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| Bank of America Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute | |
| Description: The Bank of America Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute (Bank of America CAPRI) is a university wide institute that supports the study of topics such as pediatric obesity prevention, infant cognition and language development, school readiness and dropouts, early literacy, juvenile justice and child abuse prevention. The Institute fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations within the University and with research partners from the community, and will translate research results into policy recommendations. The Institute is directed by Dr. Harriett Romo, Department of Sociology. Other faculty are affiliated with the Institute as Faculty Associates. A $500,000 endowment from Bank of America funds graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships for students participating in the San Antonio Independent School District/UTSA Child Development Center at the Navarro Academy in downtown San Antonio. The Navarro Center is a collaborative project of the San Antonio Independent School District and UTSA and is funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Dr. Harriett Romo. The Child Development Center serves as a research/demonstration site to determine and model the best practices for working with children in both English and Spanish. The Bank of America CAPRI also serves as a resource for research services and professional development training for professionals in child and adolescent development and related careers. | |
| Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems | |
| Description:
The Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems (CAMLS) was founded in 2007 at the
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 | Center for Archaeological Research |
| Description: The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) was established to:
1. conduct archaeological research throughout Texas and the surrounding regions; 2. carry out archaeological surveys and excavations for federal, state, and local agencies as required by legislation and executive order; 3. provide public and private sector assistance and guidance regarding cultural resource management; 4. provide students training opportunities in archaeological field and laboratory methods and technical writing; and 5. disseminate to the general public information about the prehistory and history of Texas and San Antonio. The Center was founded by UTSA President Peter Flawn, Dr. Tom Hester was named CAR's first director. He was followed by Jack Eaton (1988), Dr. | |
| Center for High Performance Computing and Software | |
| Description: The Center was established in July 1999 by the founding Director, Professor | |
| Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) | |
| Description: The CIAS is a cyber security center that focuses on three main areas: 1) Helping states and communities develop and improve their cyber security postures; 2) Developing cyber security training and education programs for states, communities, and individual organizations; 3) Conducting special cyber security projects such as the annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. | |
| Center for Research and Training in the Sciences | |
| Description:
The Center for Research and Training in the Sciences (CRTS), previously known as Center for the Advancement of Life Sciences (CAS), was established within the College of Sciences (COS) in June 2005. The mission of CRTS is to promote Science, Research, and Education. The Center coordinates and administers programs related to all scientific disciplines under the direction of Dr. Andrew Tsin. Currently, thirteen programs are part of the Center:
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| Center for Water Research | |
| Description: Welcome! The Center for Water Research was established as the Center for Groundwater Research and Technology in 1987 by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The Center, a research component of the College of Sciences and Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is funded by a variety of public and private research funds. The name was changed in 1991 to reflect expanding research activities, staff capabilities and interdisciplinary character of the Center.
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| Institute for Bioengineering and Translational Research | |
| Description: The Institute for Bioengineering & Translational Research (IBTR) was established in 2004. Initially, the UTSA/UTHSCSA Joint Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering was under the "umbrella" of the IBTR. However, in late 2007 the responsibility for running the Program was transferred to a newly created Department of Biomedical Engineering. Since the IBTR had administrative responsibility for the Program for some of the 2007/2008 academic year, information is provided to include the Joint Program. The IBTR focuses on the development of novel concepts and findings into commercial products. | |
| Institute for Cyber Security | |
| Description: The Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) was founded in 2007 with the mission of world-class research with commercialization. ICS comprises
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| Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research | |
