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Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN

Attacking the opioid epidemic

Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, has been awarded two grants totaling more than $4 million to educate first responders on how to identify and reverse opioid overdose.


Patrick Sung, D.Phil.

Top recruit

The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas awarded $6 million to UT Health San Antonio to support the recruitment of an internationally known biochemist.


Dr. Henrich, Lowry and Peggy Mays

A triple blow to cancer

In January, Peggy and Lowry Mays announced an increase in their legacy gift to $30 million to support UT Health San Antonio’s cancer center, which recently affiliated with MD Anderson Cancer Center.


Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long

In gratitude

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long, longtime supporters of UT Health San Antonio, received the highest honor from the UT System Board of Regents.


graduates

Giving starts here

Familiarizing students with the importance of philanthropy is the goal of the Student Legacy Council.


children playing in water park

Splish, splash

At Morgan’s Inspiration Island water park, high-tech, air-powered waterproof wheelchairs provide a place for people of all abilities to play.


Award

Newsmakers

The latest news in faculty and staff honors and recognitions.


graduates at commencement

Tomorrow, long before sunrise, we will begin again

For the U.S., 1968 was a year of moments that changed the world. In San Antonio, the year witnessed the dedication of one of the community’s most far-reaching prizes, The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio.


For health and hope

A helping hand can save a life. For 20 years, the School of Nursing has provided health care and education to youth in crisis at Healy-Murphy Center.


Locked in

Some children narrowly escape the horrors of drowning only to face a different kind of suffering: paralyzed, trapped inside their own bodies.


Dear doctor, get well soon

The specter of physician burnout, depression and suicide leads to change in training future doctors.


Double whammy

The air we breathe proved almost fatal for one boy struggling to survive childhood leukemia.


Game your way out of pain: Pain management

Have you ever tried to make time go by faster by exercising to music? Distraction techniques may hold the key to pain management.


Spice it up

A little ginger, nutmeg, turmeric and cinnamon can go a long way toward improving your health. A new cookbook aims to help you live longer.