gastric motility. the spontaneous peristaltic movements of the stomach that aid in digestion, moving food through the stomach and out through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum. Excess gastric motility causes pain that is usually treated with antispasmodic medication.
After Scandals, U. of Miami Gets a Top Compliance Officer. Rudolph H. Green, who directed university compliance at the University of Texas at Austin, is facing another Texas-size challenge. Last month he became the first vice president and chief compliance officer at the University of Miami, where athletics, health care, and research have all been under scrutiny lately. The university in Florida is one of relatively few major institutions where one compliance officer oversees so many highly regulated areas.
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) today announced the winners of the 10th annual Texas Environmental Excellence Awards (TEEA), recognizing individuals, organizations, schools and businesses that have created successful programs to preserve and protect the Texas environment.