Students learn empathy through hands-on exercise

November 2, 2022

A first-year medical student had an unusual class assignment. He pretended to be a 13-year-old girl begging a pawn shop owner for a few dollars to help feed hungry siblings. The unorthodox exercise was part of a poverty simulation that more than 200 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine students participated in […]

Students sitting at a table participating in a poverty simulation. White background and green chairs.





Lowry Mays remembered for steadfast support of cancer patients

September 13, 2022

Lowry Mays, who died Monday (Sept. 12, 2022), and his late wife, Peggy, were longtime supporters of the Mays Cancer Center, which is San Antonio’s only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center and one of four in Texas.




Contribute today! SECC ends Oct. 7

September 6, 2022

Without you, our State Employee Charitable Campaigns would not be successful and our community would go without many of the resources it needs.