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1. Galveston Campus Highlights

   A quick virtual tour of a few Galveston campus highlights.

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   1. John Sealy Hospital

      A hub of UTMB's inpatient care complex, John Sealy Hospital was completed in 1978 at a cost of $32.5 million and was funded in full by The Sealy & Smith Foundation. The 12-story hospital includes single patient rooms and specialized intensive care units. It is the third facility to bear the name John Sealy Hospital, in memory of the benefactor whose bequest built the first John Sealy Hospital in 1890. Portraits of John Sealy and his son, John Sealy II, and daughter, Jennie Sealy Smith, are on display in the lobby. The Sealy & Smith Foundation has contributed more than $800 million to UTMB since the university's inception, leaving a lasting imprint on the island campus and in the Texas healthcare landscape.

       

      A second John Sealy Hospital, built in 1954, is known today as the John Sealy Annex and currently houses administrative, business and support services. It is joined to the north side of the current hospital, and portions of its original facade are easily recognizable. The John Sealy Hospital has been extensively renovated and more improvements are planned.

       

      301 8th St.
      Galveston, TX 77555
      (409) 772-1011

   2. John Sealy Hospital Corridor

      "Mainstreet" is the primary corridor on the first floor of the John Sealy Hospital. The gift shop, chapel, ATM, an information desk, the entrance to cafeteria and routes to other parts of the campus are all located here.

       

      Use your mouse to view a panoramic image of this area.

   3. Moody Medical Library and Galveston National Lab

      The north side of the Moody Medical Library Plaza is fronted by the Galveston National Laboratory; to the south is the Moody Medical Library. 

       

      Use your mouse to view a panoramic image of this area.

   4. Galveston National Laboratory

      As one of two National Biocontainment Laboratories constructed under grants awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health (NIAID/NIH), the Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) facilitates understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying the spread of infectious diseases and the pathogenesis of the diseases they cause. It also develops, tests and promotes new strategies for their control -- all within a safe and secure research environment.

      UTMB's researchers and clinicians have considerable specialized expertise in infectious diseases, including tropical and newly emerging viral diseases, as they have been conducting research on emerging infectious diseases for decades. Complementing this expertise are scientists in an array of fields who contribute to the biomedical discovery of new drugs and treatments.

       

      In addition to the GNL, UTMB is also home to the first full-size BSL4 lab located on a university campus in the United States.

       

      221 9th St.
      Galveston, TX 77555

   5. Moody Medical Library

      The Moody Medical Library is housed in a modern five-story building centrally located on the campus. It is the oldest medical library in Texas and one of the largest medical research libraries in the Southwest. Construction was completed in 1972.

       

      The library has invested in digital and information technologies to bring to life a vision of a high tech  twenty-first century academic medical library. The library also houses an important collection in the history of medicine and allied sciences, the Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections. It is one of the largest such collections in the United States and consists of rare books, prints, archives, manuscripts, and medical memorabilia.

       

      914 Market St.
      Galveston, TX 77555

   6. Arthur Williams Sculpture - Birth

      Constructed of welded and pressed steel, the sculpture "Birth" was created by artist Arthur Williams of Abilene, Texas, through the Sol Del Rio Gallery in San Antonio. Funded through private gifts, the sculpture was created in 1987. All parts are sealed and finished with a heavy coating of urethane lacquer to protect them from Galveston's salt air.

   7. Gleaves T. James Centennial Rose Garden

      The Gleaves T. James Centennial Rose Garden was donated in recognition of UTMB's centennial celebration. Dedicated on June 14, 1991, the wheelchair-accessible garden features hundreds of roses and many varieties, including hybrid tea, floribunda and grandiflora.

       

      Named for the wife of former UTMB President Thomas N. James, M.D., the garden was a gift from Mary John and Ralph Spence of Tyler, Texas, and designed as a joint project of Larry J. Burks, architect rosarian from Tyler, and Boyce Tankersley, former UTMB superintendent of grounds maintenance. In 1993, the garden was named to the All-American Rose Selection nationwide network of approved AARS Public Gardens. An endowment of private funds provides for annual maintenance and renovations.

       

      1006 Market St.

   8. William C. Levin Hall

      A main gathering place on the campus, William C. Levin Hall features a large auditorium and two smaller side auditoriums that can be joined to the main auditorium. Dr. Levin was UTMB's second president; he served from 1974 to 1987. The facility bearing his name can seat 1,000 and is the venue for a number of campus events, from scientific symposia to regular all-campus town meetings.

       

      The building also houses the faculty dining room, graduate school administrative and business offices, classroom and technical services, photographic services, a copy center, television studio, and telemedicine program.

       

      1006 Market St.
      Galveston, TX 77555

   9. Gus & Lyndall Wortham Fountain

      The Gus and Lyndall Wortham Fountain provides a space for reflection amid the bustle of UTMB's education, research and patient care endeavors. Its quiet simplicity gives expression to the commitment to human life that takes place within the walls of the buildings that surround it. Located in the heart of the campus, near the Ashbel Smith Building and the Lee Hage Jamail Student Center, the fountain was made possible by a donation from the Wortham Foundation of Houston.

       

      1012 Strand St.

   10. Lee Hage Jamail Student Center

       The Lee Hage Jamail Student Center encompasses 19,000 square feet and is the only building on campus designed specifically to complement the adjacent Ashbel Smith Building. It was built with donations from corporations, faculty, alumni, students and their parents, and private donors, including a pivotal financial gift from Lee Hage Jamail and her husband, Joe Jamail.

        

       920 Strand St.
       Galveston, TX 77555

   11. Keiller Building

       Opened in 1925, the Keiller Building was renovated in 1995 and serves as home to the Department of Pathology, UTMB's internationally known World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, and the Center for Biodefense.

        

       915 Strand St.
       Galveston, TX 77555

   12. Ashbel Smith Building Courtyard

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   13. Ashbel Smith Building "Old Red"

       Known as "Old Red," the Ashbel Smith Building housed the Medical School when it opened in 1891. The area outside the building features the Founders Walk, and inside, the John P. McGovern Hall of Medicine displays 12 larger-than-life statues sculpted by Doris Appel. The artworks represent outstanding contributors to the field of medicine from Imhotep in 2600 B.C. to Marie Curie.

        

       Designed by renowned architect Nicholas Clayton, the building serves as the symbolic heart of the Galveston campus to alumni, students and staff.

        

       914 Strand St.
       Galveston, TX 77555