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Do FAFSA changes affect prospective students?
The Department of Education has revamped the Federal Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) with its FAFSA Simplification Act. Enacted in 2020 and taking effect from the 2024-25 award year, the Act promises a more streamlined…
City of San Antonio Receives Gold Medal from CityHealth
The City of San Antonio has been awarded a gold medal by CityHealth, an initiative of de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. Recognized for implementing policies that enhance the health and well-being of residents,…
Read "Building the People's School," the School of Public Health Dean's Annual Report
Just over one year ago, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio teamed up with the University of Texas at San Antonio to launch an independent school of public health to serve the public health needs of San Antonio, Bexar…
Cristina Barroso, DrPH, MPH, appointed founding chair of the Health, Behavior, and Society Department
The UT School of Public Health San Antonio is happy to announce the appointment of Cristina Barroso, DrPH, MPH, as the founding chair of the department of Health, Behavior and Society.
Dr. Barroso…
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges approves Master of Public Health program
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been granted approval to launch the Master of Public Health (MPH) program by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC…
Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD recognized as Highly Cited Researcher
The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio dean Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD has been selected as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate. Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers includes influential…
Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD presents at American Heart Association's 2023 Scientific Sessions
Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FAHA, was selected to present the Robert Levy Memorial Lecture by the American Heart Association’s Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. Dr. Ramachandran received the award at the organization’s…
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…
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.
Master of Public Health-trained professionals will be…
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,…
Welcome founding Chair of the Environmental and Occupational Health Department
The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio is thrilled to announce the appointment of David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, MSc, PhD, as the Founding Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. With a…
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…
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…
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…
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.
In the abstract of the research, the purpose…
Two experts to speak at global health symposium
Two experts from 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-…
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.
Founding dean, Vasan Ramachandran, MD, and his…
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…
UT School of Public Health San Antonio inaugural dean receives $1.6 million UT System Faculty STARs award
Vasan 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…
Inaugural dean chosen for The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio
Vasan Ramachandran, MD, a distinguished public health researcher at Boston University and principal investigator of the Framingham Heart Study, has been named founding dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. The new…
