Mission
Mission is the flagship magazine of UT Health San Antonio, illuminating vital and innovative advancements in education, research and healing at the university.
Vulture club celebrates unofficial campus mascots
March 21, 2025
The black vulture parents that have returned to a UT Health San Antonio courtyard since 2020 to raise their nestlings have brought together colleagues from across the university interested in the well-being of the close-knit family.
They’re back! Black vultures return to raise their young
March 17, 2025
Since 2020, the loving vulture couple has raised an estimated 10 nestlings in a secluded courtyard on the Long Campus across from the Dental Hygiene Office.
Night of the Arts: Inspiring healing beyond medicine
March 5, 2025
The Night of the Arts is more than just a fundraising event — it is a celebration of the arts and community, all for a good cause. The annual student-led event returned this year after a five-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Myth or fact: Diet and exercise habits that aid weight loss
January 30, 2025
Are all calories equal? Cardio workouts or weights? Marzieh Salehi, MD, addresses the complexity and nuance of healthy, sustained weight loss.
When the healer becomes the patient
January 24, 2025
After spinal stenosis left John Toohey with excruciating back pain, the former UT Health San Antonio orthopaedic surgeon became the inaugural surgery patient at the university’s newly opened Multispecialty and Research Hospital.
Explore your alter ego: What drives personal happiness can fuel professional success
November 25, 2024
Alter egos aren’t only for superheroes and superstars. In this compilation, learn what inspires some of your UT Health San Antonio colleagues to make lives better, both on and off campus.
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FALL 2024
With $1 billion in infrastructure expansions underway, UT Health San Antonio is on a historic growth trajectory, shaping the future of health care for the region and positioning the institution as an essential force for improving human health for generations to come.