“Treating combat-related PTSD”

March 9, 2016

Alan Peterson, Ph.D., ABPP, professor, chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, will discuss “Treating Combat-Related PTSD: The Path of Progress.”

PTSD Research


Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps

March 7, 2016

When Noon, Thursday, April 14 Where Briscoe Library, Howe Conference Room (5th floor) Details Lark A. Ford, Ph.D., RN, will present “Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps,” discussing key memorials to nursing from 1902 through 2000, the first century of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. This lecture is being held in conjunction […]

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Burial of the Ashes Ceremony

March 7, 2016

When 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27 Where Memorial Park, Greehey campus Details Students and faculty will offer their appreciation to body donors during the annual, solemn Burial of the Ashes Ceremony. The donors’ altruistic gifts enhanced the education of many students. Omid Rahimi, Ph.D., director of the Human Anatomy Program at the Health Science Center, […]

Burial of Ashes


Earth Day Celebration

March 6, 2016

The Health Science Center’s Green Initiatives Committee is again sponsoring an Earth Day Celebration to raise awareness about the environment, promote sustainability, reduce waste and improve efficiency.




New senior director of libraries named

March 4, 2016

Owen Ellard, most recently the chief operating officer of the Texas Medical Center Library in Houston, has been named senior director of libraries at the Health Science Center.

Owen Ellard, library


HSC fares well in Shine Academy conference

March 3, 2016

The Health Science Center was well represented with more than 20 poster presentations and sessions at the 2016 Innovations in Health Science Education Annual Conference held in Austin Feb. 18-19. The conference is a part of the University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education.

2016 Awards