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UT San Antonio receives final approval from national accrediting agency
The University of Texas at San Antonio met its accreditation standards as a merged university, completing the required process for institutional-level accreditation for a merger as affirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
Multiple joint replacements help retired teacher regain independence
Sutherland first met orthopaedic surgeon Frank Buttacavoli, MD, at UT Health San Antonio in 2019 after complications with the replacement in her right hip caused an infection. The hip ball had worked its way into the hip bone, and Buttacavoli performed surgery to remove the damaged joint components and treat the infection.
CPRIT awards newly integrated UT San Antonio to further its mission to combat cancers across South Texas
The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio, recently received over $2.7 million in new academic and prevention awards from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further its mission of combating cancers across South Texas. Since 2010, CPRIT has awarded the newly integrated UT San Antonio almost $186 million.
15 nurses honored in San Antonio Express-News’ 2026 Salute to Nurses program
Fifteen nurses caring for patients across UT Health San Antonio and educating future nurses through The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Nursing were recently recognized through the San Antonio Express-News’ 2026 Salute to Nurses program.

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