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Exciting things are happening in UTMB's Academic Enterprise! Highlighting the great work of our students, residents, faculty & staff. @ us with your news!
Sharing our congrats with @shputmb Department of Respiratory Therapy on earning the @coarcaccredited Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award for the 14th year in a row. We are proud of the program's strong record of developing outstanding RTs!

Congrats to our 2025 Excellence in Nursing Award recipients! We are proud to celebrate Dr. Morgan Cangelosi who received the Gold Award from the Good Samaritan Foundation! In addition, 15 faculty members were honored with the Bronze Award. Read more: facebook.com/utmbson/
Congrats, Dr. Petr Leiman, Assoc. Professor of @bmb_utmb in @utmb_jssom, on a new five-year outstanding investigator research award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences: "Function and application of contractile injection systems and jumbophage RNA polymerases."

Our MD-PhD Combined Degree Program welcomes Dr. Roberto Garofalo and Dr. Heather Stevenson-Lerner as co-directors. Together they will enhance recruitment, expand research opportunities, and provide robust mentorship. @utmb_jssom @UTMBGSBS Announcement: utmb.us/e8q

Today's VentureX Summit is off to a strong start, with a roster of impressive speakers and engaging conversations centered on its theme, "Capital, Innovation, and Strategic Growth Powering Biotech in Texas." Kudos to @UTMBinnovations for bringing this dynamic event to our campus!




Congratulations to our eleven @utmbhealth professionals recognized in the @GalvNews 2025 “40 Under 40” list. For the full list of 2025 honorees, visit: utmb.us/e8l
We are proud of the 21 UTMB students selected as 2025-26 Albert Schweitzer Fellows! The fellowship trains future health professionals to serve and empower vulnerable people, building healthier communities through hands-on, community-based projects. @utmb_jssom @utmb_spph @shputmb

Students, don't miss this opportunity to grab lunch and visit with our terrific @utmbpolice!
Our grill is ready for National Hot Dog day. Please join our Community Services team today at the HEC between 11-1 to grab a hot dog and maybe discuss campus safety with us.
Great work by all the participants in our @UTMBGSBS Summer Research Program poster session! These first-year @utmb_jssom students teamed with faculty mentors this summer to embark on a variety of impactful projects. It was great to see the results of everyone's hard work!




Great news for our @utmbson!
Starting this fall, @utmbhealth will provide Epic access to third- and fourth-semester @utmbson students during their clinical rotations. Learn more utmb.us/e7e
On July 17, some of Texas’ top biotech minds and investors will gather at @UTMBHealth’s Galveston campus for the VentureX Summit. Alongside industry leaders, experts from UT institutions will share stories of breakthrough discoveries, the challenges of transforming science into…
We are happy to congratulate Dr. Victor Reyes, Professor of Pediatrics and M&I in @utmb_jssom, on being named an @amtutmb Educator of the Quarter. His students say he is "kind, compassionate, and committed" to their success. Nominate a deserving educator: utmb.us/e6g

The countdown is ON for the VentureX Summit @ UTMB 💥 This is the event where science meets startup culture, and solutions get sparked. 🔗 Make sure you're registered, and bring your curiosity. Let’s build the future of health—together. lnkd.in/g-BdGvWe
We are happy to recognize our newly promoted professors! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lynne Hughes on her promotion in @UTMBDeptPT in the @SHPUTMB. The promotion will be effective Sept. 1, 2025. Congratulations, Dr. Hughes!

With heavy hearts, @UTMBHealth extends our deepest condolences to all those affected by the devastating events in the Texas Hill Country. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the entire community as they face unimaginable loss and hardship. We are…
The Office of the Provost, along with UTMB business and administrative areas and schools, will be closed tomorrow, Friday, July 4. For more information on UTMB Health holiday operations, visit: utmbhealth.com/.../events/upc… We wish everyone a safe and happy Fourth of July!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Robert Abbott (Pathology) and Dr. Alexander Bukreyev (Pathology/M&I) on a new five-year @NIAIDNews research grant: "Circularization of RNA to improve the durability of the vaccine immune response." Outstanding work!
