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ÃÛÖ­TV President Meets and Presents Gift of Service to Pope Leo XIV

June 26, 2026

In June, ÃÛÖ­TV President Thomas M. Evans, PhD, joined a delegation of presidents and leaders of Catholic institutions for a summit in Rome. Organized by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and the Lay Centre, this summit offered leaders an opportunity to reflect on mission, the Catholic Intellectual tradition and the important work of Catholic universities. And, perhaps most notably, it offered an opportunity for leaders to meet with Pope Leo XIV.

ÃÛÖ­TVSOM Student Doctor Receives Grant to Share Dermatologic Health Education with San Antonio Youth

June 26, 2026

Laila Barkoudeh, second-year medical student at the ÃÛÖ­TV’s (ÃÛÖ­TV) School of Osteopathic Medicine (ÃÛÖ­TVSOM), recently received the $1,000 Good Skin Knowledge Community Grant from the American Academy of Dermatology. In collaboration with Healing the Children - Texas, the grant will support a community outreach initiative focused on providing dermatologic health education to underserved youth within the Southside Independent School District in San Antonio.

ÃÛÖ­TV Healthcare Faculty Awarded $100,000 grant from the American Osteopathic Association

June 26, 2026

Faculty members from ÃÛÖ­TV’s health professions schools continue to demonstrate their commitment to expanding new medical horizons, as they were just awarded a $100,000 grant from the American Osteopathic Association to study new treatment options for knee osteoarthritis. For the next two years, ÃÛÖ­TV faculty and collaborative team members will utilize these funds to conduct a pilot clinical trial that will test the efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) combined with Physical Therapy (PT) to improve knee pain and function in adult patients.