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Enhancement efforts continue to improve wireless connectivity
Recognizing the critical role technology plays in today’s education, the university has recently taken proactive measures to extend and strengthen Wi-Fi signal and improve wireless connectivity.
2024 Presidential Awards recipients recognized at ceremony
During the Presidential Awards ceremony held on Wednesday, April 17 at the Betty Kelso Center at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 15 individuals received awards in the areas of distinguished research scholar, clinical excellence, teaching excellence (emerging and sustained) and staff individual excellence. An award for team excellence was also given in recognition of […]
Construction of Center for Brain Health more than a third complete
Construction on the $100 million Center for Brain Health, a new patient care and clinical trials facility of UT Health San Antonio, is now about 35% complete, with full completion expected by September 2025 and an anticipated opening in December 2025. The Center for Brain Health — located at 4940 Charles Katz Drive — is […]
Graduate students from UT Health San Antonio bring together science and fun at annual Viva Science SA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 Contacts: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: A free, family-friendly event, Viva Science SA will feature interactive and hands-on science booths with fun activities, poster presentations by local scientists, science-themed artwork and a distinguished speaker. Designed to enlighten, engage and excite minds of all […]
Yahoo!life: Social Media Claims This FDA-Approved Pill Can Slow Down Aging. Can it?
Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, director, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and professor of medicine, was quoted in this article. Read More
The Washington Post: How a cheap, generic drug became a darling of longevity enthusiasts
Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, director, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and professor of medicine, was quoted in this article. Read More (subscription required)
Huffington Post: Social Media Claims This FDA-Approved Pill Can Slow Down Aging. Can it?
KENS 5: Working from home is resulting in a condition called “Bed Rotting”
Kristi Pruiksma, PhD, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Cancer survivors and their supporters celebrate life, raise funds during annual 5K
Misty skies didn’t dampen the spirits of the more than 900 runners and walkers who participated in the 7th annual Give Cancer the Boot Survivorship 5K and 1 Mile Walk on April 6 at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. Some raised their arms in triumph, others danced, […]
MSN.com | UT Health study: If you react to certain chemicals, you could prevent autism, ADHD in your kids
Claudia S. Miller, MD, professor emeritus, department of family and community medicine, was quoted in this article. Read More
Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty and students present and compete at Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention
Faculty and students from the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders attended the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in Fort Worth in February.
The program’s team of three second-year students competed in a multi-round Praxis Bowl competition among Texas universities. Teams answered timed practice questions for the Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology, the standardized exam required for certification.
Two health professions students earn Distinction in Research designation
For Grace Holliday, a second-year Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology student graduating in May, participating in the School of Health Professions’ Distinction in Research program just might have changed the trajectory of her career.
“I feel like it has opened this whole other world to me that I never thought I would be a part of,” said Holliday, whose research project studies the effect of anxiety on cognition after mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion.
Associate Dean for Research receives RO1 funding to study the influence of social determinants of health in rehabilitation outcomes pre- and post-COVID-19
School of Health Professions Associate Dean for Research Timothy Reistetter, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, has secured more than $1.5 million in RO1 grant funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to support his research on the effect of social determinants of health on rehabilitation outcomes before and after COVID-19 in the United States.
Mandell School of Health Professions PhD student research showcase: a celebration of student scholarship and research
The Mandell PhD Student Research Showcase will be held April 5–6, 2024.
This annual one-day conference brings together students and faculty advisors and mentors from all tracks and years of the Health Sciences PhD program. The conference offers a unique forum for PhD students to present their research before a panel of judges, faculty and student colleagues and attendees and to network and collaborate with other students across the cohorts.
Physical therapy faculty present at national meeting
Department of Physical Therapy faculty presented research on topics ranging from communication barriers when providing therapy to Afghan refugees to depression after traumatic brain injury at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting 2024, held in Boston in February.
The faculty’s participation at the meeting included:
Shoe drive benefits Alpha Home residents
After volunteering at a recent pro bono clinic, physical therapy students recognized a need for shoes among those served by Alpha Home, a local nonprofit that supports residential addiction recovery treatment for women.
A good pair of shoes makes all the difference in rehabilitating a lower-extremity injury, said Julie Barnett, PT, DPT, MTC, an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Health Professions.
Respiratory Care first-year students slip into white coats for the first time
Donning her white coat was a moment to savor for first-year Respiratory Care Master of Science student Brianna Guerin.
“The whole purpose of the white coat ceremony is to celebrate us moving from the didactic setting to the clinical setting. A lot of people got more emotional than we thought it would be,” said Guerin, vice-president of the Class of 2025. “This is a big turning point for us.”
PA department chair selected for a 2024 Presidential Excellence Award
Teaching future physician assistants is something Paul B. Allen Sr., DSc, MPAS, PA-C, FAAPA, associate professor and program director and chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, plans to do for as long as possible.
That commitment is reflected in Allen’s selection as one of the recipients of the 2024 Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence–Sustained.
Faculty members present at UT Shine Academy Innovations in Health Science Education Conference
Three School of Health Professions faculty members shared research presentations at The University of Texas System Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education 2024 Innovations in Health Science Education Conference held in Austin on Feb. 22–23.
Annual Respiratory Care Symposium to be held on campus March 14–15
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio Department of Respiratory Care will host its 29th Annual Respiratory Care Symposium, Innovate to Elevate: Shaping the Future, on March 14–15.
The event, including program speakers and vendors, will be held in the Academic Learning and Teaching Center on the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus. Twelve continuing education units can be earned at the symposium, including one unit of human trafficking and two units of ethics.
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