New hospital will feature museum-quality artwork by local, regional artists

June 26, 2024

  Spending time in and out of hospitals as a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Kate Sheerin is well acquainted with the lack of good art on hospital walls. “I remember one room I spent a lot of time in looking at Raggedy Ann and Andy over and over. It’s almost the only thing I […]




Charles Katz Drive to be excavated starting July 8

May 29, 2024

  Charles Katz Drive will be excavated from Monday, July 8, to Saturday, July 20, notwithstanding inclement weather, to install chilled water lines to the new Center for Brain Health building adjacent to the Medical Arts and Research Center (MARC) on the Greehey Campus (also referred to as the north campus). The excavation will affect […]




UT Health San Antonio and Spurs take over elementary PE classes

May 20, 2024

The clunk of basketballs hitting rims instead of the swooshing of nets mixed with squeals of laughter as the Spurs Coyote led a group of third graders through basketball drills. lt was part of an afternoon of fun and learning when the San Antonio Spurs Sports Academy with UT Health San Antonio took charge of the physical education classes at an elementary school.




Hundreds of students celebrated for their achievements

May 20, 2024

Proud parents, family members and friends witnessed the celebratory sights and sounds of the 1,098 graduates of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio who crossed the stage during the combined spring and summer commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18, at the Alamodome.




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. More than 120 donor family members joined students, faculty and staff at the ceremony […]




Recognizing Nurses May 6–12

May 1, 2024

  Each year, National Nurses Week encourages nurses, other health care professionals, employers, community leaders and the public to recognize and promote the vast contributions and positive impact of America’s nurses. National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nightingale was a British nurse, social reformer and statistician who […]