2017 Article Archive
Green Scholarship Fund to support Health Professions students
Professor Emeritus Dr. Gordon Green, who served as Dean of UT Southwestern School of Health Professions from 1991 to 2006, has been honored by the establishment of the Gordon Green, M.D. Endowed Scholarship Fund to accelerate the dreams of students pursuing allied health careers.
Study: Former NFL players more likely to have enlarged aortas
Former NFL players were more likely to have enlarged aortas, but further study is needed to determine whether that puts them at greater risk for life-threatening aneurysms, researchers found.
Graduate student group honored for professional development efforts
The national Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has recognized the UT Southwestern chapter with the 2017 SACNAS Role Model Award for Outstanding Professional Development.
SURF gives college students invaluable lab experience
Marking its 33rd year, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program again offered college students the unique opportunity to learn and work in UT Southwestern’s research laboratories.
STARS program inspires passion for scientific research, learning
The STARS program, Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern, celebrated its 26th year by bringing 52 Dallas-area high school students and four teachers to the UT Southwestern campus for a summer of learning to increase science knowledge, awareness, and appreciation.
Physician Assistant Program receives national diversity award
The UT Southwestern School of Health Professions’ nationally ranked Physician Assistant Studies Program has been honored for its commitment to diversity with a 2017 Excellence Through Diversity Award from the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA).
Hamon Charitable Foundation $10M gift fuels Alzheimer’s research
A $10 million gift from the Hamon Charitable Foundation to UT Southwestern has established an endowment to support the new Laura and Jack Roach Center for Translational Research in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Depressed with a chronic disease? Consider alternative therapies
Scientists are finding more evidence that commonly prescribed antidepressants aren’t effective in people battling both depression and a chronic medical disease.
Herz named first holder of Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer’s research
Generous funding from the Presbyterian Village North Foundation (PVN) has established a new Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Research at UT Southwestern, with Dr. Joachim Herz recently named as the inaugural holder.
Graduate students awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowships
UT Southwestern neuroscience graduate student Matthew Mendoza is the first person in his family to go to college, let alone pursue a scientific career.