Exercising several times a week may delay brain deterioration in people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study that scientists say merits further research to establish whether fitness can affect the progression of dementia.