UTSA Research News

UTSA’s Academy Fellows Speaker Series resumes

October 31, 2019

Oct. 31, 2019 — The Academy Fellows Speaker Series at UTSA resumes in November with a new slate of invited National Academies members and other prominent scholars. Presented by the Presidential Task Force on Research Excellence, the series aims to bring renowned academy fellows to present their internationally recognized scholarly work and innovation to the campus community. In turn, faculty, staff and students can engage and share their research passion and expertise. The series began in spring 2019 to mark ...
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Payroll Certification Now Open

October 21, 2019

The university has deployed this easy-to-use application to guide you through the Payroll confirmation & certification process when you have salaries paid on your sponsored project(s). Click the following link to log into the system - http://research.utsa.edu/payroll-certification »Payroll certification is done twice a year from, (1) September through February, (2) March through August. We are currently certifying Payroll from March, 2019 through August, 2019. »Payroll certification period is now open for Principal Investigator (PI) to review, complete, certify and submit a payroll certification statement. Click here to login using your 'abc123' and password. Last date of Submission: ...
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UTSA names Bernard Arulanandam vice president for research, economic development and knowledge enterprise

October 14, 2019

October 14, 2019 -- The University of Texas at San Antonio today announced the selection of immunologist Bernard Arulanandam to serve as its vice president for research, economic development and knowledge enterprise. Arulanandam, the Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor in Biology at UTSA and the university’s current interim vice president for research, is a recognized scholar and researcher, most recently elected to the National Academy of Inventors in 2018. Reporting directly to President Taylor Eighmy, Arulanandam will cultivate the university’s research ...
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JBSA partners with UTSA, Southwest Research Institute to address Electromagnetic Defense Strategy

October 12, 2019

(Octobr 11, 2019) — Joint Base San Antonio, along with research partners from the National Security Collaboration Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio and Southwest Research Institute, had their inaugural Domestic Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, or DEMSO, Working Group meeting Sept. 27. Formed in response to the concerns addressed in Presidential Executive Order (13865) March 2019, “Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses,” the DEMSO working group’s vision is for JBSA to become the model program in the Department of ...
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UTSA hosts grand opening of Large-Scale Testing Laboratory

October 3, 2019

October 3, 2019 – The University of Texas at San Antonio is cutting the ceremonial ribbon on one of the most unique research buildings in the country. UTSA’s College of Engineering will host today at 9:30 a.m. the grand opening of its Large-Scale Testing Laboratory, a 50-foot-tall facility where civil engineers can test the structural integrity of systems, such as concrete buildings, in a realistic setting. The $9.95 million Large-Scale Testing Laboratory will serve students and researchers in the Department of ...
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