Summer internship program prepares students for careers in adolescent health
July 20, 2026
UT Teen Health hosted nine college students from across the country to learn what it takes to improve teen health in South Texas.
Second edition of cardiovascular encyclopedia reflects rapid advances in heart medicine
July 16, 2026
As cardiovascular science advances at a rapid pace, the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Cardiovascular Research and Medicine has arrived as a timely and essential guide to a field being reshaped by discovery, technology and increasingly interdisciplinary approaches, said Co-Editor-in-Chief Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FACC, FAHA, dean of the Kate Marmion School of Public Health at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Emergency Medicine residency helps meet South Texas’ growing need for care
July 10, 2026
Ten years after graduating its first class, UT San Antonio’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program has become a workforce pipeline for South Texas, training residents to care for and understand the unique needs of patients in the community.
Researchers create new device to save lives on battlefields
July 7, 2026
University researchers have collaborated to develop three devices that would offer combat medics a suction solution for any setting, from controlled to chaotic. Suction devices remove blood and vomit that can block a wounded patient’s airway and prevent breathing.
Global Health Program builds nurse leaders with broad worldview
July 1, 2026
A chance conversation at a high school reunion eventually led to a request for assistance from the president of Zambia for Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, MJ, RN, CFNP, FAAN, FAANP, associate dean for ambulatory services at The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Nursing. While catching up with a friar at his […]
‘This is our moment to redefine what an anchor institution can be’
June 25, 2026
Editor’s note: The following article was written by UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy, PhD. An abbreviated version also appeared in the commentary section of the San Antonio Express-News. For decades, civic leaders have used the phrase “anchor institution” to describe large, place-bound organizations, such as universities, that drive local economies. Historically, the term has been defined […]
