Headline News: Test of HSC Alert system will be held on Friday, Oct. 19   
Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
A test of the HSC Alert system will be held on Friday, Oct. 19. If you have not yet signed up for HSC Alert, please take a moment to do so now to ensure that you are included in the system test on Friday. Even if you have already enrolled, please check to make sure the cell phone numbers and alternate e-mail address you have entered in the system are up to date. .....more»

Headline News: Juntos Podemos mentors disadvantaged nursing students   
Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
When nursing professor Norma Martinez Rogers, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, arrived at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio years ago, she noticed that Hispanic students were beginning their studies in the School of Nursing but, compared to other students, not as many were completing their education. She developed a mentoring program, <i>Juntos Podemos</i>, that has a 98 percent success rate......more»

Headline News: UT Medicine physician improves treatment of COPD   
Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
After studying thousands of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Antonio Anzueto, M.D., of UT Medicine San Antonio, and an international group of health care professionals have developed new guidelines for the diagnosis of this lung disease. .....more»

Headline News: Nursing faculty receive national, international honors   
Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Three faculty members from the School of Nursing have received national or international recognition. Among them are Kathleen Stevens, RN, Ed.D., ANEF, FAAN (pictured); Adelita Cantu, Ph.D., RN; and M. Danet Lapiz-Bluhm, Ph.D., RN......more»

Headline News: $1 million grant to increase occupational therapists in schools    
Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Department of Occupational Therapy in the School of Health Professions has received a $1,077,765 grant. The grant, awarded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, will help increase the number of occupational therapists working with children who have special needs. Karin Barnes, Ph.D., OTR, chair of occupational therapy, is principal investigator......more»

Headline News: HSC to host inaugural San Antonio Vaccine Symposium    
Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The inaugural San Antonio Vaccine Symposium, titled “Vaccine Antigen Discovery and Vaccine-Induced Immunity,” is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute of The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. .....more»

Headline News: Social Media Toolkit now available   
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012
There are now two helpful resources available to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio community to enhance participation in social media. The Social Media Toolkit was developed to help schools, departments, clinics and centers consider, plan and implement social media efforts on behalf of the university. The Social Media Directory lists the social media channels associated with the Health Science Center......more»

Headline News: Snow or ice? Take HSC Alert’s advice   
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012
When inclement weather makes it unsafe to drive to the UT Health Science Center, wouldn’t it be nice to get a text or e-mail message when you are still at home? Enroll now in HSC Alert, which notifies you of campus closures and emergencies. A test of the HSC Alert system is set for Oct. 19. Sign up now to receive HSC Alerts, or verify that your current cell phone numbers and e-mail address are correct in the system. .....more»

Headline News: Serve as a mentor for a military veteran   
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Years ago, when Cervando Martinez, M.D., was finishing his military service with the U.S. Navy, he appreciated having a mentor help him choose his career path. Having good advice at a pivotal point in his life helped Dr. Martinez, a professor of psychiatry, and family and community medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, decide to mentor other military veterans through American Corporate Partners......more»

Headline News: Four faculty receive NARSAD Young Investigator Grants   
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Four researchers in the School of Medicine recently received a big boost: a Young Investigator Grant from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. Only 20 percent of scientists who applied for grants received one this year. Grantees usually go on to receive 11-19 times their original grant amount in subsequent funding......more»