UT System ranked No. 3 nationally, No. 4 worldwide for U.S. utility patents

March 19, 2026

The University of Texas System ranked No. 4 in the National Academy of Inventors’ list of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2025. The system also ranked No. 3 in the Top 100 U.S. Universities list. Among the 229 patents secured by UT System institutions were 22 awarded to researchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio. The majority were related to healthcare.



Large rapamycin clinical trial launches at UT Health San Antonio

March 16, 2026

A drug once known almost exclusively for preventing organ transplant rejection is now at the center of a National Institute on Aging-funded clinical study at UT Health San Antonio, to determine how rapamycin should be used in older adults to promote healthy aging.



UT San Antonio School of Dentistry climbs into top 10 in national Blue Ridge Institute rankings 

March 10, 2026

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) School of Dentistry is ranked ninth nationally and first in Texas among all dental schools in the United States, according to the 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings. Based on National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, the rankings are widely considered one of the most objective measures of biomedical […]

UT San Antonio advances in national Blue Ridge rankings

March 9, 2026

In its first appearance in the national standings as a united institution, UT San Antonio posted a strong performance in the latest rankings from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The Blue Ridge Institute is an independent nonprofit organization that compiles annual funding data from the National Institutes of Health.