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»

Headline News: Children with cancer to benefit from $250,000 grant   
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Hyundai Motor America and local Hyundai dealers brought the Hyundai Hope on Wheels™ program to San Antonio on Sept. 25, presenting a $250,000 Hope Grant to scientists in the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio......more»

Headline News: New emergency medicine residency announced   
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012
UT Medicine recently received formal notice of the approval of an emergency medicine residency program from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Leading the program is Bruce Adams, M.D., director of the Center for Emergency Medicine in the School of Medicine. UT Medicine is the faculty practice of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. .....more»

Headline News: New hope for taming triple-negative breast cancer   
Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Disease-free survival is short-lived for women with triple-negative breast cancer — a form of the disease that doesn’t respond to hormone drugs and becomes resistant to chemotherapy. Fortunately, a promising line of study in the School of Medicine led by Manjeet Rao, Ph.D., suggests it is possible to fine-tune the properties of this fearsome cancer, making it more sensitive to treatment......more»