Students learn empathy through hands-on exercise

November 2, 2022

A first-year medical student had an unusual class assignment. He pretended to be a 13-year-old girl begging a pawn shop owner for a few dollars to help feed hungry siblings. The unorthodox exercise was part of a poverty simulation that more than 200 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine students participated in […]

Students sitting at a table participating in a poverty simulation. White background and green chairs.


Halloween howler

October 31, 2022

Members of the Long School of Medicine celebrated the Halloween spirit Monday with gruesome and clever costumes. A ghoulishly good time was had by all, witnesses reported.

Members of the Long School of Medicine dressed up in costume Oct. 31, 2022.




Noted lupus researcher receives UT System Faculty STARs award

September 29, 2022

The University of Texas System has awarded Laurence Morel, PhD, with a Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award in the amount of $1.4 million to establish a new research laboratory and program at UT Health San Antonio focused on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Dr. Morel, a noted SLE researcher, joined the institution […]