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Tracey E. Barnett, PhD, appointed as founding chair of the Department of Quantitative and Qualitative Health Sciences
The School of Public Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracey E. Barnett, PhD, as the founding chair of the Department of Quantitative and Qualitative Health Sciences. Barnett brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the field of public health, making her a valuable addition to the leadership team.

New UT School of Public Health is designed specifically for South Texas
The new UT School of Public Health San Antonio will train graduate students to serve in communities across South Texas, improving the health and well-being of countless individuals.

William Garner, DrPH, MPH appointed as associate dean of academic, faculty and student affairs
The UT School of Public Health San Antonio has named William Garner, DrPH, MPH as associate dean of academic, faculty and student affairs. With an impressive career spanning over 30 years at national, state, and local levels, Garner brings a wealth of experience to this vital leadership role.

How one health study, inspired by FDR's death, changed life in America forever
UT School of Public Health San Antonio dean Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD, has been mentioned in a USA Today article highlighting the 75th anniversary of the Framingham Heart Study. Ramachandran is a former principal investigator of the study.

Welcome founding MPH Director, Emmanuel Iyiegbuniwe, PhD, MBA, to the UT School of Public Health San Antonio!
Emmanuel Iyiegbuniwe assumes the Role of Founding Director, Master of Public Health Program at The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. With over three decades of academic, administrative, and research expertise, Iyiegbuniwe brings a wealth of experience to his new role.

Delegates from Rep. Joaquin Castro’s office visit School of Public Health
The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio recently welcomed a noteworthy visit from Rose Ann Maldonado, who serves as the district director in U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro's office, along with four of her colleagues from the district office. This visit was organized to showcase The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio.

Race as a Component of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Algorithms
Dean Ramachandran's latest research, "Race as a Component of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Algorithms" has just been published with Springer Nature in Current Cardiology Reports.

Two UT Health San Antonio experts to speak at global health symposium
Two experts from UT Health San Antonio will serve as guest speakers at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute’s third annual Global Health Symposium May 18 and 19 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. The university is a sponsor of the cross-disciplinary event, which will include speakers from across the nation and the world who will discuss how community, trust and science can help build health equity.

San Antonio, Bexar County observed Public Health Week
In recognition of National Public Health Week, April 3–9, leaders within The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio supported several local events with their attendance.

Public Health Week observed in city, county proclamations
The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio is a “COVID-19 pandemic baby” coming into its own as the pandemic’s tail end “brings to the fore additional public health challenges such as mental health crises and economic hardships,” the school’s founding dean said to the San Antonio City Council.

UT School of Public Health San Antonio inaugural dean receives $1.6 million UT System Faculty STARs award
Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD, founding dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio, has received a UT System Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award for more than $1.6 million to fund infrastructure and renovation to advance public health in South Texas.

UT Health San Antonio, UTSA to launch School of Public Health
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are collaborating to establish a research-intensive, community-centric school of public health to improve health outcomes and reduce disease complications and mortality in South Texas.
