Former UTSA WR Zakhari Franklin re-enters transfer portal after playing one season at Ole Miss
In a case of the grass not always being greener on the other side, former University of Texas at San Antonio wide receiver Zakhari Franklin has re-entered the transfer portal after just one season at Ole Miss, according to 247Sports.
Spurs reveal intent to state AGโs office for new โeconomic development project,โ report says
The San Antonio Spursโ parent company revealed a formal conversation on a new โeconomic development projectโ in a letter sent Monday to the state attorney generalโs office, according to a report.
โYou canโt argue with the numbersโ: SAPD say โhot spotโ policing strategy helped level off violent crime
The San Antonio Police Department and criminologists with the University of Texas at San Antonio say a new โhot spotโ policing strategy has helped fight violent crime in the Alamo City.
UTSA announces plans for closure of Inclusive Excellence office amid higher education landscape shift
San Antonioโs largest public university is charting a new course for its soon-to-be-closed Office of Inclusive Excellence. The move comes as public universities in Texas grapple with a shifting Texas higher education landscape.
Star UTSA wide receiver accused of repeatedly violating bond conditions in DWI crash case
A star wide receiver for the University of Texas at San Antonio football program on bond in an elevated DWI case is accused of repeatedly violating conditions of his pretrial release, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
SAPD, UTSA Prof. say violent crime plan bearing fruit
The violent crime reduction plan created by a team of UTSA criminologists consists of multiple strategies, though only the short-term โhot spot policingโ has been put into place. But the UTSA professor overseeing the plan says data from January through June appear to show it paying off.
Bexar DA mum on possible DWI charge for star UTSA wide receiver 7 months after rollover crash
The Bexar County District Attorneyโs Office has declined to provide an update on whether University of Texas at San Antonio wide receiver Joshua Cephus will be criminally charged in connection with a December rollover crash near the main campus.
SAPD Chief โcautiously optimisticโ on violent crime planโs progress
The number of violent street crimes such as murder, robbery, non-family aggravated assault, and deadly conduct with a victim fell citywide in the first four months of 2023, but some of the worst areas for those crimes saw even bigger drops.
UTSA researchers receive $1.7 million grant to deploy data collecting e-scooters
University of Texas at San Antonio researchers are turning electric scooters into data collectors. Researchers created computer sensors to attach to scooters to collect data including motion, temperature and location data.
UTSA, Alamo Colleges District expands student transfer agreement with Promise-to-Promise partnership
The University of Texas at San Antonio and the Alamo Colleges District announced an expanded transfer agreement, allowing eligible students to start at any of the Alamo Colleges and transfer to UTSA to complete a four-year degree while having educational costs covered.
UTSA unveils new masterโs program that prepares students for careers in aerospace engineering
This fall semester the University of Texas at San Antonio is offering a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering that will prepare students for a successful career designing aircraft, spacecraft and more.
Tickets are on sale now for the Conference USA title game featuring undefeated UTSA Roadrunners
If you want to catch the University of Texas at San Antonioโs football team play in their first league title game, nowโs your chance. Tickets for the Ryan Conference USA championship game are on sale now.
UTSA stopped displaying the โCome and Take itโ flag at football games and now faces criticism from its Board of Regents
UTSA decided to end the six-year tradition because the phrase had become โincongruentโ with the universityโs values and it did not want to become embroiled in a divisive issue.
From free tuition to concert tickets, Texas colleges lure students and employees to get vaccinated
Texas public universities forbidden from mandating vaccines are trying to entice students and faculty to get the shot. Those moves come as more people ages 18 to 29 years old in Texas are being hospitalized with the virus.
UTSA, SAC among recipients of MacKenzie Scottโs $2.7 billion donation to organizations
The University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio College are included in a list of donations by billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who just announced she has given $2.7 billion to 286 organizations.
San Antonio company partners with NASA to help create space technology
There are many projects around the world that are focused on the future of space technology and one local company, Astroport Space Technologies, has a new partnership with NASA that will have them at the forefront in creating out-of-this-world space ventures.
Historical records of 1990 mass layoff donated to UTSA special collections
The history of the 1990 mass layoffs, where more than 1,100 San Antonio women employed by Levi Strauss & Co. were fired, will be shared next year through photos, documents, and memorabilia donated to the University of Texas at San Antonio libraryโs special collections.
Here are the spring 2021 graduation ceremony plans for San Antonio-area universities, colleges
The University of Texas at San Antonio recently announced that it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for graduates, but guests will not be allowed. Read more on the details for graduation ceremonies at each San Antonio-area university below. AdKSAT has reached out to the Alamo Colleges, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Trinity University and the University of the Incarnate Word for more details on their graduation ceremonies. San Antonio College will have its commencement in person at 11 a.m. on May 8 at the San Antonio College campus. University of the Incarnate WordGraduates will be honored with in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies on May 7-8 at Benson Stadium.
