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Peggy Joyce Whalley, M.D., a Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern whose pioneering work with high-risk pregnancies saved thousands of expectant mothers and their offspring during a 32-year career at the medical center, died July 6 in Austin. She was 94.

In response to a statewide need for more psychiatric beds and with financial support from the Texas Legislature, UT Southwestern has begun planning DFW’s first state-funded psychiatric hospital.

UT Southwestern’s nurses were once again honored for excellence Sept. 15 as the Medical Center earned redesignation as a Magnet organization from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

James McCulley, M.D., who as Chair grew UT Southwestern’s Department of Ophthalmology into a major comprehensive care and training center while also producing internationally recognized research on topics such as eyelid inflammation and a blindness-causing parasite that can affect contact lens wearers, has been named Professor Emeritus at UTSW.

Daniela Nicastro, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology, helped plan and direct UT Southwestern’s Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, which opened in 2016 with microscopes that can accomplish such feats. At 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, she will give a virtual talk titled “Cryo-Electron Microscopy: Opening a Frosty Window into Cells” as the next speaker in the President’s Lecture Series. Register here for the event.

An international research team led by a UT Southwestern scientist has identified a cause of and a possible treatment for Gorham-Stout disease, a painful, disfiguring, and life-threatening condition that destroys bone and can cause respiratory failure. The disease typically strikes children or young adults, leading to damage of affected bones as they are invaded and taken over by lymphatic vessels. Bones in the skull, jaw, shoulder, rib cage, and pelvis are the most commonly affected.

UT Southwestern is one of the few medical schools in the U.S. with such an expansive 3D model development operation, allowing creation of specialized plastic body parts and tissue – simulated bones, ears, hands, and more – using six 3D printing machines.

In conjunction with Division of Pediatric Critical Care Chief Jessica Moreland, M.D., and the Moreland lab, Dr. Nichols’ latest study, published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, investigated why some children with Type 1 diabetes develop a complication called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

UT Southwestern’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint can be seen in the variety of campus sustainability measures, including energy and water conservation programs and solid waste reduction initiatives, along with the expanded use of native plants, a lush tree canopy, and Monarch butterfly-friendly landscaping.

UT Southwestern Medical School graduates raise their diplomas in celebration of earning their medical degrees. More than 200 students celebrated commencement on May 11, 2023.