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UTSA welcomes UT System, Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology for inaugural planning meeting

Representatives from 14 UT System institutions and 26 National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) research centers in Mexico gathered at UTSA this week to advance discussions about their joint academic and research exchange programs in the sciences, engineering and social sciences. The meeting was hosted by the University of Texas System. Last year, the UT System and CONACYT formalized an agreement to provide funding for graduate education and research programs for the mutual benefit of students and researchers in the ...
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UTSA professor Bernard Arulanandam selected by peers as fellow of national microbiology association

As UTSA's Interim Vice President for Research, Bernard Arulanandam provides leadership to grow and advance the research programs by UTSA faculty and staff. (April 25, 2017) -- Bernard P. Arulanandam, Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor in Bioscience and Interim Vice President for Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has been named a Fellow by the American Academy of Microbiology. Elected by his peers in the scientific community, Arulanandam will be honored for his contributions ...
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UTSA students flourish at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase

(April 17, 2017) -- It is UTSA's largest annual show-and-tell. On April 20, more than 100 students from all disciplines will present their research and creative works at the fourth annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase, organized by the UTSA Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR). The Showcase highlights interesting and engaging undergraduate research and creative endeavors. Nearly a thousand students and faculty are expected to attend and support one another. From Shakespeare's sonnets to the evolution of autism, from ...
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UTSA student-led team receives NSF grant to develop vein-finding medical device

UTSA entrepreneurs will travel to Boston this month to test their InfraVein invention on potential customers and explore how to market the device. (April 3, 2017) -- A student-led team from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the beneficiary of a $50,000 grant to UTSA's CITE program from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the continued development of their infrared medical camera, InfraVein, which makes simple work of finding veins. As a result of the grant, the ...
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UTSA professor creates chat-bots to promote healthy living

David Akopian, professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and his team of talented students have created a series of automated messaging systems that can simulate human conversation, known as "chat-bots," with the intention of promoting smoking cessation and healthier living. It's estimated that cigarette smoking kills 480,000 American every year, with smoking-related illnesses costing Americans more than $300 billion a year. Akopian believes the chat-bots could aid thousands of smokers all over ...
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