Health & Medicine
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UT-Led Study Finds Dormant Cancer Cells Block Immune Cells To Disarm Immunotherapy
Targeting a signal released by dormant cancer cells could help overcome resistance to immunotherapy and improve cellular therapies for pancreatic cancer.
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Experimental Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel — Sugar — Against It
Researchers have developed a compound that delivers a one-two punch to cancer cells, exploiting their appetite for sugar while cutting off their backup fuel supply
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Proteins to Precision Robotics: Texas Researchers Collaborate To Break Ground in Cancer Care
UT Austin and UT MD Anderson are uniting to create the next breakthroughs in cancer care and research.
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College of PharmacyTwo Generations of Longhorns Are Redefining What Independent Pharmacy Can Look Like
UT College of Pharmacy alumni Steve and Ryan Hoffart — a father-son team behind Magnolia Pharmacy in Magnolia, Texas — transformed a neighborhood pharmacy into a healthcare hub.
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Dell Medical SchoolHongfang Liu Joins Dell Medical School To Lead New Department, Serve as Chief Translational AI and Informatics Officer
Liu’s recruitment marks a major milestone in UT Austin’s vision to build a next-generation academic health system that is seamless, digitally enabled and AI-native.
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3 School of Nursing Faculty Named Among Texas Nurses Association’s 25 Outstanding Texas Nurses of 2026
The Texas Nurses Association recognized the faculty members for their contributions to the nursing practice, education and research.
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College of Natural SciencesScientists Find Blood-based Biomarkers for Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is highly aggressive, but extremely difficult to tell apart from other breast cancers.
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Cockrell School of EngineeringTiny Probe Tracks Key Health Signals Simultaneously
The smallest-of-its kind probe can monitor glucose, lactate and ethanol levels.
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Transforming Cancer Treatment Through Digital Innovation
Tom Yankeelov develops digital twins of breast cancer tumors using medical imaging — models that predict how tumors respond to different treatments
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College of PharmacyInvesting in the Future: The Exceptional Value of a Pharmacy Degree
A recent report, based on three decades of data, shows that among popular graduate fields, Doctor of Pharmacy graduates experience the highest percent return to earnings following graduation and among the highest percent cost-adjusted returns.
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Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & SciencesCharles Taylor Named Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Center for Computational Medicine Charles Taylor has been elected to one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious scientific societies, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions to computational modeling of cardiovascular systems.
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It’s a Match!
100% of Dell Medical School students who entered this year’s Match secured residency positions, including in competitive specialties, to serve patients in Central Texas and across the country.
Latest News
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UT-Led Study Finds Dormant Cancer Cells Block Immune Cells To Disarm Immunotherapy
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Experimental Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel — Sugar — Against It
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College of Natural SciencesNewly Renamed School of Health and Human Sciences Looks to its Future
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UT Launches New Materials Science Bachelor’s Program
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Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences
Charles Taylor Named Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities