(Jan. 8, 2018) -- In fiscal year 2016-2017, UTSA grew its institutional research portfolio, engaged more students, and built partnerships with industry and government to expand funded research, leading UTSA research expenditures to reach an institutional record high.
Total research expenditures increased from US $56.8 million in FY 2016 to US $68.1 million in FY 2017, an uptick of 19.9 percent. The university’s restricted research expenditures grew from US $36.4 million in FY 2016 to US $40.1 million in FY 2017. ...
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UTSA Research Awards Seed Funding to Faculty Members
The Office of the Vice President for Research’s internal seed funding programs support our research enterprise by awarding faculty members seed funding to obtain preliminary data that can be cited in applications for extramural funding and enhance the breadth of scholarly and creative activity taking place on campus. These grants also support new areas of research for UTSA faculty and advances our goal of reaching Tier I status.
In the latest round of funding, the Office of the Vice President for ...
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UTSA professor receives $1.29 million grant to chase the brain’s deepest mysteries
Alfonso Apicella, assistant professor of biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received a $1.29 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support his research in communication between the two halves of the brain.
"Dr. Apicella's work is a source of immense pride," said George Perry, Semmes Foundation Distinguished University Chair in Neurobiology and dean of the UTSA College of Sciences. "This is an exciting time for brain health research, and this ...
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UTSA, UTHSCA & SAHMS host research forum to improve health and wellness for soldiers May 20
Military and civilian research community gather to share research and new discoveries
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and the San Antonio Military Health System will host the second annual San Antonio Military Health System and Universities Research Forum (SURF) on May 20 at the UTSA Main Campus. Sponsored by the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI), the event will highlight the latest research and discoveries of trainees, faculty, ...
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UTSA and UT Health Science Center to host SALSI Academy Innovation Forum on Feb. 26
Topics will include drug discovery efforts in San Antonio and beyond
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will convene Friday, Feb. 26, at the Health Science Center for the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) Academy Innovation Forum.
The forum will welcome guest speakers who will discuss:
prospects of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in light of a $2 billion increase in NIH funding
challenges of university startup ...
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