2018-2019 budget finalized
June 22, 2017
In the final days of the 85th Texas legislative session, a budget was submitted to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature to fund higher education for the 2018-2019 biennium, a specified time frame of two years.
Voelcker Fund approves $2.3 million for UT Health research
June 16, 2017
Trustees of the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund have approved more than $2.3 million in new research funding for rising investigators at UT Health San Antonio.
Study shows insomnia in military can be treated without medications
June 15, 2017
A new study published online in the journal Sleep found that cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia , a form of talk therapy, was highly effective with an active duty population.
Director named for UT Health Cancer Center
June 13, 2017
Ruben A. Mesa, M.D., professor of medicine and chair of the Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and deputy director of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, has been named director of the UT Health Cancer Center.
Dr. Curiel awarded $3.3 million NCI grant
June 12, 2017
Tyler J. Curiel, M.D., M.P.H., of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, has been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million Provocative Questions grant by the National Cancer Institute.
Study: Radiation may be as good as surgery in treating bladder cancer
June 6, 2017
Radiation therapy may be as good as bladder surgery at helping patients survive advanced bladder cancer, a new UT Health San Antonio study shows.
