The University of Texas at San Antonio brings together the power of UTSA and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The new UT San Antonio will serve as a model of access and excellence across South Texas and beyond.
Learn more about the exciting future of this new university through a special five-part podcast series, Launchpad: Voices of UT San Antonio.
Produced by University Strategic Communications and featuring university leaders, the podcast presents a discussion of the leaders’ big-picture vision for the university and the tremendous impact the integration promises for research, education and the region’s workforce.
September 24
Episode #3: Fueling Discovery and Research at UT San Antonio
In the third episode, Jennifer Potter, senior executive vice president for research and innovation at UT San Antonio, discusses the value and outlook for the university after combining two R1 research institutions into one. From eliminating barriers to inspiring interdisciplinary research, Potter says the endless possibilities of integration will turn ambition into impact.
Listen to the episode below, or tune in via Apple, Spotify or SoundCloud.
September 17
Episode #2: Merging Missions for a Prosperous Future
In the second episode, UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy and Francisco Cigarroa, senior executive vice president for health affairs and health system, discuss how bringing UTSA and UT Health San Antonio together as one world-class university will make lives better throughout the region.
Listeners will learn how the integration will inspire exciting opportunities for collaboration in groundbreaking research and will enhance the university’s role in addressing workforce needs in the city, in Texas and beyond.
September 10
Episode #1: Building a World-Class University for South Texas
In the series opener, UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy and Francisco Cigarroa, senior executive vice president for health affairs and health system, discuss how the integration of two top-tier research institutions will create a world-class university for San Antonio.
Listeners will learn more about their vision for the newly-integrated university and how it is poised to bring transformational change to the San Antonio region through a growing impact on the healthcare and biosciences sector, innovative academic offerings, expanding research capabilities and greater opportunities to attract resources.
