Staff Spotlight: Maria Alvarez

Maria Alvarez is a Business Service Center Specialist II in the College of Engineering Business Service Center. Please tell us about yourself. I have proudly served UTSA for 21 years. My first 11 years of service were in Business Affairs. I started in the Disbursements Office, then promoted several times while working in the Budget
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Faculty Spotlight: Christopher Rathbone

Christopher Rathbone, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Please tell us about yourself. I am originally from Iowa, the youngest of three siblings, the husband of an extremely supportive wife, and the proud father of two amazing kids. What is your job title and what do you
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UTSA CACP Speaker Series March 2 with Alex Krieger, FAIA of the Harvard GSD and NBBJ

(February 24, 2020) -- The UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning (CACP) 2019-2020 Speaker Series continues with Alex Krieger, FAIA, a Professor at the Harvard GSD and a Principal at global architecture and planning firm NBBJ, which focuses primarily on educational, institutional, healthcare, and public projects in complex urban settings. His talk, “City on [...]
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UTSA civil engineering ranks among nation’s most affordable programs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020 — An undergraduate program at UTSA is being recognized for its affordability. The civil engineering bachelor’s degree program landed at the 42nd spot of Affordable Schools’ 50 Best Affordable Civil Engineering Degree Programs list for 2020. Affordable Schools is an online higher education resource that helps students find “high-quality education while avoiding
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National Academy member Sergio Alcocer joins College of Engineering

FEBRUARY 6, 2020 — Sergio Alcocer, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, has joined the faculty of the UTSA College of Engineering as a professor of civil engineering. He is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute, former president of the of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico, and was elected to the
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College of Engineering welcomes key new faculty

FEBRUARY 6, 2020 — The UTSA College of Engineering welcomes new faculty Mario Flores and Karina Vielma for the spring 2020 semester. Flores joins the college as an assistant professor and is the first joint appointment between the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. Flores has a
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CSM Mock Interview and Resume Builder workshop

(February 5, 2020) -- The UTSA student chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) hosted a Mock Interview and Resume Builder workshop for students in preparation for the upcoming career fair, to be held on February 7. The event was a great success due to the attendance of fourteen volunteers and thirty students. This included [...]
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Engineering to host NASA expert to shed light on Mars

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 — UTSA will welcome Firouz Naderi, former director of solar system exploration at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to present NASA’s Exploration of Mars; Past, Present and Future, a College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Seminar, on Feb. 7. Mars exploration creates many questions. Was Mars ever habitable 4.5 billion years ago? If so,
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