UTSA Research News

UTSA Research Awards Seed Funding to Faculty Members

September 1, 2017

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 Facilities prepares for Hurricane Harvey

August 25, 2017

Aug. 24, 2017 -- In anticipation of inclement weather associated with Hurricane Harvey, UTSA Facilities is preparing for heavy rains and high winds. Crews will be sandbagging flood-prone areas, securing outdoor furniture, cleaning storm drains, and taking other actions to protect the campus and UTSA community. Departments that have outdoor signs around campus, such as A-frame and yard signs, and any other loose items should bring them indoors immediately to prevent damage. With the potential of water leaks in certain buildings, Facilities ...
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Graduate Resources: Sign up for Pivot Search Engine for Funding Opportunities

August 14, 2017

Use the Pivot search engine at pivot.cos.com to find more funding opportunities. Community of Science (COS) Pivot helps us find new federal, foundation, and nonprofit funding opportunities. Pivot combines the most comprehensive, editorially maintained database of 3 million pre-populated scholar profiles, drawing from Community of Scholars and Community of Science profiles. Click here to create your Pivot Account. Complete the fields and click on Create my Account. Click here to create your Pivot Profile. Click here to begin a search. Step 1: On the main funding opportunities page, ...
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Graduate Resources: Externally Funded Grants and Fellowships for Graduate Students

August 14, 2017

Below is a sampling of recurring external funding opportunities available to graduate students: AAA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships American Anthropological Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program American Indian College Fund American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program Archaeological Institute of America Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Chateaubriand Fellowship Department of Homeland Security Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellowships Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowships Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowships Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships Fulbright Scholar ...
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Congressman Castro Announces $798K for UTSA Earthquake Resilience Research

August 9, 2017

San Antonio, TX (August 8, 2017) – Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) announced $798,892.00 of federal funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to develop a new generation of computer simulation models that will characterize the impact of severe earthquake conditions on reinforced concrete columns. The grants are awarded through the Disaster Resilience (DR) Grants Research Program, which supports research aimed at advancing the ...
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