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
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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
Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center honors historic couple of King Ranch
SAN ANTONIO — It is fitting that the names of Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg grace the Witte Museum’s new center dedicated to South Texas heritage. The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation provided the lead … Read more
UTSA Stem Cell Scholar John McCarrey Named Robert and Helen Kleberg Distinguished Chair
Gift of $1.5 million from local foundation creates endowed position. Read more
Witte Museum Opens Much-Anticipated ROBERT J. AND HELEN C. KLEBERG SOUTH TEXAS HERITAGE CENTER
SAN ANTONIO— It’s time South Texas reclaimed the legendary story of this wild and vivid land, and the Witte Museum is doing just that with the grand opening of the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center, … Read more
Respiratory disease research receives NIH grant
According to the American Lung Association, lung disease is the third-leading killer in America, responsible for 1 in 6 deaths. Read more
Targeted Drug Melts Fat in Obese Monkeys
Obese Monkeys Lose Weight on Drug that Attacks Blood Supply of Fat Cells. Read more
Penn’s Ralph Brinster awarded National Medal of Science
Ralph Brinster has become the first veterinarian to win the National Medal of Science. Read more