UTSA Research News

Targeted Scholarly Awards Incentive

November 1, 2018

In August 2018, President Eighmy launched a Presidential Initiative on Research Excellence. Among the slate of targets for this initiative is faculty awards. As such, the Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Knowledge Enterprise (VPREDKE) is offering an incentive for faculty who are recipients of these awards and recognitions, which include programs such as NSF CAREER, Fulbright US Scholar, NEH Fellows, and more. Further information about the incentive program can be found in a memo released September 1, ...
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VPREDKE Welcomes New COEHD & COLFA Associate Deans for Research

November 1, 2018

Effective this academic year, the Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise welcomes two new Associate Deans for Research. • Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D., professor of educational psychology in the College of Education and Human Development. • Sandra Morissette, Ph.D., professor of psychology in the College of Liberal & Fine Arts. As part of their portfolio, they will focus on increasing external research funding, faculty publication and citation rates; guide development of new research teams and collaborations; ...
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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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