UTSA Research News

Two major construction projects transform UTSA Main Campus skyline

May 25, 2018

(May 25, 2018) – Anyone who drives on or near the UTSA Main Campus will notice cranes and crews in hard hats working on two major construction projects that will change the way UTSA students learn. Work is well underway on the Science and Engineering Building (SEB) and Large-Scale Structural Testing Facility (LSSTF). UTSA broke ground on the SEB nearly one year ago and work continues to advance. Crews have finished pouring concrete for the foundation and first floor, and the ...
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2018 Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase award winners announced

May 7, 2018

(May 4, 2018) -- As San Antonio’s multicultural discovery enterprise, UTSA recently held its largest show-and-tell event of the year. Organized by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), the Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase highlights undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines. The Showcase gives many undergraduate students their first opportunity to share their research in an academic setting and explain their methodology and findings to peers and faculty. Students have the opportunity to jump-start their academic curriculum ...
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The UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers Hosts Sue Hodson, Retired Curator of Literary Collections at The Huntington Library

April 27, 2018

Retired literary curator Sara S. “Sue” Hodson has been invited to speak by the UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers, an organization of accomplished faculty scholars who share a commitment to research excellence. This lecture was organized by Dr. Jeanne C. Reesman, UTSA professor of English and the Jack & Laura Richmond Endowed Faculty Fellow (College of Liberal & Fine Arts). “Sue [Hodson] will give our UTSA community insight into how a leading institution fosters the highest quality of primary research and ...
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UTSA First-Ever Research External Advisory Council Convenes

April 20, 2018

Leveraging best practices from research-intensive universities across the country, the newly-created Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Knowledge Enterprise (VPREDKE), has created its first Research External Advisory Council (REAC). The group, comprised of accomplished professionals in their fields – industry, military, nonprofit, cybersecurity, biosciences, and research institutions, both locally and nationally – will convene this Friday April 20th on campus to kick off an exploration of UTSA’s research enterprise, find new avenues to expand research funding ...
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Scholars shine at the UTSA Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase

April 19, 2018

(April 17, 2018) -- As San Antonio’s multicultural discovery enterprise, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is gearing up for its largest show-and-tell event of the year. Organized by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), the Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase will highlight undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines on Thursday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Convocation Center on the UTSA Main Campus. Topics range from smart energy systems to gender ...
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