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UTMB in Galveston Defends Treatment of Research Monkeys and Other Lab Practices

Carrie Feibel

Posted on August 24, 2015 · The federal government is investigating the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for its treatment of laboratory monkeys, along with other laboratory practices from a 2014 study of the deadly Marburg virus.

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Katie Watkins

Posted on January 9, 2023 · The Superfund site is located in the Cypress Shopping Centre strip mall off Jones Road where a former dry cleaners failed to dispose of its chemicals properly, contaminating the groundwater and soil. Cleanup of the site has been in the works for more than a decade.

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UTMB researchers examining pandemic’s impact on teens’ mental health

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Posted on December 14, 2022 · Students are growing up in a world with a climate crisis, school shootings, geopolitical strife, toxic social media, “and these kids aren't stupid, they see that,” Temple said.

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COVID and youth mental health (Dec. 13, 2022)

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Posted on December 13, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Researchers at UTMB are expanding a unique study about the mental health effects of COVID-19 on a generation of youth.

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A Closer Look at the revised CDC Guidelines on Quarantine and Isolation

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