CNN: Growing up in a violent environment is likely to lead to accelerated aging and disease risk, new review of studies shows

August 3, 2020

Amy Garrett, PhD, assistant professor of radiology and psychiatry and director of the neuroimaging core for the Department of Psychiatry, was interviewed as an outside expert to provide context in this story about a new study that suggests experiencing adversity early in life is likely to make children reach puberty more quickly, increase cellular aging […]

Saporta Report: Jeffrey Koplan and Amelie Ramirez join CDC Foundation Board of Directors

August 3, 2020

Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH, vice president for Global Health at Emory University, and Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio, have each been elected to a five-year term on the board of directors of the CDC […]

BioSpace: Jeffrey Koplan and Amelie Ramirez join CDC Foundation Board of Directors

August 3, 2020

Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH, vice president for Global Health at Emory University, and Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio, have each been elected to a five-year term on the board of directors of […]

San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: ICE must release children with their families

July 27, 2020

Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Arlyn Ambriz, one of our medical students, joined with a faculty member from the University of California San Francisco, wrote this op-ed about the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus in immigration facilities and the concerns surrounding possible family separations. They discuss the negative impacts on immigrant children such […]