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Staying power
With most UT San Antonio Health Science Center graduates choosing to remain in Texas, the university helps close critical workforce gaps in medicine, nursing, dentistry and allied health, ensuring high-quality care for communities across the state.

Leading cancer research centers reinforce importance of safe and effective human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cancer
Mays Cancer Center joins leading NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in a unified statement to raise awareness about vaccine The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center, along with 61 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-De …

Three Health Science Center researchers receive UT System STARs awards
Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology; Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the William and Berneice Castella Distinguished Professor in Aging Studies; and Yi Zhu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, received UT System Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention awards for their work in aging research.

UT San Antonio: The story of our new institution
On Sept. 1, 2025, the integration of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio — two powerhouse universities, now one world-class institution — created the third-largest public research university in Texas. Learn more about the early days of this merger and its impact for South Texas and beyond.

Science & Medicine
Texas Public Radio’s podcast, Science & Medicine, explains how scientific discovery at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio advances the way medicine is practiced around the world.
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