UTSA Research News

UTSA surpasses $100 million in total research expenditures

December 2, 2020

With a focus on advancing knowledge through research and discovery, The University of Texas at San Antonio closed out fiscal year 2020 with its highest total research expenditure numbers in its 51-year history. In FY 2020, UTSA’s total research expenditures increased to $134 million. This is a significant milestone for UTSA as it propels toward National Research University Fund (NRUF) eligibility and recognition as a Carnegie R1 high intensive research institution. “These latest figures demonstrate our faculty’s relentless commitment to innovative ...
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UTSA Launches Academic Analytics, a Comprehensive Tool to Manage Research Portfolios

November 30, 2020

UTSA’s Knowledge Enterprise, in collaboration with Academic Affairs, have selected Academic Analytics to provide comprehensive analytics of research activity across the institution and of the national research landscape. “Investing in a data system that can be leveraged by our community will give us all access to more usable and actionable data to improve decision-making and it will also streamline a number of processes, saving time and effort and enhancing productivity,” explained Dr. Bernard Arulanandam, UTSA vice president for Research, Economic Development, and ...
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UTSA officially launches Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute

November 19, 2020

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 — UTSA today formally launched the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), a $111 million public-private partnership. The university will lead the institute, entering into a five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to head up a consortium of 59 proposed member institutions in introducing a cybersecure energy-ROI that drives American manufacturers and supply chains to further adopt secure, energy-efficient approaches, ultimately securing and sustaining the nation’s leadership in global manufacturing competitiveness. U.S. manufacturers are one of ...
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UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers Inducts Two Faculty Members

August 28, 2020

The UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers (ADR) has selected two senior faculty members for induction this calendar year, Jenny Hsieh and Robert Hard. Established in 2015, the UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers honors outstanding faculty who are accomplished scholars and who share the university’s continuing commitment to research excellence. Through a nomination process, selected members foster the highest quality of research and scholarly activity. The academy is chaired by Dr. Hamid Beladi and is currently comprised of twenty members representing a variety ...
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Matrix AI Consortium for Human Well-Being launching at UTSA

July 30, 2020

The artificial intelligence research community is invited to attend the virtual launch of Matrix: The UTSA AI Consortium for Human Well-Being today at 10 a.m. Central time. Comprised of diverse local, national and international AI and machine learning researchers, the consortium is dedicated to conducting transformative research in the design, use and deployment of AI to enhance human life. Leading this multiorganizational consortium is Dhireesha Kudithipudi ’06, the Robert F. McDermott Chair in Engineering and a professor of electrical and computer ...
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