UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $2.1M award to study cellular structures
May 19, 2026
Digital illustration of stem cells Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. When these spaces are disrupted, important functions like gene regulation …
Drug shows promise for halting chronic pain before it starts
May 19, 2026
Chronic pain affects about a quarter of Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is a window of time in which acute pain can be treated before it turns into chronic pain. However, once chronicity has set in, treatme …
UT San Antonio honors body donors at annual Burial of Ashes ceremony
May 14, 2026
UT San Antonio recently held an Interment Ceremony, also known as the Burial of Ashes, an annual gathering to inter the cremated remains of individuals who gave their bodies for health professional education and research, and to honor their lasting contributions.
Kate Marmion School of Public Health celebrates gift and inaugural graduating class
May 14, 2026
The University of Texas at San Antonio formally celebrated the naming of the Kate Marmion School of Public Health on Wednesday, May 13, to recognize a $30 million transformational investment from the Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation to drive the school’s future impact by educating the next generation of public health professionals who will benefit the health of communities across South Texas.
KSAT 12: Hantavirus — San Antonio infectious disease doctor explains rodent-borne illness, symptoms, spread, prevention
May 12, 2026
KSAT 12: Hantavirus: San Antonio infectious disease doctor explains rodent-borne illness, symptoms, spread, prevention
Driven to serve: Student stories from the Class of 2026
May 11, 2026
As Class of 2026 spring and summer graduates of the six health professional schools of The University of Texas at San Antonio prepare to cross the commencement stage this weekend, several students took time to reflect on their educational exper …
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.
From data to discovery and impact
May 8, 2026
For Shiva Kazempour, a graduating PhD student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the journey into biomedical research began not in a lab, but in the world of mathematics.
At the intersection of AI and patient care
May 8, 2026
For medical student Christopher Mao, the path to medicine didn’t begin in a clinic, but in an engineering lab.
The nurse she was always meant to be
May 8, 2026
A childhood illness that left her bedridden and relearning to walk became the moment Brooke Heche discovered nursing. This May, she will graduate in the School of Nursing’s Class of 2026.