McALLEN, Texas—The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation announced plans to invest $1 million over three years in Teach For America–Rio Grande Valley. The new three-year grant will support teacher recruitment, training, and support. The Kleberg Foundation … Read more
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Setting Cancer Cells on the Right Path: A New Leukemia Drug Shows Growing Promise
By Eva Kiesler on Friday, January 30, 2015 Epigenetics— the study of biochemical changes that influence a cell’s genetic programming — is arguably one of the fastest-moving fields of cancer research. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, scientists are exploring a number of … Read more
Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development awarded grant to develop therapeutic vaccine for chagas disease
HOUSTON — The Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development at the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the Sabin Vaccine Institute Product Development Partnership (Sabin PDP) received a grant of $1.8 million from the … Read more
UT Health Science Center determines structure of toxin in respiratory infections
Discovery could spur drug and vaccine development in asthma, other diseases Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu For immediate release SAN ANTONIO (April 6, 2015) – Researchers from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center … Read more
UTSA Receives More Than $5 Million in Gift Commitments to Advance Second Phase of Capital Campaign
SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received nearly $5.1 million in gift commitments this fall to support priority programs in the next phase of its capital campaign and the university’s advancement to Tier One … Read more
Museum of South Texas History Archival Documents Examined in Drs. Harris and Sadler Book, “The Plan de San Diego: Tejano Rebellion, Mexican Intrigue.” Authors to present Sunday Speaker Series program at MOSTHistory on Sept. 15
EDINBURG — The Museum of South Texas History (“MOSTHistory”), a museum chronicling the heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico, welcomes authors Charles H. Harris III, Ph.D. and Louis R. Sadler, Ph.D. as they present their latest work, “The Plan … Read more
Houston Zoo: Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Season a Success!
HOUSTON – It all started on March 19, when the very first egg of the season was laid by an Attwater’s prairie chicken at the Houston Zoo, 2 weeks earlier than expected. We knew it was going to be a wild … Read more
SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART RELEASES FIRST-EVER GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Museum of Art announces the publication of The San Antonio Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection, the first overview of the museum’s wide-ranging collections. With more than 170 works of art and fully … Read more
1909 H.M. KING SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT RECEIVES GRANT FOR $1.75 MILLION
KINGSVILLE, October 2 – The H.M. King High Historical Foundation is pleased to announce that it has received a $1.75 million grant from the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation to continue the rehabilitation of the 1909 … Read more
NEW ANIMAL MODEL MAY LEAD TO TREATMENTS FOR A COMMON LIVER DISEASE WHICH AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
SAN ANTONIO, July 3 – Scientists at Texas Biomed have developed the laboratory opossum as a new animal model to study the most common liver disease in the nation – afflicting up to 15 million Americans – and for which … Read more
