Coveted federal translational research award comes to S.A.

May 29, 2008

A South Texas consortium led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is receiving a $26 million Clinical and Translational Science Award to speed biomedical breakthroughs to improve the health of the people in the region’s communities.



Cancer survivors heal mind, body and spirit at Annual Wellness Conference

May 16, 2008

The “Surviving and Thriving” Wellness Conference, hosted by The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio empowers cancer patients, both the newly diagnosed and long-term survivors, and their caregivers to learn how to conquer their fears, manage their symptoms and find inspiration in the words of nationally acclaimed speakers.


Curtain to lift on 689 graduates’ health science careers

May 14, 2008

ix-hundred eighty-nine health professional students and biomedical scientists are scheduled to receive their degrees from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in ceremonies Friday through Sunday.



Barshop Institute director to receive aging society’s top award

May 14, 2008

Arlan G. Richardson, Ph.D., who directs the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, is the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).