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UTMB welcomes returning grads for Homecoming 2004
UTMB would like to extend a warm welcome to returning graduates from each of our schools for Homecoming 2004 weekend, March 25-27. Highlights of the weekend include a keynote address by Dr. Stan Lemon, Dean of the School of Medicine, and a "UTMB History and Humanities Hour" with Dr. Chester Burns, author of A Centennial History of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Get more information.

Registration for Camp RAD now open
Camp RAD (Reactive Airway Disease) is now registering participants for the 2004 summer camp at UTMB. Camp RAD is a specialty day camp designed to teach children with moderate to severe asthma how to better manage their condition. Asthma patients between the ages of 7 and 12 are eligible to enroll. The theme this year is a fairy tale adventure, “Once Upon a Time.” For more information, please visit the UTMB Newsroom or the Camp RAD web site.

UTMB doctors screen for diabetes at Latino street fair, everyone welcome
UTMB invites everyone to Feria: Unidos Contra La Diabetes, a Latino street fair, April 4, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Moody Park, 3501 Fulton St. in Houston. Families attending the free event can enjoy a variety of activities, while taking advantage of free diabetes screenings, blood pressure and cholesterol checks by faculty from UTMB’s Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Diabetes Center and students from the university’s School of Allied Health Sciences. The fair is sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. Visit the UTMB Newsroom for more information.

Community Immunity: Preparations for Immunization Week are under way; your help is needed
Interested in improving Galveston's immunization rate? Want to help protect our kids against vaccine-preventable diseases? Volunteers are needed for Galveston Island Infant Immunization Week, which is set for April 24 through May 1. There are volunteer opportunities for everyone, no special skills are required. Call Vicki Elliot at 409-772-KIDS to sign on, or get more information about Galveston Island Infant Immunization Week.

Impact: Read the latest update
We've posted new stories on the Impact web site, including photos from the Galveston County Health Fair. Visit the web site today and take a look at the latest updates. As always, please use the Feedback Form on the Impact home page to send us any comments you have. Visit the Impact web site.

UHC north entrance to close for final phase of renovations
The north entrance to the University Hospital Clinics Building will be closed for the final phase of renovations to enhance and improve access. As part of the construction, a new overhead steel canopy will be installed to offer protection from the elements to patients, visitors and staff. The UHC north entrance faces Harborside Drive and Public Parking Garage #2; greeters and transportation staff will be in place beginning Monday to direct patients and visitors from the garage, around the construction and to the UHC south entrance, which faces Children’s Hospital. We apologize for the disruption and inconvenience, and hope you’ll work with us as we build a better UTMB. The north entrance will reopen in September.

Summer Junior Volunteer Program calls for applications
UTMB's Volunteer Services is now accepting applications for its 2004 Summer Junior Volunteer Program. The application deadline is May 3. Junior Volunteers provide invaluable services to UTMB Hospitals and Clinics throughout June and July each year. Applicants must be at least 15 years of age and commit to a minimum of six weeks of service. Applications are available online at www.utmb.edu/volunteers, can be picked up in the Volunteer Services office located in Room 1.308 of John Sealy Annex, or can be requested by calling Volunteer Services at 409-772-5498.

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Established in 1891 as the University of Texas Medical Department, UTMB has grown from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty members to a modern health science center with more than 70 major buildings, more than 2,800 students and more than 1,600 faculty. The 84-acre campus includes four schools, two institutes for advanced study, a major medical library, a network of hospitals and clinics that provide a full range of primary and specialized medical care, an affiliated Shriners Burns Hospital, and numerous research facilities. UTMB is a component of the University of Texas System.

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