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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UTSA Center for Civic Engagement honors selfless service and outstanding community work

(April 27, 2017)—The UTSA Center for Civic Engagement held a special ceremony to honor eleven UTSA students for their passionate service and their unique community contributions. Six students were recipients of the 2017 President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA), a recognition given to individuals who accumulate more than 100 hours of service in any given year.
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UTSA students flourish at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase

It is UTSA’s largest annual show-and-tell. On April 20, more than 100 students from all disciplines will present their research and creative works at the fourth annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase, organized by the UTSA Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR). The Showcase highlights interesting and engaging undergraduate research and creative endeavors. Nearly a
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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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Let’s Get Chemical: New program set to launch this fall

Beginning in the fall, students at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will be able to enroll to earn a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering. Because only a few other undergraduate chemical engineering programs exist in Texas, and just one other in the UT System (UT Austin), this new development at
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UTSA student-led team receives NSF grant to develop vein-finding medical device

A student-led team from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the beneficiary of a $50,000 grant to UTSA’s CITE program from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the continued development of their infrared medical camera, InfraVein, which makes simple work of finding veins. As a result of the grant, the team
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iTEC receives funds for scholarships

The College of Engineering’s interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC) is happy to announce that the center has received donated funds that will provide partial scholarships for students to attend iTEC downtown summer programs. “We are thankful to our program sponsors, HEB and Rackspace, who have generously donated funds toward our 2017 Downtown summer camp program,”
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Tech Symposium and CITE $100K Competition

The UTSA College of Engineering Technology Symposium showcases innovative student projects and research performed across multiple disciplines. The symposium will not only include work in engineering, but also advances achieved in architecture, business, and science. The event will include exhibitions of Engineering Capstone Projects and the biannual Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE) $100K
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UTSA professor creates versatile laser needle for treating cancer

Lyle Hood, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has collaborated with Christopher Rylander, associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, to create a device that can do the work of both a cutting-edge surgical needle and a medical laser. The device has
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UTSA receives accolades as one of the world’s top young universities

UTSA is ranked among the top four young universities in the United States and among the top 68 young universities in the world under 50 years old, according to Times Higher Education’s prestigious Young University Rankings. UTSA’s international standing increased nine places from 2016, when it was ranked No. 77. The 2017 ranking, released today,
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