UTSAโs Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency program awarded $1.2 million grant
Now, with the help of a new grant, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has awarded the University of Texas at San Antonioโs center for infrastructure assurance and security a $1.2 million dollar grant. The program is meant to help local governments establishing a pilot program to help state, local, tribal and territorial governments identify high value assets. The CISA directors says as the nationโs risk advisor, the collaboration with our stakeholders to enhance the protection of our nationโs critical infrastructure, is invaluable. In a time of increased cyber threats, the relationships built through cooperative agreements to supply cyber capabilities and expertise are foundational to safeguarding the nationโs cyber and critical infrastructure. UTSA has also partnered with the National Security Agency (NSA) for more than 16 years to create the talent and tools needed to address the nationโs toughest cyber security challenges.
WATCH: Civil rights activist Angela Davis speaks to UTSA students about the struggle of freedom
All month long, the University of Texas at San Antonio has held virtual webinars around a range of topics related to Black people, culture and the civil rights movement. AdThe meaning of freedom is always evolvingโWe have to include a whole range of issues in order to accommodate a constantly transforming and growing notion of the meaning of freedom,โ Davis said. Davis said that through her experiences โ being a child of segregation โ the idea of freedom is always evolving. The power of women of colorDavis also spoke about the civil rights movement in the 1960s and pointed out how the leaders of the movement were all men. Still, the masterminds behind the scenes were women, Davis said.
UTSA researchers uncover evidence that COVID-19 virus could enter human brain
SAN ANTONIO โ A University of Texas at San Antonio research team wanted to know if the virus that causes COVID-19 could enter the brain. Jenny Hsieh, a professor in the Department of Biology at UTSA, led the research to test the teamโs questions. She said researchers took human stem cells and created brain organoids, or tiny brains, in a lab. โOrganoids are really small, three-dimensional brain-like tissue grown in a petri dish, and they resemble the developing human brain,โ Hsieh said. Hsieh said UTSA researchers collaborated with scientists from the Texas Biomedical Institute, who are growing the live virus.
Wastewater tracking by UTSA researchers provides data about COVID-19 in Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO โ University of Texas at San Antonio researchers began a wastewater testing program in June for the COVID-19 virus. The team collected samples from the San Antonio River Authorityโs wastewater treatment plants in Converse. AdResearchers monitored the presence of the virus through testing wastewater sewage containing feces, bodily fluids and other residues. โWe reported all this data to San Antonio Metro Health,โ Al-Duroobi said. Al-Duroobi said they are ready to apply the technology in other parts of Bexar County.
UTSA project helps families, clinicians transition autism therapy to telehealth services
SAN ANTONIO โ A University of Texas at San Antonio project is helping autism therapy transition to telehealth by training clinicians as the need for the service has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, clinicians at the Autism Treatment Center were trained on telehealth by UTSA faculty from the Department of Educational Psychology. Neda Diaz said her 5-year-old daughter, Alexa, who has autism spectrum disorder, has received services from the Autism Treatment Center for two years. Diaz said they had never used telehealth services before. The university received a $50,000 grant for this project from the COVID-19 Response Fund, a community fund jointly managed by the San Antonio Area Foundation and the United Way of San Antonio.
Graduates from UTSA, UIW to join President-elect Joe Bidenโs cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)SAN ANTONIO โ Four Texans who graduated from universities in San Antonio are headed to the White House to serve in President-elect Joe Bidenโs cabinet. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced two graduates from the University of Texas at San Antonio โ Emmy Ruiz and Adrian Saenz โ will serve prominent roles in the administration. Biden announced Saenz as the deputy director of the office of public engagement. This weekโs announcement came after the administration on Dec. 30 named three other Texans to serve on the cabinet.
UTSA head football coach tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Saturday bowl game
SAN ANTONIO โ The University of Texas at San Antonio confirmed that head football coach Jeff Traylor has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Roadrunnerโs Saturday bowl game. According to a statement by the university, the team is prepared to play without Traylor, should he not be cleared to travel with the team in time for the game. The University of Texas at San Antonio released the following statement following Traylorโs diagnosis:โUTSA head coach Jeff Traylor has tested positive for COVID-19 through a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test performed as part of weekly testing protocols on Wednesday afternoon and is not experiencing any symptoms. โUTSA continues preparations for the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl against No. โIn the event Jeff Traylor is not cleared to travel with the team to Dallas, associate head coach/ offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. will serve as acting head coach on Saturday.โRelated: BOWL BOUND: UTSA accepts invite to play bowl game this Saturday
Researchers gather data to learn how COVID-19 pandemic affects teaching, learning in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO โ The Urban Education Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a survey to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students, parents, and teachers in our area. Those are just some of the findings from a survey that UTSAโs Urban Education Institute found across eight school districts. The researchers surveyed about 250 high school students, 900 parents with children of all ages and 550 teachers from different grade levels. Villarreal said the Urban Education Institute is partnering with local school districts to use the data to improve policies and lessons amid the COVID-19 pandemic. โIโm very concerned about how this pandemic will impact our students first but also our teachers,โ Villarreal said.