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Kelly Heritage Foundation Approaches $1 Million Invested to Nurture Young Tech Talent

11-21-2024:
Since 2023, nearly 1,000 area students have directly benefitted from the Foundation's support to innovative educational programs.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

University Researchers Explore Underwater Caves to Examine Life

11-20-2024:
Texas A&M University-San Antonio researchers recently returned from an expedition to the Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel Island, Mexico.
Read more on tamusa.edu

Local Carbon Ccapture Ccompany Uunveils the Wworld's First Zero-carbon Mineral

11-20-2024:
CarbonFree is a leading provider of carbon capture technologies working to reduce industrial emissions.
Read more on bizjournals.com

San Antonio Airport First In US To Use AI-Powered Parking System

11-20-2024:
In doing so, it has replaced the traditional ticket-based system.
Read more on simpleflying.com

Students Experience Hhands-on Activities During STEM Week in San Antonio

11-19-2024:
CORE4STEM is a way to boost the local workforce, all while encouraging students to jump into the industry.
Read more on ksat.com

UTSA Receives $2 Million Gift from USAA

11-19-2024:
Gift will support new college focused on AI, cyber, computing and data science
Read more on utsa.edu

SwRI Researchers Use Chemistry Modeling Software to Detect Conditions for Microbial Life on Icy Worlds

11-18-2024:
Project, supported by NASA’s Habitable Worlds program, seeks to constrain environmental factors.
Read more on swri.org

UTSA Biology Students will Get Their Hands Dirty in Real-world STEM Research Module

11-18-2024:
Online learning module is courtesy of a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Read more on utsa.edu

Tech Bloc's First Tech Day Looks to the Future of Industry in San Antonio

11-18-2024:
500 area techies gathered at the Boeing Center at Tech Port to hand out hardware and knowledge.
Read more on expressnews.com

Tech Port Campus Named Top Innovation District of 2024 at International Conference

11-14-2024:
South Texas' big technology destination honored by the Association of University Research Parks.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

NASA Awards Grants to Two Professors for Space Travel Projects

11-14-2024:
Each researcher will receive $50,000 for STEM projects at minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
Read more on utsa.edu

First-of-its-kind Medical Facility Set to Open

11-13-2024:
Landmark project could boost planned merger between UTSA and UT Health San Antonio.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Texas Biomed Receives $23 Million for HIV and TB Research

11-13-2024:
The highly competitive R01 grants provide sustained support for research projects over three to five years.
Read more on txbiomed.org

SwRI-led Team Proposes New Solar Composition Ratios That Could Reconcile Longstanding Questions

11-12-2024:
Solar and cosmochemical data indicate high levels of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen in the Sun.
Read more on swri.org

San Antonio Company Wytec Developing AI-powered Gunshot Detection Technology

11-11-2024:
Technology will help schools be better prepared to protect their students.
Read more on expressnews.com

SAMSAT 21AFTERSCHOOL Program

11-09-2024:
SAMSAT’s free 21AFTERSCHOOL program brings STEM content to students from nearby school districts.
Read more on samsat.org

SwRI: Training Courses and FREE Online Webinars

11-09-2024:
Learn from industry R&D experts who are renowned for problem solving and providing premier services to an array of government and industry clients.
Read more on swri.org

SA SMART CHALLENGE: Registration Now Open

11-09-2024:
The Mayor's K-12 Smart City Challenge enables students to research a smart city problem impacting San Antonio and propose a solution.
Read more on sa-smart.org

Port SA to Advance Billion-dollar Campus Plan

11-07-2024:
Backers believe the Alamo City proposal could serve as a prototype for the U.S. military and drive new development.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Texas to Launch Eight New Mobile STEM Labs in 2025

11-06-2024:
There will be one lab dedicated to the San Antonio region.
Read more on ksat.com

Knight Aerospace Wins 2024 Minority Export Firm of the Year Award

11-06-2024:
Port-based firm has introduced innovative solutions that significantly improve aeromedical transportation by turning cargo aircraft into 'flying ERs'.
Read more on mbda.gov

SwRI Receives $23 Million in U.S. Air Force Contracts to Sustain Aging Aircraft

11-04-2024:
Institute to help maintain structural integrity of three fleets of military aircraft.
Read more on swri.org

