Deadline extended to donate to SECC virtual silent auction

August 4, 2022

The deadline to donate items to the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) online auction has been extended to Friday, Aug. 19. The SECC is the annual charitable giving campaign for state and higher education employees. This year’s campaign runs from Sept. 1 through Oct. 7. The virtual silent auction has been a huge success for […]

Medical school students share experiences from the 2022 RISE conference

July 29, 2022

Every year the American Academy of Medical Colleges (AAMC) hosts an annual conference in Washington, DC, called RISE: Developing Future Leaders in Academic Medicine & Science. The curriculum for the free, two-and-a-half-day meeting focuses on four core areas: relationships, influence, self-awareness and effectiveness. The purpose of this conference is to serve as a leadership development seminar for those entering […]

Spots still available for Green Wellness Program’s upcoming cohort

July 29, 2022

  The School of Nursing’s Green Wellness Program: Plants-2-Plate has two new cohorts starting this fall. While the cohort beginning in August filled up quickly, the program is still seeking participants for the September cohort. The sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00 p.m. over a span of six months, from September 21, 2022 […]



Inaugural dean chosen for The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio

July 22, 2022

Vasan Ramachandran, MD, a distinguished public health researcher at Boston University and principal investigator of the Framingham Heart Study, has been named founding dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. The new school is a strategic collaboration of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health […]