UTSA Research News

Over $700K in funding available for research projects

February 25, 2020

FEBRUARY 25, 2020 — The Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Knowledge Enterprise has launched its annual internal funding opportunities to seed research on campus with over $700,000 in available funding in 2020. Currently, four UTSA institutional seed grants are open for application and faculty members are encouraged to apply. “These seed grants are one of the most important components in sparking innovation and furthering research on campus,” said Bernard Arulanandam, the division’s vice president. “The funds help ...
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UTSA Knowledge Enterprise Solicits Input on 10-Year Strategic Plan

February 25, 2020

SAN ANTONIO (February 25, 2020) – Under the leadership of Dr. Bernard Arulanandam, Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise (REDKE), staff and key stakeholders have initiated the process of creating the division’s next ten-year strategic plan, to be delivered later this spring to President Eighmy. Deemed “Accelerate 2030”, this document will provide a path forward for the advancement of UTSA’s Knowledge Enterprise. Accelerate 2025, released in 2014, will be sunset as UTSA has reached or will reach all ...
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San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics awards inaugural research funding

February 5, 2020

Research team awarded $200,000 to develop treatment for multi-organ failure due to sepsis SAN ANTONIO — Feb. 4, 2020 — Leaders of the newly-established San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics (SA PPT) have awarded the partnership’s first research grant. A seven-person team researching sepsis-induced organ failure will receive $200,000 in funding over two years. The award’s purpose is to advance research and breakthroughs in precision therapeutics, which is the development of drug therapies for specific populations based on genetics, lifestyle and ...
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City of San Antonio, Southwest Research Institute, USAA and UTSA launch new data-driven research and technology development program

January 30, 2020

SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 28, 2020) – The City of San Antonio (CoSA), Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), The United Services Automobile Association (USAA), and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are aligning efforts to form the R&D League, a new research and development program for the City. “The R&D League is a welcome and far-sighted approach that will help San Antonio adapt to our fast-changing world,” said Mayor Ron Nirenberg. “This public/private cooperation is another example of our city’s most ...
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UTSA Knowledge Enterprise closes out a successful year

January 22, 2020

Focused on driving San Antonio’s knowledge economy, UTSA’s Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Knowledge Enterprise closed out the year with economic growth increasing, research activity on campus thriving and research expenditures for fiscal year 2019 reaching an all-time high. Whether it’s conceptualizing housing on the moon, finding cybersecurity breaches in lightbulbs, bolstering water conservation methodologies, launching a program to work within the national intelligence community, or advancing cancer prevention on the border, UTSA faculty members and ...
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