Story and photo by Deborah Silliman Wolfe/College of Engineering Ram Krishnan, assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, knows what it takes to be a good teacher. “Thinking back, at every stage in my student life, all the way back from middle school, I can remember at least one

UTSA-led Alamo Manufacturing Partnership gains new resources to cultivate local investment By Joanna Carver San Antonio’s eight-county manufacturing community, The Alamo Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), led by The University of Texas at San Antonio, was among 12 communities that have received designation under the Obama Administration’s Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative. Since 1979, the

By Joanna Carver/Public Affairs Specialist Mention the Department of Homeland Security and most people instantly think of surveillance and battling terrorism abroad. However, students in UTSA’s DHS Scholars program are learning how to combat digital and biological threats, which are lesser-known but no less dangerous. “How do you learn about detecting threats prior to them

Every summer, the Interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC) hosts a variety of STEM-based summer camps for school-aged children here on the UTSA Main Campus. All iTEC camp programs share the common theme of hands-on exploration conducted in a fun and educational environment. Some of the camps feature introductory level programs that engage kids in exciting

By Joanna Carver/Public Affairs Specialist Paying for college can be rough. Everyone makes sacrifices, but now students in the College of Engineering have another option for support. The UTSA Scholarship Program for Undergraduate Retention and Success (SPURS), which will provide mentoring and assistance to financially disadvantaged students, will start accepting applications in the fall. “Several

Students are taking engineering skills to new levels, including bots that interact with humans by Michelle Mondo/Sombrilla staff writer The cheering of excited students echoed through the atrium of the Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Building, coaxing the curious out of their offices and to the overlooking stories to investigate. The Battling Rowdy Bots had begun.