Researchers create new device to save lives on battlefields
July 7, 2026
University researchers have collaborated to develop three devices that would offer combat medics a suction solution for any setting, from controlled to chaotic. Suction devices remove blood and vomit that can block a wounded patient’s airway and prevent breathing.
UT Health San Antonio’s summer programs offer undergraduates immersive, hands-on learning
July 6, 2026
Each summer, UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, welcomes undergraduate students from colleges and universities nationwide who competed for an opportunity to participate in its Summer Physiology Undergraduate Researcher Program and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
UT Health San Antonio researcher receives $400,000 Komen grant to study therapeutic yoga for breast cancer survivors
June 25, 2026
Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, to work with Hispanics in South Texas Content provided by Cliff Despres Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, a cancer researcher at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, is r …
Researcher awarded $4.6 million to study DNA repair, cancer biology
June 25, 2026
A scientist at The University of Texas at San Antonio was recently awarded two grants totaling more than $4.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how cells repair DNA to protect the genome, the set of genetic instructions within our cells.
First potential probiotic treatment for lupus identified at UT San Antonio
June 24, 2026
In a study published April 13 in Nature Communications, scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio found a link between a bacterium in the gut microbiome and lupus, which could lead to more effective treatment of the disease.
UT San Antonio MD/PhD graduate student earns top NIH ranking for research proposal
June 23, 2026
3D rendering of acute myeloid leukemia. The APOBEC family of enzymes is implicated in the genesis of many cancers, including leukemia. A third-year MD/PhD graduate student from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), Christopher …
UT San Antonio ranks in top 13% of universities worldwide for research excellence
June 17, 2026
UT San Antonio now ranks in the top 13%, placing 296 out of 2,250 institutions worldwide. UT San Antonio’s research enterprise is recognized as a globally competitive leader in clinical and academic research, innovation and impact.
San Antonio Business Journal: UT San Antonio lands millions in new state funding
June 4, 2026
San Antonio Report: UT San Antonio lands millions in new state funding
CPRIT awards newly integrated UT San Antonio to further its mission to combat cancers across South Texas
June 2, 2026
The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio, recently received over $2.7 million in new academic and prevention awards from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further its mission of combating cancers across South Texas. Since 2010, CPRIT has awarded the newly integrated UT San Antonio almost $186 million.
Study reveals hidden role of brain fats in Alzheimer’s disease
May 21, 2026
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research has focused almost exclusively on harmful proteins in the brain. But scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio are taking a new approach to how the disease is understood and treated.