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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.
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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

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

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

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.
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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

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

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

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

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

SAMSAT Launches Free Afterschool Program to Promote STEM Education

09-04-2024:
Program is designed to further inspire and educate San Antonio's young minds.
Read more on samsat.org

FREE INFO SESSION: How San Antonio Employers Can Connect with Talented Military Veterans

09-03-2024:
Learn how San Antonio-area employers can tap into the skills and experience of military veterans at our free info session!
Read more on portsanantonio.us

CyManII Positions South Texas as Major Player in Secure Manufacturing

08-28-2024:
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute was established under the U.S. Department of Energy in 2020.
Read more on utsa.edu

Capital Factory: Cup of Capital

08-27-2024:
Join Capital Factory - the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas - as it hosts its monthly coffee networking event at the Boeing Center at Tech Port.
Read more on eventbrite.com

UTSA, Tec de Monterrey Welcome Inaugural Students to Binational Cyber Program

08-27-2024:
Students are swapping campuses as the two universities jointly launch a unique new degree program this fall.
Read more on utsa.edu

VelocityTX and Methodist Healthcare Ministries Launch Program to Help Health Startups

08-26-2024:
A new San Antonio accelerator will help five companies working to solve health equity challenges.
Read more on expressnews.com

Dialing Up Digital Growth: Craig Hopkins

08-26-2024:
Hear from the City of San Antonio's Chief Information Officer, who oversees the Alamo Regional Security Operations Center (ARSOC).
Read more on amp.theceomagazine.com

Tech Bloc Offering More than $100,000 for Startups in Pitch Competition

08-26-2024:
San Antonio’s technology industry advocacy group is taking applications from startups nationwide to compete in its annual Tech Fuel contest.
Read more on expressnews.com

UTSA Welcomes Freshmen with Innovative STEM Program

08-26-2024:
N-PRE program pairs incoming freshmen with faculty mentors, immersing them in real research.
Read more on ksat.com

UTSA Offers Influencer Degree

08-25-2024:
School is launching a new degree program to teach students how to be effective digital influencers.
Read more on tpr.org

Historic Merger Set for UTSA and UT Health San Antonio by 2025

08-22-2024:
The two institutions would become a single, more powerful university and would retain the UTSA name.
Read more on bizjournals.com

Air Force Confirms Consideration of Port San Antonio's Bid to Build, Host New Cyber Headquarters

08-22-2024:
The service responded to a bipartisan letter from Sen. John Cornyn and area representatives expressing support for the proposal.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

SwRI Creates Methodology for Measuring Blood-brain Barrier Permeability

08-22-2024:
Understanding BBB may allow for the development of targeted treatments of neurological diseases.
Read more on swri.org

UTSA Tackles Research Security Threats with $67 Million NSF Grant

08-20-2024:
UTSA will partner with Texas A&M University to co-lead SECURE Southwest, one of five new regional centers launched to strengthen U.S. research security.
Read more on eurekalert.org

SwRI Develops Novel DNA-targeting Therapeutic Screening Technique

08-19-2024:
Advanced application efficiently assesses new treatment possibilities, particularly for cancer.
Read more on swri.org

APPLY NOW! SAMSAT Educator Fellows Program

08-19-2024:
Work with SAMSAT through the school year to develop your own project-based learning curriculum.
Read more on samsat.org

SwRI-led Team Finds Evidence of Hydration on Psyche

08-13-2024:
Webb telescope data indicate a complex history for the metallic asteroid.
Read more on swri.org

NIH Awards UTSA professors $1.35M to Train Biomed Engineering ‘Superheroes’

08-12-2024:
New program aims to foster interest in biomedical engineering and clinical research among students from underserved communities.
Read more on utsa.edu

SwRI Launches Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation-II Battery Consortium

08-12-2024:
EVESE-II consortium advances research of EV battery cells, modules, packs, and applications.
Read more on swri.org

Clinical Trial Offers Hope that HIV Drug May Also Fight Alzheimer's Disease

08-09-2024:
UT Health San Antonio said the latest findings encouraged researchers to keep exploring the drug's potential.
Read more on tpr.org

San Antonio ISD, CAST Network Plan to Open New STEM School

08-06-2024:
CAST currently runs SAISD’s CAST Tech, CAST Med, and the Advanced Learning Academy as well as schools in several other districts.
Read more on tpr.org

The Future of Texas Transportation: It's Up in the Air

08-01-2024:
Port’s advancements toward a ‘flying taxi’ hub are a big part of the conversation during a gathering of state and national transportation experts.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Summer Lab Experience at UTSA Engages Students in STEM, Promotes Science Retention

08-01-2024:
Eight-week program offering high school seniors and incoming UTSA freshman STEM exposure.
Read more on utsa.edu

New San Antonio Facility Plans to Turn Food Waste Into Natural Gas

07-31-2024:
Synthica Energy will break ground on anaerobic digestion facility in late 2024.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

SwRI Awarded $35.7 Million to Support Cryptologic Systems for U.S. Navy

07-31-2024:
Electronic warfare technology intercepts signals of interest during naval missions.
Read more on swri.org

Middle and High School Students Launch Rockets They Built at Summer Camp

07-31-2024:
Students learned about aerospace fundamentals and career opportunities thanks to program by the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

StandardAero's Future Moving at Mach Speed

07-29-2024:
Longtime Port customer partners with Boom Supersonic in development of fastest passenger plane.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Thank You San Antonioooooo!!!!!!

