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1881
1919
The University
of Texas Medical
Department opens
in Old Red—its
first session begins
October 5th with
23 STUDENTS
and 13 FACULT Y
MEMBERS .
T H E N A M E O F T H E M E D I C A L S C H O O L I S C H A N G E D from T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F
TEXAS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT to THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH.
The people of Texa s vote to place a
state medical school in Galveston .
1891
125 YEARS
OF
U T M B
OLD RED
is rededicated
after extensive
renovations.
1986
Photos provided by the Blocker History of Medicine Collections, Moody Medical Library, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
and Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas
200
8
The Galveston National Laboratory—one of only two
National Biocontainment Laboratories established
by the NIH—is formally dedicated. Shortly after,
Hurricane Ike devastates the UTMB campus.
