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Explore the university’s impact on research, education, patient care and the community
A boost in the fight against cancer
January 23, 2018
Cancer prevention programs and faculty recruitment initiatives got a $3.5 million boost from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas.
Leader of the pack
January 23, 2018
The National Cancer Institute has selected UT Health San Antonio Cancer Center as one of nine institutional members of the NCI’s elite Cancer Systems Biology Consortium.
With honors
January 23, 2018
Five faculty members were honored with the 2017 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System.
When devastation hits
January 23, 2018
When Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast in August as a Category 4 storm, the university community immediately responded.
Helping hearts
January 23, 2018
More than 1,500 attended the 2017 President’s Gala, which established the Lacie and Joe Gorder President’s Endowment in Heart Disease Research.
Championing rising investigators
January 23, 2018
The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund approved more than $2.3 million in new research funding for rising investigators at UT Health San Antonio.
Supporting military families
January 23, 2018
A national report indicates that the prevalence of depression among military caregivers may be up to four times higher than the U.S. adult population.
New network for veteran support
January 23, 2018
UT Health San Antonio has launched an initiative to increase the number of community clinicians qualified to provide the leading therapies in post-traumatic stress disorder.
Meeting a need
January 23, 2018
The Meadows Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Transitional Care Clinic, an innovative psychiatric program operated by the Department of Psychiatry.
A journey home
June 7, 2017
As a kid, Joel Torres, M.D., spent summers working the fields to help feed his family. He grew up and traveled the country for the best education. Now he's back home, a doctor working to make the Rio Grande Valley healthier.
It’s coming. Are we ready?
June 7, 2017
From unknown to a worldwide pandemic in one year, Zika is a looming threat to South Texas as mosquito season heats up. Health care practitioners are bracing for impact.
To have and to hold
June 7, 2017
When a child dies at birth, tests and medical procedures suddenly stop. Years ago, this was also where the patient’s care ended. Today, nurses are realizing this is a critical moment when the standard of care should strengthen.
Tick tock
June 7, 2017
Trauma is the leading cause of death of children, and bleeding is a major preventable cause. It takes only minutes to bleed to death, but quick action can save lives.
Sweet dreams
June 7, 2017
Sleep apnea can lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks and other illnesses. So UT Dentistry opened the Sleep Disorders Center to offer a dental approach to help patients get their zzz's.
Essay: House call
June 7, 2017
Caring for people who have cancer does not stop when treatments stop. Anand Karnad, M.D., chief of hematology and medical oncology, shares the value of a house call.















