Health professional schools celebrate commencement, academic milestones

May 11, 2026

When the 1,190 spring and summer graduates of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s six health professional schools walk across commencement stages this weekend, they will begin the next chapter of careers and advanced training dedicated to improving health and well-being. The achievement is the culmination of countless hours spent in laboratories and study rooms, lecture halls and clinical spaces.




UT System $500,000 Faculty STARs award fuels UT San Antonio researcher’s mission to unravel dementia in South Texas

May 7, 2026

  Claudia Suemoto, MD, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to tackle urgent research gaps in dementia. South Texas offers a distinct blend of genetic and environmental factors rarely explored in neurodegenerative research. […]






UT San Antonio advances in national Blue Ridge rankings

March 9, 2026

In its first appearance in the national standings as a united institution, UT San Antonio posted a strong performance in the latest rankings from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The Blue Ridge Institute is an independent nonprofit organization that compiles annual funding data from the National Institutes of Health.