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CHEER Spotlight: Roger D. Peng »

In this installment of a quarterly series, the Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research spotlights the work of Roger D. Peng.

By Jeanne Holmes
Researching Benefits of Breakfast Consumption in Overweight & Obese Adolescents »

Jennifer Jaimes of Dell Med’s Department of Pediatrics shares an update on research that investigates who breakfast plays a role in adolescents’ weight.

By Jennifer Jaimes, MBMS, CRC
Center for Health & Environment: Education & Research Expands Pilot Project Programs »

The Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research provides an update on the expansion of its pilot project programs.

By Jeanne Holmes
Culinary Medicine: Teaching Pediatric Trainees About Fad Diets »

A spring installment of Eat Well: Culinary Medicine engaged pediatric physicians in training on the impact of fad diets.

By Keli Hawthorne, M.S., RD
‘Forever Chemicals’ & Their Impact on Drinking Water »

Kerry Kinney and Lynn Katz for the Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research summarize the effects of “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

CHEER Spotlight: Geeta G. Persad »

In this installment of a quarterly series, the Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research spotlights the work of Geeta G. Persad.

By Jeanne Holmes
Scaling the Impact of Food on Health: Cross-Sectoral Research Opportunities  »

Factor Health partners with Project Evident to publish new whitepaper assessing cross-sectoral opportunities to improve the delivery of health and the vitality of food systems.

By Keegan Kinney
2023 ‘Research Day’ Highlights Breadth of Graduate Medical Education Scholarly Efforts »

Residents and fellows showcased their efforts to improve patient care, advance health systems and explore clinical case presentations at this year’s Resident and Fellow Research Day.

By Becca Wunderlich
Caring, Character & Calling: Humanizing the Profession »

In this installment of the Caring, Character and Calling series, Steve Tyler shares how a past medical experience impacts his treatment of patients.

By Carrie Barron, M.D.
Caring, Character & Calling: The Impact of Family »

In this installment of the Caring, Character and Calling series, Yvette Williams-Brown shares the impact of family on her medical career.

By Carrie Barron, M.D.
2023 Dr. Timothy George Trailblazer Award: Members of the Dell Med Community Reflect on Latest Recipients »

Members of the Dell Med Community share their thoughts on the latest recipients of the Dr. Timothy George Trailblazer Award.

By Lori Hall
Global Health Partners Kick Off Community-Based Care Initiatives in Mexico »

Dell Med’s Division of Global Health and Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla team up to deliver multidisciplinary health outreach event in two rural communities in Puebla, Mexico.

By Sarayu Adeni, MPA-DP
Pediatric Research Grant Funds Bronchiolitis Study Led by Dell Med Trainee »

Colin Mervak, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow at Dell Med and within Dell Children’s emergency department, has been awarded funding through a pediatric research grant program to study bronchiolitis.

By Jennifer Jaimes, MBMS, CRC
CHEER’s 2022 Pilot Grant Awardees Share Progress on Health & Environment Research »

Principal investigators for two pilot projects funded by Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research shared their progress at the center’s seminar series event held on March 22.

By Jeanne Holmes
Learning by ‘Sprinting’: UT Undergraduates Tackle Cancer Genomics in an Immersive Event »

Jeanne Kowalski-Muegge and her lab led University of Texas undergraduates through an all-day event covering molecular-targeted therapies and cancer genomics.

Mission Critical: 8 UT Research Teams at the Future of Health »

Meet eight pairs of collaborators from across The University of Texas at Austin who are leading interdisciplinary teams to better health outcomes for Central Texas and beyond.

Using Culinary Medicine to Learn About Food Insecurity »

In the latest session of Culinary Medicine, participants learned about food insecurity as it relates to nutrition and available resources.

By Keli Hawthorne, M.S., RD
Supporting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Within Surgery & Perioperative Care: Q&A With Tatiana Cardenas »

Learn about Tatiana Cardenas and her role as chair of the diversity, equity and inclusion committee within the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care.

Dell Med’s Division of Acute Care Surgery Presents at Annual Meeting of Surgeons »

Students, trainees and faculty from the Division of Acute Care Surgery presented their scientific work at the 2022 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.

By Carlos V.R. Brown, M.D., FACS
Building Relational Capital Through Investment in Community Leadership  »

The Community-Driven Initiatives program at Dell Medical School shares the journey that Frederika Easley and Flow to Heal took through the Call for Ideas process.

By Marianna Espinoza, MPH