Nipple replacement startup NovoThelium sweeps pitch competitions

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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 UTSA’s 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
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AET Library moves to new location

Starting August 22, UTSA’s Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library opens in a new location on the first floor of the AET Building in Room 1.104. UTSA Libraries’ main campus satellite location has been successful since opening in 2010 as the first bookless library on a university campus. The new library will continue to offer
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UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers welcomes two new members

The UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers (ADR) today inducted two new members: Joo L. Ong and Jose L. Lopez-Ribot. The UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers was established in 2015 to select and honor outstanding faculty who are accomplished scholars and who share UTSA’s continuing commitment to research excellence. The Academy aims to foster the highest
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UTSA researchers close to printing 3D bone graphs

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UTSA student start-up helps breast cancer survivors regenerate nipples

UTSA graduate students, Bianca Cerqueira and Lauren Cornell ’12, are winning pitch competitions left and right with their new start-up, NovoThelium, which uses bioengineered scaffolds to allow women to regenerate a nipple after a mastectomy. “Right now, the best option for nipple reconstruction is to cut and suture the skin to create this little scar
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Jasmine King is an athlete aiming for her Ph.D.

(May 8, 2017) — Meet Jasmine King. She’s a talented basketball player who has applied her passion for sports to her quest to earn a Ph.D. A San Antonio native, King knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue higher education. “I was always very passionate about learning,” she said. “When I got
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Graduating senior Alisa Isaac is an NSF Fellowship Recipient

Meet Alisa Isaac. She is one of the two UTSA College of Engineering students who received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. According to the NSF, this fellowship program nurtures innovation and leadership in the United States by recruiting and supporting outstanding students with high potential in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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UTSA researchers close to using 3D printer to print organs

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Super-absorbent gauze for combat wounds wins UTSA entrepreneurship competition

Chiron, a student team that created a new type of gauze that has increased absorbency to prevent external hemorrhaging, won the top prize at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) $100K Student Technology Venture Competition. The challenge was sponsored by the UTSA Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE). The team was formed
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