“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Larysa Sholom was 16 when she arrived in the United States from the Ukraine as an exchange student. With great trepidation but courage, she left her family behind to pursue an education and expand […]
Donors plant seeds that grow humanities and ethics education, locally and abroad The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at the UT Health Science Center is developing competent and compassionate future physicians through its myriad educational opportunities in medical ethics and professionalism, community service learning, global health and literature and art, as each relates to […]
$1 million gift pays tribute to outstanding alumnus Renovation under way on Dr. and Mrs. James L. Holly Auditorium In 1968, the UT Health Science Center opened its doors to the first medical students in San Antonio. Since then, faculty members in the Long School of Medicine continue to uphold the proud tradition of educating […]
Why making lives better matters As we head into another new year at our UT Health Science Center, we are reminded of the accomplishments for which we can all be proud. We also find ourselves in a new era of some uncertainty, with many questions looming. The economy remains sluggish, political rhetoric is active and […]
According to the American Lung Association, lung disease is the third-leading killer in America, responsible for 1 in 6 deaths. Today, more than 35 million Americans are living with chronic lung disease such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), otherwise known as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This year, Joel B. Baseman, Ph.D., was […]
Cancer is the leading cause of death for Texans aged 85 years and younger, claiming the lives of an estimated 38,000 Texans in 2011, with more than 107,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients in the same year.* The CTRC Foundation is stemming the tide of this deadly disease with a transformational $10.2 million gift to the […]
Oct. 13 marked the dedication of the UT Health Science Center’s South Texas Research Facility (STRF), a $150 million center of discovery, scientific collaboration and translational medicine. One of the largest and most energy-efficient research buildings ever erected in Texas, the three-story $150 million South Texas Research Facility is approximately the length of three […]
Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of the naked mole rat, a pivotal step to understanding the animal’s extraordinarily long life and good health. A colony of more than 2,000 naked mole rats at the UT Health Science Center contributed to the findings, published Oct. 12 in the journal Nature. Arlan Richardson, Ph.D., director of […]
New results from a study of more than 35,000 men reveal that taking vitamin E supplements increases the risk of prostate cancer among healthy men by 17 percent. The results were published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D., director of the Cancer Therapy & Research […]