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May 9th, UT Southwestern’s annual State of Nursing Address by Associate Vice President and Health System Chief Nurse Executive Susan Hernandez reflected the transformative journey of nursing over the past year.

State of Nursing address during National Nurses Week gathered the UTSW nursing community to reflect on the past year, recognize progress, and look ahead to the future of nursing across the Health System.

Dr. Quinn Capers IV, Associate Dean for Faculty Diversity, Professor of Medicine, and holder of the Rody P. Cox, M.D., Professorship in Internal Medicine delivered the keynote address delivered the keynote for the annual Black History Month Celebration at UT Southwestern.

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Sensational Success: This new robot-assisted breast cancer surgery can preserve a woman’s breast and nipple sensation – something unimaginable just five years ago. The single-port robot makes it possible to maneuver the camera like a cobra, snaking and swiveling for a more encompassing view in a smaller space, which was ideal for the robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy procedure.

UT Southwestern Pinnacle Awards were created in 2025 to shine a light on employees who do meaningful work. Each honoree represents a core value that brings UT Southwestern to life: excellence, innovation, teamwork, or compassion. View a photo gallery from the event.

Emma Parks received the William F. and Grace H. Kirkpatrick Award for her research involving nanoparticle-mediated cancer immunology.

Uttam Tambar, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, and Melanie Rodriguez, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in his lab, were brainstorming better ways to develop drugs. Their strategy, which turns conventional methods upside down, earned Dr. Tambar the 2026 Haberecht Wildhare-Idea Research Grant.

These latest facts and figures help tell the story of UT Southwestern Medical Center, one of the top academic medical centers in the world.

Science in 60+: Research led by David Greenberg, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, reveals that the same technology used in induction cooktops can significantly reduce bacteria in prosthetic joint infections, when paired with antibiotics.