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UT Southwestern’s School of Health Professions will honor 132 degree candidates from six academic programs, its first in-person commencement since the COVID-19 pandemic began, on Dec. 12.

New Postbaccalaureate to PhD Program

Delayed by the pandemic, the 15th Annual UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) Reception and Awards ceremony was held earlier this year to honor six UTSW faculty members for teaching excellence in 2020. In addition, The UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) recently welcomed seven outstanding educators to its latest class of inductees. SWAT members are recognized as educators who strive to provide an academic and organizational environment that fosters excellence in teaching at all levels, rewards superb teachers, stimulates innovation in education, and promotes scholarship in education.

Samir Parikh, M.D., had one eye on the rich history of UT Southwestern and the other on its promising future when he accepted the position of Chief of the Division of Nephrology in the Department of Internal Medicine.

Four years into a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study at the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM), the research team has some ground-breaking preliminary findings. Unfortunately, the study has come to a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and without 15 more children – new research participants – the study findings may never see the light of day.

Spend time around the military and you’ll notice service members talk about their work differently. For starters, they don’t call it a job. Instead, they use words like duty, service, and mission. Speak with enough educators and you’ll notice something similar.

New chair of ophthalmology, J. William Harbour, is the new Chair of Ophthalmology, succeeding Professor Emeritus James McCulley, M.D., who led the Department for 40 years before retiring June 30 as Chair.

A lucky family from the Ozarks moves to posh Beverly Hills and turns civilization on its head.

Mentoring Award

Institutional Service Award