The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received $3,395,970 in new academic research and prevention awards as part of the latest $98 million funding round announced on May 21 by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The state agency, which focuses on funding evidence-based […]

Three UT Health San Antonio nursing faculty were named to the Texas Nurses Association’s 25 Outstanding Texas Nurses list for 2025, honoring their leadership in clinical care, research and nursing education.

Alina Lundblade’s path to nursing wasn’t set in stone at first. But considering her heart for children and health care, it was meant to be. Now Lundblade is set to graduate with her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and begin her next chapter of patient care.

  Each year, National Nurses Week encourages nurses, other health care professionals, employers, community leaders and the public to recognize and promote the vast contributions and positive impact of America’s nurses. National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nightingale was a British nurse, social reformer and statistician who […]

  UT Health San Antonio’s 2025 Presidential Ambassador Scholars were officially recognized by Francisco Cigarroa, MD, senior executive vice president for health affairs and health system, during an awards ceremony at the Academic and Administration Building April 15. Since 1988, the Presidential Ambassador Scholar Awards have been provided to outstanding students from each of the five schools […]