As part of San Antonio Startup Week, over 20+ teams of #UTSA students gave their best 90-second elevator pitch for their start-ups ideas. Their ideas covered a wide range of medical devices, apps and everything in-between. Participants were judged on a number of factors including their business plan, technology and presentation skills. This event was the first step to qualify for the $100K Student Technology Venture Competition to be held at the UTSA Tech Symposium Day on April 25, 2017. The winning teams ...
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The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has awarded $1,000 scholarships to 10 students to conduct research with a UTSA mentor. The funds will be disbursed at the end of the semester, when students have completed their projects. The following students have been awarded the scholarship. Congratulations! Drishya Dahal Mechanical Engineering Trash Bot Mentor: Pranav Bhounsule, Ph.D. Charles Garcia Biology Regulation of Interleukin-1 Secretion by Microglia in Experimental Models of Multiple Sclerosis Mentor: Astrid Cardona, Ph.D. Roland Green Electrical and Computer Engineering Unique Architecture for Fast Multipliers Mentor: Paul Morton, Ph.D. Shaun Jones Psychology Mindful Movement: Advantages ...
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Thanks in part to a VP for Research INTRA award given in 2015, UTSA professor Ethan Wickman (UTSA Department of Music) will debut his new cantata, Ballads of the Borderland, this month in San Antonio. As a highly regarded composer who regularly receives commissioned work, the $5,000 INTRA award allowed him to focus on this particular project and conduct research, including tapping into the archives of the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures and doing in-person interviews with San Antonio residents on ...
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