Before UTSA and UT Health SA merge in September, UTSA President Taylor Eighmy, who'll lead the merged institution, will also lead UT Health SA Feb. 1.

John Vale ’13 graduated from the UTSA College of Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He has since built a career in entrepreneurship as a restaurateur in San Antonio. Now the owner and founder of both Alamo Biscuit Company & Panaderia and Texas Associates Insurance,

Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, a noted transplant surgeon, was named senior executive vice president for health affairs.

A beloved figure in Alamo City, Joe Bernal is best known for championing early bilingual education laws. He was 97.

A local UT Health San Antonio doctor has been appointed to the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Long COVID.

Dr. Verdusco, who has experienced long COVID, is now on a federal advisory committee to guide future research and clinical trials. She advises seeking medical advice and utilizing resources from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and advocacy groups.

Gutierrez, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been appointed to the U.S. Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Long Covid.

Bernal served in the state House and Senate from 1964 to 1972, where he fought for bills that ended de jure segregation in Texas and the creation of the University of Texas at San Antonio and the UT Health Science Center.

South San Antonio ISD teacher Salena Rose Sanchez died Jan. 14 after battling cancer. She worked at Armstrong Elementary School for five years.

A researcher with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry and her biotechnology company teamed with the school to earn a $400,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant,

Taylor Eighmy, president of the University of Texas at San Antonio, is taking the reins of UT Health San Antonio as the two institutions merge, UT officials announced Thursday. Also, Eighmy has appointed Dr.

Traffic alert: the Texas Department of Transportation is planning several closures on Loop 1604 this weekend on San Antonio's Northwest Side.