| Description: The Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research is a comprehensive institute for the examination of the determinants and consequences of demographic change. It is comprised of three components, including the Texas State Data Center., The State Data Center is a state entity, designated by the Governor of Texas to serve as the lead agency for the State of Texas for the U.S. Bureau of the Census State Data Center program. The State Data Center distributes demographic, economic, and related data and information to private and public sector clients in Texas and other parts of the nation. The Texas State Data Center directly serves more than 50,000 clients per year through a network of 45 affiliated agencies and provides services to an additional 4,500 clients per day who download more than two gigabytes of data each day from its website. The Institute is also the site of the Office of the State Demographer. This office completes population estimates for all places, counties, and the State of Texas including annual and biennial projections of the population by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. These are used by the Texas Legislature, state agencies in Texas, and numerous other governmental and private sector concerns to plan for personnel, facility, and fiscal requirements. The Institute is also a major center for policy and business research in Texas. Its well known and highly regarded Texas Challenge and New Texas Challenge documents have been widely used as major sources of information in setting state policies in education, health and human services, and numerous other areas. It also performs contracted research in such areas as market area determination, site location, labor force and employment development, socioeconomic impact assessment, and a variety of other forms of demographic and socioeconomic analyses for private and public sector concerns. === from FY06-07 Report === The components of the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research were transferred from The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in The Texas A&M University System in January of 2004. It has been operating as the chief technical component of the Texas State Data Center (a center designated by the State for the services noted below) since 1979. It has served as the chief entity for the distribution of population and related data to the public and private sectors and served as the State's chief contact with the U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates, projections and 2010 Census matters; provided for the provision of annual estimates for counties and places in Texas and for the provision of biennial projections for Texas counties; and provided analytical studies of demographically-related issues impacting Texas since that time. It has developed a modest base of appropriated funds over the period of its existence. | |
| San Antonio Institute for Cellular and Molecular Primatology | |
| Description: The San Antonio Institute for Cellular & Molecular Primatology (SAICMP) was established in 2004 to foster development of biomedical research on nonhuman primates, with a particular emphasis on stem cell research and regenerative medicine, but also including research on basic aspects of developmental biology and biogenesis. The primary strategy for developing this institute has been to establish a group of faculty with expertise in stem cell biology and related areas and to provide them with state-of-the-art laboratory facilities at UTSA, and then to establish interactions between this core group and numerous other existing groups, programs and/or institutions within San Antonio focused on related aspects of biomedical research. Stem cells and the potential they hold for novel approaches to treating complex, debilitating diseases or conditions in humans have sparked unprecedented interest in this area. This attention is well deserved given the potential for novel approaches to treat complex diseases and disabilities that cannot be cured by currently available treatments, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, diseases affecting the heart and blood systems, diabetes, and debilitating conditions including battlefield trauma. In addition, stem cells demonstrate a number of basic biological processes that are central to cellular function, including self-renewal and/or differentiation. These same processes underlie the development, differentiation and function of normal organs and tissues, and abnormalities in these processes are at the root of many of the severe diseases listed above. However, the ability to explore the potential development and application of novel cell-based therapeutic approaches using human stem cells is limited by federal regulations and normal restrictions on experimentation in humans. Thus, there is a compelling need for research on the efficacy and safety of stem-cell-based therapeutic approaches in a clinically relevant animal model prior to any attempt to apply this technology to humans, and nonhuman primates provide the most clinically relevant model for biomedical research. . | |
| San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) | |
Description:
Authorized by the 77th Texas Legislature in 2003, the University of Texas System, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) formed the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) to promote greater scientific collaboration between the two institutions and to increase both the UTHSCSA's and UTSA's research-funding base with cross campus collaborative programs. This program aims to encourage interaction between investigators in support of the acquisition of established extramural, peer-reviewed research funding. Funding for support of SALSI by the Texas Legislature for the FY 2010-2011 biennium has allowed us to re-establish this grants program.
Awards made in response to this grant program will be funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5). As such, awards will include special reporting requirements and other non-standard terms and conditions. | |
| South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
| Description: The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID) is a unique scientific center at UTSA, focused on the study of infectious microorganisms and the host immune response to these microorganisms. The STCEID was formed by a nucleus of UTSA researchers interested in infectious diseases, and operates off of indirect cost return associated with the STCEID funded research monies. The natural formation, growth, and success of the STCEID should provide a model on which to base future centers/institutes. | |
| UTSA Neurosciences Institute | |
| Description: The UTSA Neurosciences Institute is the multidisciplinary research organization for the Neurosciences at th University of Texas at San Antonio. Our mission is to foster a collaborative community of scientists committed to studying the biological basis of human experience and behavior, and the origin and treatment of nervous system disease. | |
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