Save the Date: UTSA Tech Symposium 2021, Virtual Showcase on Friday, April 30

Join UTSA’s College of Engineering this Friday, April 30, for the 2021 Virtual Tech Symposium. At the event, 50 teams of Roadrunners will present their senior design projects across Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering disciplines. The Tech Symposium represents the culmination of our Roadrunners’ undergraduate studies and
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Q&A: Mohammadali Sharzehee: Grad student research helps keep hearts flowing

(Jan. 15, 2019) — Mohammadali Sharzehee is a doctoral student in the UTSA Department of Mechanical Engineering who studies cardiovascular mechanics and builds computer simulations to understand how blood vessels operate under adverse conditions that lead to cardiovascular diseases. In 2017, Sharzehee moved from Iran to the United States and started his Ph.D. program at UTSA.
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Research at UTSA: Year in Review

In fiscal year 2016-2017, UTSA grew its institutional research portfolio, engaged more students, and built partnerships with industry and government to expand funded research. As a result, the 2017 fiscal year final research numbers have been the highest to date in UTSA’s history. Total research expenditures increased from US $56.8 million in FY 2016 to
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UTSA introduces diversity, inclusion initiatives

As part of the strategic vison to advance UTSA as San Antonio’s university of the future, President Taylor Eighmy today announced the President’s Initiative on Diversity and Inclusion and a series of Campus Climate Conversations. The initiatives are a vital part of the education experience as UTSA prepares its students to be world-ready. “In our
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UTSA introduces diversity, inclusion initiatives

As part of the strategic vison to advance UTSA as San Antonio’s university of the future, President Taylor Eighmy today announced the President’s Initiative on Diversity and Inclusion and a series of Campus Climate Conversations. The initiatives are a vital part of the education experience as UTSA prepares its students to be world-ready. “In our
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UT System Chancellor McRaven issues statement on DACA

UT System Chancellor William H. McRaven issued a statement today in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Chancellor McRaven joins UTSA President Taylor Eighmy in supporting the DACA program, which provides all students with the opportunity to be successful. McRaven’s complete statement is printed below: (Jan. 22, 2018) — As the date
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Registration now open for summer high school engineering camps

College of Engineering’s Center for Excellence in Engineering Education Engineering Summer Camp for High School Students Summer 2018 Overnight Camp: June 17th to June 22nd Day Camp: June 18th to June 22nd This exciting and interactive camp is designed for high school students and will allow for engineering design and problem solving approaches using out
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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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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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