UTSA marked the groundbreaking of its $90 million School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, the first new building in a series planned as part of its Downtown Campus expansion, with a virtual celebration on January 25, 2021. The 167,000-square-foot, six-story structure on 506 Dolorosa St. will sit along San Pedro Creek east of IH-35, anchoring UTSA to San Antonio’s prospering high-tech corridor and serving as a catalyst for economic and community investment in the San Pedro Creek area. The project advances the university’s ...
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Guy Walsh, Executive Director National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC) at The University of Texas at San Antonio Career highlights and education: As a first generation to attend college, I was fortunate to receive an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. After serving our nation for over 30 years in uniform and nearly a decade as a civilian establishing U.S. Cyber Command, I’m proud to represent Texas as a member of the San Antonio community serving with The University of Texas at San ...
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By Howard Grimes, For the Express-News Dec. 21, 2020 U.S. manufacturers are the top target for nation-state adversarial cyber-attacks from foreign nations. These adversaries aim to disrupt the nation’s economy and global competitiveness, reduce the ability of manufacturers to deliver goods and erode U.S. innovations in advanced manufacturing. Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored several vulnerabilities in U.S. supply chains. Notably, nation-state sponsored hackers have targeted the COVID-19 cold supply chain, which is critical to the transport of temperature-sensitive ...
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By Bernard Arulanandam, For the Express-News Dec. 13, 2020 As a COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out, we should all have a greater appreciation of immunological memory, the primary rationale for the development of vaccines against infectious microbes. The basis for immunological memory can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and the plague of that time, when survivors of the infection did not experience the disease again and were often called upon to nurse the afflicted individuals. This early observation led to ...
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