UTSA welcomes thousands of new students with start of spring semester

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) campuses came to life as classes began today for the 2018 spring semester. More than 28,400 Roadrunners, including more than 2,100 new students, have arrived in classrooms, laboratories and research centers to build their knowledge as they prepare for their futures. Dozens of new courses will be
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UTSA partners with SwRI on corrosion and energy projects

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have announced two new research projects, which will receive a total of $250,000 in funding. The first project will research a new technique to mitigate cracking and corrosion in piping and related equipment used by the oil and gas industry. The second
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Excellence in research and discovery recognized at UTSA Innovation Awards

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) recognized UTSA professor Bing Dong as its 2017 Innovator of the Year at its fifth annual Innovation Awards. His selection was based on a number of factors including the launch of his startup, grant awards, I-Corps participation and licensing of his numerous technologies. Dong earned his Ph.D. at
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UTSA researchers receive $700k for Edwards Aquifer research

Vikram Kapoor, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Drew Johnson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), have been awarded a $692,452 funding agreement through the City of San Antonio’s Proposition 1 Edwards Aquifer Protection Program to design and implement a way to track fecal
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Tech Symposium/CITE winners announced

Over 30 student teams competed at the Fall 2017 Tech Symposium held on November 28 in the HEB University Center Ballroom. Students showcased their Senior Design 1 and 2 projects and research that they have been working on throughout their senior year. This is the second year that the Tech Symposium occured in the fall
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COE Tech Symposium featured on local news

UTSA engineering seniors present exciting new inventions
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Innovative medical technology to be featured at Tech Symposium

By Monica Sierra/College of Engineering The fall 2017 Tech Symposium is approaching quickly and student teams are getting ready to show off their projects and compete for different prizes. Highlander Technology, one of the student teams, is excited to show their senior design 2 – “Oxyscope”, a video laryngoscope made to improve the medical field
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UTSA professor to harvest clean energy from hot pavements

Samer Dessouky, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has received $298,000 through the Strategic Alliance between the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute and CPS Energy, established in 2010, to generate power from hot pavements. Dessouky will use the funding to improve a technology he developed with his
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UTSA re-imagines the role of its Downtown Campus at 20th anniversary celebration

When The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Downtown Campus on November 13, President Taylor Eighmy will challenge the community to re-imagine the future of the campus. At a series of panels and keynote addresses at the anniversary event, Eighmy and political, community and business leaders, will explore
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Fall 2017 Tech Symposium and CITE Big Rowdy Idea Business Competition

By Monica Sierra/College of Engineering Over 30 student teams are getting ready to compete at the fall 2017 Tech Symposium. The event, which will be held on November 28 at the HEB University Center Ballroom, will showcase both Senior Design 1 and 2 projects and research that students have been working on throughout their senior
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