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Congressman Henry Cuellar visits the UTSA National Security Collaboration Center

May 3, 2019

Rep. Cuellar visits with UTSA NSCC government, industry and academic partners. (May 3, 2019) – United States Congressman Henry Cuellar, representing the 28th Texas district, came to UTSA today to visit the National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC). An ecosystem to engage government, industry and academia to tackle the nation’s greatest cybersecurity threats, the NSCC advances San Antonio’s position as a leader in national security, focusing on research, education, and workforce development in the areas of cybersecurity, data analytics, and cloud computing. A member ...
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OIT Announcement High-Speed Research Network

April 29, 2019

UTSA Office of Information Technology (OIT) has been awarded a 2-year, $500L NSF grant to boost its high-technology research network. UTSA will use the funding for the project, “The Roadrunner High-Performance Science, Engineering and Business Demilitarized Zone (DMZ),” to install 10-gigabit-per-second network switches in several research buildings on the UTSA Main Campus. The new switches will increase network bandwidth from one gigabit-per-second to 10 gigabits-per-second and improve the speed of data transfer rates five to 10 times for as many ...
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UTSA spinout receives global honor for innovation

April 15, 2019

Jeff Xu, CEO of Leaptran (left), with Brian Dillard, Chief Innovation Officer of the City of San Antonio at the Smart 50 Award Ceremony for Smart Cities Connect

(April 15, 2019) -- Leaptran, a spinout from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has been designated a Smart 50 awardee. Organized in partnership with Smart Cities Connect (SCC), SCC Foundation and US Ignite, the annual Smart 50 Awards honor the world’s most innovative and influential smart cities projects. Leaptran CEO Jeff Xu accepted the award this month at ...

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Richard J. Sifuentes named director of UTSA Small Business Development Center

February 12, 2019

(February 12, 2019) – The UTSA Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a leading service center of the South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Center Network and part of UTSA’s Institute for Economic Development, announces the appointment of Richard J. Sifuentes as Director of UTSA SBDC.

Sifuentes is an accomplished leader with over 37 years’ experience in upper level management, business advising, procurement, and project management. Prior to joining UTSA SBDC, Sifuentes spent 17 years in leadership positions with the Department of ...

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UTSA Knowledge Enterprise reflects on successes, focuses on the future

January 31, 2019

(Jan. 31 2019) -- The UTSA Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise (REDKE) shares its 2018 successes in its first year with the amalgamation of the Research office with the Institute of Economic Development (IED). Focused on UTSA’s mission to drive San Antonio’s knowledge economy, it was a record breaking year for the IED and one of steady growth and expansion for the research community.

In 2018, the IED served 43,320 existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, generating ...

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