UTSA Research News

UTSA names Bernard Arulanandam vice president for research, economic development and knowledge enterprise

October 14, 2019

October 14, 2019 -- The University of Texas at San Antonio today announced the selection of immunologist Bernard Arulanandam to serve as its vice president for research, economic development and knowledge enterprise. Arulanandam, the Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor in Biology at UTSA and the university’s current interim vice president for research, is a recognized scholar and researcher, most recently elected to the National Academy of Inventors in 2018. Reporting directly to President Taylor Eighmy, Arulanandam will cultivate the university’s research ...
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JBSA partners with UTSA, Southwest Research Institute to address Electromagnetic Defense Strategy

October 12, 2019

(Octobr 11, 2019) — Joint Base San Antonio, along with research partners from the National Security Collaboration Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio and Southwest Research Institute, had their inaugural Domestic Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, or DEMSO, Working Group meeting Sept. 27. Formed in response to the concerns addressed in Presidential Executive Order (13865) March 2019, “Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses,” the DEMSO working group’s vision is for JBSA to become the model program in the Department of ...
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UTSA hosts grand opening of Large-Scale Testing Laboratory

October 3, 2019

October 3, 2019 – The University of Texas at San Antonio is cutting the ceremonial ribbon on one of the most unique research buildings in the country. UTSA’s College of Engineering will host today at 9:30 a.m. the grand opening of its Large-Scale Testing Laboratory, a 50-foot-tall facility where civil engineers can test the structural integrity of systems, such as concrete buildings, in a realistic setting. The $9.95 million Large-Scale Testing Laboratory will serve students and researchers in the Department of ...
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Researchers: Cybernization of American manufacturing is the path forward for global leadership

September 26, 2019

(September 26, 2019) -- By investing in digital and smart manufacturing, the U.S. can lead the world in manufacturing productivity, energy efficiency and innovation. But we must do so in a cyber secure manner. The challenge is enormous and the complexity of cybersecurity grows bigger every day with the explosion of digital linkages between manufacturers, suppliers, customers and employees along with the digitization of products and services. Digitization directly leads to increased energy efficiency, productivity, overall equipment efficiency and cost ...
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NSA/CSS Kicks-Off National 2019 Codebreaker Challenge at UTSA

September 23, 2019

SAN ANTONIO (September 23, 2019) – The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) launches their 2019 Codebreaker Challenge Tech Talk at UTSA on September 23. Hosted by the UTSA National Security Collaboration Center and NSA/CSS Texas, the event is free and open to all students and their faculty mentors from the San Antonio and Central/South region. Codebreaker Challenge developer Eric Bryant will present a tech talk and answer questions about this year’s challenge focused on mobile message application. The NSA Codebreaker Challenge ...
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