Women Leading Robotics

11-02-2024:
Port San Antonio's Stephanie Garcia is helping to lead the region's emergence as a global leader in robotics - exemplifying an ecosystem where talent, education, and industry intersect.
Read more on sawoman.com

SA Biotech Company Sets the Stage for Asian Expansion

10-31-2024:
BioAffinity Technologies Inc. has secured a Certificate of Grant of Patent from the Japan Patent Office.
Read more on bizjournals.com

StandardAero adds PLAY Airlines as new LEAP-1A engine client

10-30-2024:
Firm's Port San Antonio site will deliver maintenance, repair and overhaul services for PLAY's fleet of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
Read more on avitrader.com

CAST STEM H.S. Encourages Female Students to Enter Manufacturing

10-30-2024:
The manufacturing industry offers big opportunities for high wages and career advancement.
Read more on news4sanantonio.com

Neuromorphic Computing Hub at UTSA to be Largest in the Nation

10-29-2024:
THOR project will provide researchers from many disciplines better access to computing architectures that take inspiration from the human brain.
Read more on edscoop.com

San Antonio Aims to Boost Cybersecurity Profile with Inaugural American InCyber Forum

10-29-2024:
The city expects about 5,000 delegates to attend InCyber in June 2025.
Read more on hoodline.com

Texas Biomed Enters Landmark Partnership with Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

10-28-2024:
Institute will deliver preclinical research and resources to help develop vaccines for reducing global epidemic and pandemic risks.
Read more on txbiomed.org

UTSA Announces Partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb

10-28-2024:
Team will advance pharmaceutical discoveries and development.
Read more on utsa.edu

StandardAero is Training the Next Generation of Aerospace Talent in San Antonio

10-28-2024:
Company features a 12-week paid training program that allows new employees to learn the basics of an aerospace career.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Nearly $3 Million Coming to Kelly Field Airport for New Facilities Terminal

10-27-2024:
Funding will help build a new consolidated facilities terminal, plus a dedicated access road and water utility lines for the facility.
Read more on ksat.com

Cyber Manufacturing Summit Highlights Fast-tracked Technology Transfer Solutions

10-24-2024:
Event brought together nearly 200 manufacturers to exchange ideas and best practices in cyber manufacturing.
Read more on utsa.edu

SwRI Celebrates Groundbreaking of New 21,000-square-foot Clinical Supply Facility

10-23-2024:
Additional lab space will support bioengineering, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical industries.
Read more on swri.org

National IT and Cyber Leader Expands Operations in San Antonio

10-22-2024:
Diné Development Corporation (DDC) has launched its newest operation on the Tech Port campus.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

UTSA Researchers Awarded STEM Education Grant

10-22-2024:
Ian Thacker and Han Bum Lee received a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to study the role of race and gender in pursuing STEM degrees.
Read more on utsa.edu

SwRI and JPL Co-led Study Offers Insights into Mysterious Features on Airless Worlds

10-21-2024:
Post-impact conditions could support temporary liquid brines that create flow formations.
Read more on swri.org

UTSA Students Visit Port San Antonio and StandardAero

10-21-2024:
Recent tour offered an opportunity for students to engage with local industry leaders and gain insights into aerospace engineering.
Read more on utsa.edu

Students Play to Their Strengths at Prestigious Trinity University Venture Competition

10-21-2024:
Five student startup teams recently competed in the final round of the Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition.
Read more on trinity.edu

Installation Innovation Forum - October 28-30

10-19-2024:
Join ADC for a look at innovative ways to build partnership and collaboration on our bases and in our communities.
Read more on installationinnovation.org

CityFest Panel Discussion: The Future of Downtown

10-19-2024:
Join CityFest as it explores one of San Antonio's hottest topics — the future of downtown.
Read more on cityfestsa.org

Here’s Why the Brightest Minds in Cybersecurity Descended on UTSA

10-16-2024:
“Secure Together,” was the second annual conference hosted by the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Center (CyManII).
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Port-based Astroport Partners with Orbit Fab for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough

10-16-2024:
Companies will accelerate the development of lunar infrastructure to enable sustainable space exploration.
Read more on prnewswire.co

