UTSA Research News

UTSA College of Business receives $2 million grant to train national security analytics cyber workforce

October 22, 2018

(Oct. 22, 2018) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business received a $2 million grant from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as part of its Intelligence Community Centers of Academic Excellence Critical Technology Studies Program. The grant will allow the college to expand its current Master of Science in Data Analytics (MSDA) program to offer a new track in analytics cyber intelligence; launch an intelligence studies certificate program; award scholarships and stipends to select program participants; ...
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The UTSA Brain Health Consortium and the College of Engineering support the next generation of brain health researchers with $90,000 in grant awards

October 19, 2018

(October 19, 2018) -- The UTSA Brain Health Consortium (BHC) is an interdisciplinary team encompassing faculty and researchers from the Colleges of Sciences, Engineering, and Liberal and Fine Arts, that uses the power of stem cells and precision medicine approaches to know the nature of brain disorders and translate this knowledge to improve patient lives. Earlier this summer, the BHC offered a special funding opportunity: seed grant awards for graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows on campus whose research focuses on brain health or regenerative medicine. ...
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City of San Antonio approves land transfer for UTSA Downtown Campus initiative

October 18, 2018

(October 18, 2018) – The San Antonio City Council today unanimously approved the transfer of two parcels of land to expand the UTSA Downtown Campus. The collaboration is a major component in UTSA’s 10-year vision to accelerate the development of the Downtown Campus as an exemplary urban serving university that produces highly skilled professionals, advances economic development and creates prosperity in San Antonio. The City of San Antonio properties transferring to UTSA include 2.5 acres at the intersection of South Santa ...
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NSF CAREER Web Series Now Available

October 18, 2018

The Office of Research Support is now offering a NSF CAREER Web Series which is self-paced. A user can register at any time. >> To register This self-paced web series will: - cover the basics of the NSF CAREER proposal - discuss how to plan your CAREER project and position yourself to be competitive -discuss how to write the proposal, section by section, with special attention on what each section needs to accomplish and how to avoid common mistakes. Please note: Once you submit the reservation ...
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UTSA economics professor studies unauthorized immigrants

October 8, 2018

(Oct. 4, 2018) -- Studying the economic interactions of unauthorized immigrants from a policy perspective, Hamid Beladi, associate dean of faculty and research and Janey S. Briscoe Endowed Chair in Business, conducted research in this area with colleagues. The article, “A Model of Smuggling and Trafficking of Illegal Immigrants with a Host Country Policy,” appeared in the Review of Development Economics. The staggering volume of unauthorized immigrants has motivated many influential studies in economics, political science, sociology and international law. “It is a ...
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