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SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE
From veterans to active-duty to their families, UT San Antonio empowers its military community
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One World-Class University

UTSA and UT Health San Antonio have joined forces as UT San Antonio, poised to transform the region’s economy, boost educational opportunities and make lives better. The teams of Sombrilla and Mission magazines sat down with Taylor Eighmy, president of UT San Antonio, and Francisco Cigarroa, the university’s senior executive vice president of health affairs and health system, to discuss the timing and importance of this historic integration.

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PRESERVING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE

HISTORICAL DESIGNATION

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A Story Reclaimed

Marfa’s Blackwell School became a National Historic Site with the help of UT San Antonio faculty, students and alumni

arts & culture

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Forge With George

Explore how George Bridgetower, a Black composer from the 1800s, is being brought to light by modern musicians

archaeological RESEARCH

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Digging Deeper

Alumni from the UT San Antonio archeology program uncover treasures from the historic Alamo site

SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY

Spectators watch two musicians at San Antonio's Haymarket Plaza in January 1933.

La Música de la Cultura

UT San Antonio researchers help preserve a unique music genre’s history before it’s gone

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Bird's Eye View

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Goodness to Go
Adan Zylberberg, Samantha Sanchez, Ash Patel and Nathan Gauthier work together to organize canned goods for distribution.
Blue sacks of carrots, potatoes, cabbage, squash and grapefruits.Blue sacks of carrots, potatoes, cabbage, squash and grapefruits.
Goodness to Go
More than 89,000 pounds of food have been distributed to students from January to October.
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Goodness to Go
With support from a $1.25 million gift from Harvey E. Najim and a partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank, the Roadrunner Pantry holds monthly mobile distributions.
A woman in a blue jacket places a case of waters into the back of someone's car.A woman in a blue jacket places a case of waters into the back of someone's car.
Goodness to Go
Lauren Garza, a UT San Antonio student, helps load groceries into someone's vehicle during the monthly food distribution event on campus.
A person in a baseball cap leans over a stack of bagged veggies.A person in a baseball cap leans over a stack of bagged veggies.
Goodness to Go
Student volunteers help organize the goods for distribution.
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’RUNNERS & SHAKERS

arts & culture

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Building Connection Through Collections

Liz Paris ’15 brings a community connection to the McNay Art Museum’s exhibitions

COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Recipe for Purpose

How John Vale ’13 turned a leap of faith and a love for food into a San Antonio hotspot and a recipe for community impact

ATHLETICS

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Roadrunner Revival

How Jordyn Jenkins bounced back from injury to become one of the most accomplished athletes in UTSA history

CANCER RESEARCH

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Purpose Reimagined

Alumnus and cancer survivor Derek Rodriguez is using research to pay it forward

Water Quality

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Healthy Water, Healthy People

Follow along as graduate students engage in water quality research with a public health focus at Cibolo Creek in Boerne

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