Marburg Vaccine Tested at Texas Biomed Deployed to Rwanda

10-16-2024:
As of October 15, the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has infected 62 people and caused 15 deaths.
Read more on txbiomed.org

Why Investors Are Putting Their Money Behind San Antonio Startups

10-15-2024:
Investors and entrepreneurs are coming together for the annual San Antonio Startup Week.
Read more on ksat.com

SwRI-developed Instruments Will Study Potential Habitability of Jupiter’s Moon Europa

10-15-2024:
Europa-UVS, MASPEX designed to characterize gases around the icy satellite.
Read more on swri.org

"Tex" Hill Wing Career Student's Day - October 19

10-12-2024:
Learn about opportunities in education, training, and financial aid that can lead to employment in aerospace and cybersecurity.
Read more on texhillwing.org

Hackers Gather for UTSA’s Third Annual Rowdy Datathon

10-11-2024:
Hundreds of students met at the UTSA School of Data Science October 5-6 to take part in the competition.
Read more on utsa.edu

Kelly Heritage Foundation Continues to Connect Students with Futures in Space Technology

10-10-2024:
Gifts totaling over $300,000 allow WEX Foundation to prepare students for futures in aerospace and related fields.
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How UTSA Uniquely Prepares Professionals for Space-related Careers

10-09-2024:
Guided by leading faculty, space exploration has become a reality for this next generation of explorers.
Read more on utsa.edu

San Antonio Drone Startup Darkhive Takes on DJI with Military-grade Tech

10-09-2024:
Company is positioning itself to challenge Chinese drone giant DJI’s dominance in the military and public safety markets.
Read more on dronexl.co

SwRI-led Instrument Aboard Jupiter-bound Spacecraft Nails In-flight Test

10-09-2024:
The Ultraviolet Spectrograph demonstrated its accuracy and reliability.
Read more on swri.org

Port CEO Named International Citizen of the Year

10-09-2024:
World Affairs Council of San Antonio recognizes Jim Perschbach for connecting people to life-changing opportunities.
Read more on linkedin.com

OCTOBER 11: Mad Scientist Boonanza

10-08-2024:
Learn more about a special Halloween-themed 21AFTERSCHOOL camp, presented by SAMSAT.
Read more on samsat.org

UTSA to Host CyManII’s 2024 ‘Secure Together Summit’

10-08-2024:
Gathering will unite industry leaders, manufacturers and policymakers to discuss the latest advancements in cybersecurity and manufacturing.
Read more on utsa.edu

X8 Grows Cyber City, USA

10-08-2024:
The Port welcomes the latest team of information security innovators to San Antonio’s large and fast-growing technology hub.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Port San Antonio Named Among Region's Top Workplaces for 2024

10-07-2024:
Our colleagues keep a steadfast focus on operating and growing our large Tech Port campus as a top innovation hub.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Human Cell Model Developed at Texas Biomed Helps Fuel Discovery

10-03-2024:
A human cell culture model of the lung’s most important immune cells helped make a key finding causing researchers to rethink the role of another immune protein in infectious disease.
Read more on txbiomed.org

Open Call - LCATS Space-focused STEM Learning Program

10-03-2024:
The three-year STEM/STEAM space science initiative is accepting applications for its upcoming cohort.
Read more on wexfoundation.org

SwRI-built Solar Wind Plasma Sensor to Help Track Space Weather

10-02-2024:
SWiPS integrated into NOAA satellite to measure solar wind ions.
Read more on swri.org

UTSA to Lead Multimillion-dollar Project to Advance Interplanetary Space Exploration

10-02-2024:
The award is part of the DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Program’s Integrated Research Projects.
Read more on utsa.edu

SwRI-led Team Discovers Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto’s Moon Charon

10-01-2024:
Charon’s surface preserves materials from both formation and evolutionary processes.
Read more on swri.org

San Antonio Cybersecurity Lab CyManII Aims to Train 1 Million People

09-25-2024:
80% of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error.
Read more on ksat.com

San Antonio Startup Uses AI to Analyze, Train on High Stakes Sales Calls

09-24-2024:
Simmie uses AI to create personas specific to a customer’s industry, to act as a role playing partner in online simulations that train sales people.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Local Charcoal Company Creates Value From Bio-waste

