Headline News: Go Green Fair Friday to launch single-stream recycling   
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio will implement single-stream recycling throughout the Long Campus beginning Friday, April 19, the day of the Go Green Fair. At the Go Green Fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lecture Hall Commons, you can also learn how to conserve energy, protect the environment, grow healthy plants and sign up to carpool to work......more»

Headline News: New assistant professor earns Arab World nursing award   
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Azizeh Sowan, Ph.D., RN, who joined the UT Health Science Center San Antonio March 1, brings specialized knowledge in informatics to the School of Nursing. Dr. Sowan received the 2013 “Best Nursing Project in the Arab World Award” from the League of Arab States, for her work in initiating evidence-based practice among hospital nurses in Jordan. .....more»

Headline News: PBRNs extend research to clinicians’ front lines   
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) bring together community clinicians and university researchers to answer important health questions that affect patients, families and communities. Funding and infrastructure provided through the Clinical Translational Science Award at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio has significantly expanded the number of PBRNs throughout South Texas, helping to improve health care for patients across the region. .....more»

Headline News: Nursing researcher named Chancellor’s Health Fellow   
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Kathleen Stevens, RN, Ed.D., ANEF, FAAN, has been appointed a Chancellor’s Health Fellow for Interprofessional Health Delivery Science for The University of Texas System. A faculty member in the School of Nursing at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio,Dr. Stevens is an internationally recognized expert on evidence-based practice, patient safety and the interprofessional delivery of quality care. .....more»

Headline News: School of Nursing business officer to receive national award   
Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Rudy Gomez, M.B.A., CHC, will receive a national award from the American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN) on April 18. Gomez is assistant dean for administration and the business officer in the School of Nursing at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. The award, given once every five years, is from the Business Officers of Nursing Schools, an AACN networking group. .....more»

Headline News: Study recommends change for prostate cancer treatment   
Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
A study published April 4 in the <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> recommends a dramatic shift in the way doctors treat metastatic prostate cancer. Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D., director of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, is senior author of the international study. Despite the side effects, continuous treatment for metastatic prostate cancer was shown to extend men’s lives. .....more»

Headline News: Nobel Laureate Mario Capecchi, Ph.D., to visit April 23   
Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Nobel Laureate Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., will give a presentation on his life’s work — gene targeting — at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio on Tuesday, April 23. The presentation will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the Texas Research Park. His visit is part of the Arlan Richardson Student Research Symposium, which also features graduate student research......more»

Headline News: Test of formatting   
Posted: Friday, April 05, 2013
Testing format.....more»

Headline News: Nursing students receive $233,744 in scholarships   
Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013
At a luncheon held Feb. 24, a single mother, a military veteran and a psychiatric nurse seeking higher-level certification thanked donors for their generous support that has allowed them to attend nursing school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Overall, 241 student nurses have received $233,744 in scholarships, thanks to donors’ support......more»

Headline News: Retired professor’s respiratory physiology app catching on    
Posted: Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Retired physiology professor A.P. “Pete” Shepherd, Ph.D., (pictured) and a former UT Health Science Center San Antonio employee Michael Martinez have developed a free iPad app for teaching an important principle in respiratory physiology. The app helps students learn about the composition of alveolar gas, the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs......more»