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Recent News:
Meet Sierra Luna. This UTSA kinesiology major is on track to travel to Richmond, Canada, to compete in the inaugural TAFISA World Martial Arts Games in September as part of the U.S. Martial Arts (U.S.M.A.) team.
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Dr. Maricela Oliva, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was the principal editor of a special issue of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Oliva was joined by Dr. Harriett Romo, professor
of Sociology and director of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Mexico Center, and Dr. Victor Zúñiga, director of research and extension at the Universidad de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, as guest co-editors.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Office of ESL Services welcomed more than 70 undergraduate Mexican students and 14 faculty members from three Mexican universities at a special Welcome Ceremony on Friday, July 18, 2014. The students, which came from
the Universidad de Guadalajara, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, are participating in the Intensive English Summer Camp, which began on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
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Dr. Thelma Duffey, professor and department chair in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Counseling, was elected to serve as president of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Duffey will assume her role as the association’s
64th president on July 1, 2015.
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Conference USA announced last week its 2013-14 Scholar-Athletes of the Year, and Roadrunners Academic All-American Nate Leonard was the recipient for football.
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Research/Grants/Awards:
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VPR Weekly Awards Recap
07/21/14 – 07/25/14
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RSC
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Cory Hallam
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Anita Leffel
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COB/ETM-Entrep & Tech Mgmt
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Summer YALI program (Young African Leaders Initiative) with UT Austin
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UT Austin
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$18,000
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ABH
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Raymond Mauldin
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COLFA/CAR
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Mission Espada Restoration
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Pugh Constructors
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$15,251
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ABH
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Ram Krishnan
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Ravi Sandhu
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Engineering/ICS
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TWC: Small: Attribute Based Access Control for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service
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NSF
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$500,000
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ENG
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Nikolas Gatsis
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Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
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CIF: Small: Collaborative Research: From Communication to Power Networks: Adaptive Energy Management for Power Systems with Renewables
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NSF
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$171,409
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ENG
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John Frederick
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Heather Shipley; Gabriel Acevedo; Valerie Sponsel
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Engineering/COLFA/Science/VP Academic Affairs
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ADVANCE IT-Catalyst: Institutional Self-Study on Women
Faculty in STEM and SBS Disciplines at UTSA
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NSF
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$168,000
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ENG
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Ruoting Pei
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Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering
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"The Role of Cell-to-Cell Communication in Microcystis Aeruginosa Blooms
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NSF
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$290,468
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ENG
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Xiaodu Wang
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Engineering/Mechanical
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Intrafibrillar mineralization vs bone fragility
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NIH
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$362,174
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ENG
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Albert Salgado
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Small Business Development Center - Regional Office
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South West TX SBDC FY 14-15 Renewal 3rd Year
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US Small Business Adm.
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$2,572,632
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IED
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Rigdon Woods
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San Antonio Small Business Development Center
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UTSA-SBDC Satellite Center for Comal & Guadalupe Counties Renewal FY14-15
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Center for Entrepreneurship
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$152,042
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IED
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Deborah Schueneman
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Small Business Development Center Network
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National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCnet)-Renewal YR2 FY14-15
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US Small Business Adm.
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$300,000
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IED
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Douglas Frantz
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COS/Chemistry
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New Catalytic Asymmetric Methods to Control Axial Chirality in Allenes
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NSF
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$390,000
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SCI
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External Media:
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By Michael Stratford | July 29, 2014
INSIDE HIGHER ED -- With less fanfare, the White House once again convenes a conference on getting more low-income students into college. The focus this time is college counseling.
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By Carl Straumsheim | July 29, 2014
INSIDE HIGHER ED -- Duolingo, a language learning startup, wants to topple English proficiency test providers. First, it must convince its former home, Carnegie Mellon U., that the test works.
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By Dr Justine Huxley | July 2014
ICN UNITED KINGDOM -- None of us enjoy conflict. It’s uncomfortable. Most of us attempt to resolve it as fast as possible, or run away at top speed. Sadly, this means we miss out on a wealth of potential for development, learning, intimacy and spiritual growth.
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UT News Release | Tuesday, July 29, 2014
AUSTIN – The governing board of The University of Texas System has selected Admiral William H. McRaven, currently commander of the United States Special Operations Command, as the sole finalist for chancellor of The University of Texas System. Full Story
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By Jack Grove | July 31, 2014
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION - Spain has scrapped its university entrance exam for foreign students in a move to establish the country as a major destination for overseas study.
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By Ryan Poppe | TPR
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams has asked the U.S. Department of Education allow the state to delay a full rollout of a new teacher evaluation system and teacher's associations are applauding Williams' action. As per agreement with that allows
Texas to opt out of sections of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Williams was to design a teacher evaluation pilot program, test it using voluntary school districts, and then rollout the program after a year.
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