News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: The Blood Bank has a blood shortage and an urgent need for all blood types, especially O-negative and A- negative; the School of Health Professions is hosting the SHP Causeway FunD Run/Walk on March 8, in partnership with FitTriRun, to benefit student scholarships; the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has begun registration for the spring semester; the UTMB Breast Cancer Support Group for women diagnosed with breast cancer will be Jan. 28; researchers at the Sealy Center on Aging and the UTMB Pepper Center are seeking volunteers for a new study that will test if aerobic exercise and nutritional supplementation can reduce muscle loss associated with aging; auditions are underway for the annual St. Vincent’s Benefit Concert scheduled for March 13.