09-24-2024:
Locoal aims to address waste management and environmental sustainability through its waste-to-carbon extraction system.
Read more on bizjournals.com

$13M Win Could Catapult SA Cancer Research

09-23-2024:
Landmark funding is expected to drive the development of new therapeutic approaches to combating the disease.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Designer-led Initiatives Are Making Circular Economies a Reality

09-21-2024:
The Office of Historic Preservation - a Port partner and City of San Antonio initiative - is reimagining construction as an ally for regenerative design.
Read more on archpaper.com

Micronaut Center at San Antonio College Challenges Young Minds, Sends Them on Exploration of Space

09-17-2024:
Center is honing STEM skills for area students.
Read more on youtube.com

SwRI and UTSA Will Create Synthetic Process for Antibiotic Drug Discovery

09-17-2024:
Researchers to develop unique chemical processes to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Read more on swri.org

Texas Biomed Receives Nearly $1 Million to Power Scientific Discovery

09-17-2024:
Gift is courtesy of the Texas Biomedical Forum.
Read more on txbiomed.org

SwRI and UTSA Developing Helmet Pads to Reduce Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Service Members

09-16-2024:
Researchers plan to create multi-behavior padding that can withstand blunt and ballistic impacts.
Read more on swri.org

Port Among SABJ's 2024 Impact Award Honorees

09-16-2024:
Winners have shown what it means to serve, volunteer and help others succeed.
Read more on bizjournals.com

StandardAero Secures Agreement with Corendon Airlines for LEAP-1B Engine Maintenance

09-16-2024:
Work will be performed at StandardAero's Port San Antonio site.
Read more on avitrader.com

¡Salud! - Celebrating Latina Leaders

09-15-2024:
Hear from Giselle De Leon, lead STEM educator for SAMSAT, as she discusses the museum's educational offerings.
Read more on klrn.org

NSA Podcast Aims to Show Cryptologists Are Just Like Us

09-14-2024:
With ’No Such Podcast’, the agency is starting to open up after years of total secrecy.
Read more on morningbrew.com

Everyday Extraordinary: CybHer Connections to Real-world Issues

09-14-2024:
Hear from Cleo Brown and Jeff Berlet of Peraton as they talk about the company's efforts in keeping our networks secure.
Read more on peraton.com

2024 Cyber Forum - September 19

09-12-2024:
Join the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to learn about practical cyber strategies that may help protect your company.
Read more on sachamber.org

Learn How to Achieve 100% Quality with Yonder

09-11-2024:
Watch the Plus One Robotics team talk in depth about Yonder, the company's original automation remote supervisor "human-in-the-loop" software suite.
Read more on youtube.com

How CAST Tech High School’s Mentorship Program is Shaping the Future of Students

09-10-2024:
Program helps to prepare students for real world challenges.
Read more on ksat.com

San Antonio drone maker Darkhive Lands $21 Million Investment to Fuel Further Growth

09-10-2024:
The funding is led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a cybersecurity focused firm.
Read more on expressnews.com

VelocityTX's Proposed $60M ‘Military Medical Collision Center’ Worthy of Support

09-10-2024:
Such a facility would help recruit talent and amplify San Antonio as a medical research hub as UTSA and UT Health San Antonio merge.
Read more on expressnews.com

Are We Alone? WEX Foundation Graduate Talks Life Among the Stars and More with Top Expert

09-10-2024:
Siddhi Raut of Space Tourist chats with Harvard's Dr. Abrham "Avi" Loeb about space and exploring the universe.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

San Antonio Emerges as a Top Growth Metro and Leading Industry Hub

09-04-2024:
City continues its momentum in cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing and health industries.
Read more on greatersatx.com

Texas Biomed Secures Record $146M NIH Contract

09-04-2024:
Historic funding will boost the San Antonio institute's international efforts to combat infectious disease.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Automation Isn't a One-size-fits-all: 5 Key Considerations for Your Warehouse

09-04-2024:
See insights from Crystal Parrot of Port-based Plus One Robotics.
Read more on roboticstomorrow.com

SwRI Signs MOU with Blade Energy Partners to Support Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Research

09-04-2024:
Research will expand carbon dioxide transport and storage solutions.
Read more on swri.org

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