UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry tops in Texas, 7th nationally in NIH research funding

May 11, 2023

  The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry ranked first in Texas and 7th nationally in National Institutes of Health research funding among 71 accredited dental schools during the federal fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2022, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Biomedical Research, an independent nonprofit organization. Blue Ridge rankings are generated […]




Careers await for 1,100 graduates who will keep San Antonio, and beyond, healthy

May 5, 2023

  More than 1,100 students, including a female majority, are projected to receive degrees and certificates from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio during commencement ceremonies this spring and summer. “We are extremely proud of this year’s candidates, who have distinguished themselves by their academic accomplishments, by competing successfully for residency […]




Lodge appointed chairman of Department of Pharmacology at UT Health Science Center

May 5, 2023

  Daniel Lodge, PhD, has been appointed chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The appointment, which took effect April 15, 2023, was announced by Robert Hromas, MD, dean of the health science center’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Daniel Lodge, […]




Burial of Ashes ceremony honors body donors, brings closure

May 5, 2023

About 150 donor family members joined students, faculty and staff at the solemn yet inspirational 2023 Interment Ceremony, also called the Burial of Ashes, held at UT Health San Antonio’s Memorial Park to inter the cremated remains of donors and honor their contribution to education and research.




‘Everything I do, I’ve done for my son’

May 4, 2023

Graduating School of Nursing student sets inspirational example A single mother, Patricia De La Cruz had to overcome significant hurdles before applying to nursing school. Living in a new country, she needed to learn English, take prerequisite courses and learn to drive. It was a steep climb, but she reached a major peak when she […]


Joining the ranks of the frontline heroes

May 4, 2023

Madison StJohn discovered the respiratory care profession while watching news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. In those reports, StJohn heard respiratory therapists described as “frontline heroes” in the medical response to the pandemic that flooded hospitals with patients, many of whom needed mechanical ventilation support provided by specially trained respiratory therapists. “Respiratory therapists are the […]