(Jan. 8, 2018) -- In fiscal year 2016-2017, UTSA grew its institutional research portfolio, engaged more students, and built partnerships with industry and government to expand funded research, leading UTSA research expenditures to reach an institutional record high.
Total research expenditures increased from US $56.8 million in FY 2016 to US $68.1 million in FY 2017, an uptick of 19.9 percent. The university’s restricted research expenditures grew from US $36.4 million in FY 2016 to US $40.1 million in FY 2017. ...
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TSERI Receives Sustainable Research Funding from CPS Energy
Researchers at UTSA have begun work on five new research initiatives to enhance clean energy production/integration, improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the Strategic Alliance between the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI) and CPS Energy, established in 2010.
The new projects are supported by five grants from CPS Energy totaling close to $1.5 million. They are, as follows:
City of San Antonio Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Hazem Rashed-Ali
Roger Enriquez
John Merrifield
Keith Muhlestein
Francine Romero
Hatim Sharif
Robert Tillyer
Hybrid Integrated Sensing and Energy ...
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UTSA Research Awards Seed Funding to Faculty Members
The Office of the Vice President for Research’s internal seed funding programs support our research enterprise by awarding faculty members seed funding to obtain preliminary data that can be cited in applications for extramural funding and enhance the breadth of scholarly and creative activity taking place on campus. These grants also support new areas of research for UTSA faculty and advances our goal of reaching Tier I status.
In the latest round of funding, the Office of the Vice President for ...
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UTSA professor receives $441,000 NIH grant to halt chronic conditions before they begin
Adel Alaeddini, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received a $441,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support his top-tier research in preventing multiple chronic conditions. Using his engineering expertise, Alaeddini plans to find a way to alert doctors that their patients are at risk long before a diagnosis is made.
“As a person gets older, the chance of them developing a chronic condition becomes almost inevitable,” Alaeddini said. “Unfortunately, ...
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UTSA, UTHSCA & SAHMS host research forum to improve health and wellness for soldiers May 20
Military and civilian research community gather to share research and new discoveries
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and the San Antonio Military Health System will host the second annual San Antonio Military Health System and Universities Research Forum (SURF) on May 20 at the UTSA Main Campus. Sponsored by the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI), the event will highlight the latest research and discoveries of trainees, faculty, ...
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