CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $3.4 million to increase HPV vaccination rates in Bexar County, develop transformative technologies targeting drug-resistant cancers

June 2, 2025

  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 […]




KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio releases book with cancer prevention ideas

January 17, 2025

Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, director of the department’s Institute for Health Promotion Research and associate director of Cancer Outreach and Engagement at the Mays Cancer Center, home to the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch […]



Mirage News: New Book Offers Key Insights from Cancer in Latinos Conference

January 14, 2025

Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, director of the department’s Institute for Health Promotion Research and associate director of Cancer Outreach and Engagement at the Mays Cancer Center, home to the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was quoted in this article.   Read More


Medical Xpress: New book provides recommendations for addressing cancer among Latinos

January 14, 2025

Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, director of the department’s Institute for Health Promotion Research and associate director of cancer outreach and engagement at the Mays Cancer Center, home to the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was quoted in this article.   Read More