WOAI TV (News 4): Burial of Ashes | UT Health — San Antonio honors those who donate their bodies to science
May 6, 2024
The annual Burial of Ashes ceremony at UT Health San Antonio was mentioned in this article. Read More
KABB TV (FOX SA): Burial of Ashes | UT Health — San Antonio honors those who donate their bodies to science
May 6, 2024
The annual Burial of Ashes ceremony at UT Health San Antonio was mentioned in this article. Read More
Study: Higher chemical concentrations found in baby teeth of children with autism
May 6, 2024
Baby teeth were studied to discover possible connections between chemicals and autism spectrum disorder. A recent exploratory study by a researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found a potential link between a buildup …
Best of the best: DeFronzo’s work included in 100th anniversary of Journal of Clinical Investigation
May 6, 2024
The work of diabetes-research pioneer Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD, diabetes division, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, is featured as part of the 100th anniversary of the Journal of …

Burial of Ashes Ceremony honors body donors for student education and research
May 6, 2024
UT Health San Antonio recently held an Interment Ceremony, also called the Burial of Ashes, an annual gathering to inter the cremated remains of those who gave their bodies for health professional student education and research, and to honor the donors …
Cronkite News: San Antonio oncologists tackle rising rates of cancer deaths in Latinos
May 3, 2024
Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, director, Institute for Health Promotion Research, and chair of the population health sciences department, was quoted in this article. Read More
KABB TV (FOX SA): Austin’s deadliest opioid overdose spike in a decade raises alarm in San Antonio
May 3, 2024
Tara Karns-Wright, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and senior director of Be Well Texas, a statewide substance use treatment initiative of UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
WOAI TV (News 4): Austin’s deadliest opioid overdose spike in a decade raises alarm in San Antonio
May 3, 2024
Tara Karns-Wright, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and senior director of Be Well Texas, a statewide substance use treatment initiative of UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
$11 million NIH grant awarded for five-year investigation of novel oral chlamydia vaccine
May 2, 2024
The study of a novel oral vaccine that could protect against chlamydia infection received more than $11 million in National Institutes of Health funding through a five-year U01 grant in April 2024. “We are excited about receiving the U01 award because …
KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio awarded roughly $16.4M to advance cancer research
May 2, 2024
Manjeet Rao, PhD, professor in the department of cell systems and anatomy, and deputy director with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
