Dr. George Kudolo named 2020 Piper Professor
June 1, 2020
George Kudolo, PhD, CPC, FAIC, FAACC, chair and professor in the Department of Health Sciences, was named a 2020 Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.
New self-screening kiosks arrive on campus
May 29, 2020
A new method for COVID-19 temperature screening has arrived at the UT Health San Antonio campus —10 touchless kiosks to prepare for more faculty, staff, students and residents to return to campus and more patients to begin scheduling in-person appointments. The kiosks do not require a human screener to operate, relieving the staffing required at […]
Cancer drugs cause large cells that resist treatment; scientist aims to stop it
May 28, 2020
Fueled by genetic changes due to cancer therapy itself, rogue cells may become very large with twice or quadruple the number of chromosomes found in healthy cells. Dr. Daruka Mahadevan, of the Mays Cancer Center, seeks to find drugs that prevent or treat this problem.
UT Health San Antonio Police Department accreditation assessment scheduled for June
May 27, 2020
The UT Health San Antonio Police Department is scheduled for an assessment as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards.
Faculty present their innovations at virtual pitch day
May 22, 2020
Nine UT Health San Antonio clinicians and scientists pitched their innovations in the President’s Translational and Entrepreneurial Research Fund (PTEF) virtual forum held May 20.
Message from the President: Time away from work
May 21, 2020
In addition to my request made last week that all employees take 5 days of personal leave by July 15, I request that you work with your leader and make plans, where operationally possible, to also take vacation days you would have normally taken during the summer months