On Campus
President Henrich lauds milestones, looks to future in Town Hall
January 25, 2016
Health Science Center President William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, discussed university milestones and accomplishments in 2015 and looked to the future during a Town Hall meeting for faculty, staff and students Jan. 25.
Academic Learning & Teaching Center to open
January 13, 2016
The newest addition to the Health Science Center, the colorful and high-tech Academic Learning & Teaching Center, will be dedicated at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16.
New chair of Department of Medicine named
January 5, 2016
W. Brian Reeves, M.D., currently professor and vice chair of medicine and chief of the Division of Nephrology at the Penn State College of Medicine, has been selected as chair of the Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine, Dean Francisco González-Scarano, M.D., announced.
Two named to UT System’s Shine Academy
December 1, 2015
Alan Y. Sakaguchi, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, and Sara L. Gill, Ph.D., professor of family and community health systems in the School of Nursing, have been selected as members of the University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education.
Faculty Showcase puts spotlight on new Academic Learning & Teaching Center
December 1, 2015
The 2nd Annual Faculty Showcase of Educational Innovations, with the theme of “Learning Spaces,” spotlighted the new Academic Learning & Teaching Center (the ALTC) and watched a “First Look Tour” video of the center.
Faculty member named Outstanding Periodontal Educator
December 1, 2015
The American Academy of Periodontology has named Michael P. Mills, D.M.D., as its Outstanding Periodontal Educator Award. Dr Mills is a clinical associate professor with teaching responsibilities in the postdoctoral division of the Department of Periodontics in the School of Dentistry.