CMHE to host lecture on gene editing by leading ethicist
September 9, 2019
The two-day event Sept. 23-24 will feature Julian Savulescu, Ph.D., who has held the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford since 2002.
SECC breakfast kicks off campaign
September 5, 2019
The State Employee Charitable Campaign’s breakfast for UT Health San Antonio managers was held Sept. 4. Speakers included Stuart Pa rker, CEO of USAA and chair of the United Way campaign, and Taylor Eighmy, Ph.D., president of UTSA. Barbara Taylor, M.D., associate professor of medicine (infectious diseases), spoke of her volunteerism with refugees and how […]
In memoriam: Albert E. Sanders, M.D.
September 5, 2019
Albert E. Sanders, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon and founding faculty member at what is now UT Health San Antonio, died in San Antonio Sept. 2. He was 86. A Fort Worth native, Dr. Sanders earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, in 1954, and his medical degree from the […]
State Employee Charitable Campaign begins Sept. 3
September 3, 2019
The SECC allows employees to provide financial support to hundreds of charities of our choice that assist and empower those who are struggling during a difficult time in their life. Other agencies support animal causes, the arts, global assistance and more.
50 Years of Excellence
August 26, 2019
Tribute is the official magazine for the alumni and friends of the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio. On this 50th anniversary of the School of Nursing, read and share inspiring stories highlighting our alumni, faculty and students who are revolutionizing education, research, patient care and critical services in the communities they serve. […]
New program to distribute Narcan to released inmates
August 22, 2019
The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing is initiating a novel program with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office to distribute the lifesaving medication Narcan to those leaving the jail. Narcan is a naloxone spray used to reverse opioid overdose.