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December 7, 2022
Reuben S. Harris, PhD, professor and chair in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has received a UT System Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award in the amount of $1.5 million to establish his laboratory, assist […]
December 7, 2022
Be Well Texas, a statewide initiative of UT Health San Antonio, and Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Centers entered into an agreement to provide substance use disorder treatment services to Uvalde residents. They will jointly provide on-demand, 24/7 access to a virtual-navigation hub for peer recovery support services, behavioral health screening, case management […]
December 2, 2022
UT Health San Antonio received a four-year, $2 million federal grant to expand its substance use disorder response program, Be Well Texas, to the state’s 178 rural counties with limited or no access to resources and support addressing opioid addiction. With the Health Resources and Services Administration grant, Be Well Texas will lead and assist […]
November 29, 2022
An evergreen tree was lifted to the roof of the new primary, specialty and surgery center recently – signaling the construction of UT Health San Antonio at Kyle Seale Parkway has reached its final height. The topping out of a new building is a Scandinavian tradition dating back more than thirteen centuries. The five-story, 108,000-square-foot […]
November 28, 2022
The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Nov. 17 approved $2.5 million to establish the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative at UT Health San Antonio in partnership with University Health’s Level 1 Trauma Center at University Hospital and the U.S. Department of Defense. The new trauma care research center will be the first and only one of its kind in the United States, according to UT System.
November 18, 2022
Elizabeth Wasmuth, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has received a Rising Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award in the amount of $250,000 to support her cancer research into studying the molecules responsible […]