Health professional schools celebrate commencement, academic milestones

May 11, 2026

When the 1,190 spring and summer graduates of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s six health professional schools walk across commencement stages this weekend, they will begin the next chapter of careers and advanced training dedicated to improving health and well-being. The achievement is the culmination of countless hours spent in laboratories and study rooms, lecture halls and clinical spaces.




The nurse she was always meant to be

May 8, 2026

A childhood illness that left her bedridden and relearning to walk became the moment Brooke Heche discovered nursing. This May, she will graduate in the School of Nursing’s Class of 2026.





UT San Antonio faculty recognized at Shine Academy conference

April 16, 2026

  Several faculty members from The University of Texas at San Antonio were recognized for excellence and innovation in health science education at the 2026 Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Innovation Annual Conference. The Shine Academy fosters excellence in health sciences education by recognizing outstanding educators and advancing innovation in the field. […]

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New study aims to guide prostate cancer patients through early treatment decisions

April 13, 2026

  For more than 20 years, Lixin Song, PhD, RN, FAAN, vice dean for research and scholarship and professor of nursing at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) School of Nursing, has studied how cancer patients and their families navigate the challenging experience of making decisions about treatment while facing uncertainty, […]