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Dr. Sandy Branson’s new project is one of five (out of 40 total proposals) in the U.S. to be funded this year by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI). The studies will examine the influence of pet ownership, pet caretaking or animal-assisted therapy on a wide array of health conditions.

Herbert L. Fred, MD (pictured), who endowed Cizik School of Nursing’s Judy Fred Professorship in Nursing, died on Dec. 30, 2018 at the age of 89 after almost six decades as a full-time medical educator.  A memorial service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6 at the Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism.

Cizik School of Nursing Interim Dean Diane M. Santa Maria has announced that Dr. Susan Ruppert (pictured), Associate Dean & Chair, Department of Graduate Studies, and PARTNERS Endowed Professor in Nursing, is one of four distinguished UTHealth faculty members elected this year to The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education and will be inducted with them during a ceremony in spring 2019.