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
News Medical: STRONG STAR Consortium awarded $17M for traumatic brain injury and psychological health research
May 2, 2024
Alan Peterson, PhD, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, director, South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, was quoted in this article. Read More
Science Magazine: STRONG STAR Consortium secures $17 million in DOD research funding for brain injuries, PTSD and more
May 2, 2024
Alan Peterson, PhD, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, director, South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, was quoted in this article. Read More
yahoo!finance: UT Health San Antonio-led STRONG STAR Consortium secures $17 million in DOD research funding for brain injuries, PTSD and more
May 2, 2024
Alan Peterson, PhD, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, director, South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, was quoted in this artticle. Read More
San Antonio Current: San Antonio facility wins $17 million military contract to study traumatic brain injury
May 2, 2024
Alan Peterson, PhD, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, director, South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, was quoted in this artticle. Read More