07-24-2024:
The Boeing Center at Tech Port has been dubbed BEST MUSIC VENUE in this year's San Antonio Current Readers' Poll!
Read more on portsanantonio.us

New Program Offers UTSA Students Real-world Experience with Top Brands

07-24-2024:
Students can work on real-world projects in coding, data analytics or marketing with leading companies like Intel, Dell and Nike.
Read more on utsa.edu

Summer Interns Build Their Futures at the Port

07-22-2024:
A group of 10 bright young women and men just wrapped up their six-week summer internships with the Port team.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

Texas A&M-San Antonio in Line for $1M From Feds to Boost Wastewater Research

07-19-2024:
The money, which awaits final approval in Congress, could pay to study pathogens and bacteria in San Antonio's wastewater and water supply.
Read more on expressnews.com

Free Event: See the Future of Texas Transportation

07-17-2024:
See up-and-coming innovations that will transform the way people and goods move across Texas and beyond.
Read more on txdot.gov

Nonprofit Spurs Economic Mobility Through Free Tech Training

07-17-2024:
NPower's mission is to help local residents launch careers in tech — especially members of the military and people from disadvantaged communities.
Read more on expressnews.com

SwRI, UTD Jointly Fund Project to Evaluate Space Sensor in Unique Facility

07-16-2024:
SPRINT program launches, also funds domestic lithium independence research.
Read more on swri.org

Plus One Robotics Uses AI for Warehouse Management with Human Integration

07-16-2024:
Port-based company develops robot systems for applications such as material handling and movement.
Read more on ksat.com

SwRI Evaluates Cybersecurity Risks Associated with EV Fast-charging Equipment

07-16-2024:
Institute finds vulnerabilities in between EVs and fast-charging infrastructure
Read more on swri.org

USAA's Kid-ternship Program Introduces Kids to Future STEM Careers

07-12-2024:
Approximately 300 kids were recently given a firsthand look at the urgent need to fill future STEM positions.
Read more on news4sanantonio.com

Texas Biomed’s New Program Opening New Opportunities for Underrepresented Students

07-10-2024:
The Valero Young Scientist Program aims to inspire ethnic minorities and females to pursue a career in science.
Read more on ksat.com

SAMSAT STEM Summer Camps

07-10-2024:
Enroll your students with SAMSAT for exciting learning and discovery opportunities!
Read more on samsat.org

New Undergraduate Program Geared Toward Gamers to Debut at UTSA

07-10-2024:
A new Game Design program will offer its first classes in Fall 2024.
Read more on utsa.edu

UTSA’s Online Cybersecurity Program Ranks Top 5 in Nation, According to Forbes

07-09-2024:
Students can learn to defend organizations from various cyber threats in flexible asynchronous classes.
Read more on ksat.com

UTSA Joins New Consortium Dedicated to Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation

07-08-2024:
The pressing challenges of nuclear security and nonproliferation require a concerted effort from experts across the country.
Read more on utsa.edu

San Antonio Sees Success with Construction Waste Recycling Program

07-03-2024:
The City has received 25,000 pounds of C&D materials at its Material Innovation Center at Port San Antonio.
Read more on wastetodaymagazine.com

Port Gets Congressional Backing for Air Forces Cyber HQ Proposal

07-02-2024:
Consolidated campus will house 16th Air Force, its missions and partner agencies.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Port San Antonio Internship Program Empowers Future Tech Professionals

07-01-2024:
Students are learning cybersecurity, aerospace and robotics.
Read more on ksat.com

Building a Cyber-ready Manufacturing Workforce

07-01-2024:
CyManII's Learning Library provides online cybersecurity training courses, resources, and tools for the manufacturing workforce in IT/OT cybersecurity.
Read more on cymanii.org

Astroport Space Technologies: The Next Frontier in Space

06-25-2024:
Learn about the work being developed by Port-based Astroport that will allow us to harness the Moon's resources.

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Women's Health Device Takes Center Stage at BexarBio Pitch Event

06-25-2024:
Freyya Inc. is developing a biofeedback device to aid in pelvic floor monitoring during physical activity.
Read more on bizjournals.com

OPEN CALL: Summer Space Camp for Grades 7-12

06-24-2024:
The StellarXplorers Space Program inspires students toward careers in aerospace and other STEM disciplines.
Read more on wexfoundation.org

AI is Solving the Food Industry’s Unique Supply-chain Challenges

06-24-2024:
Erik Nieves, CEO of SA-Based Plus One Robotics, weighs in on some of these challenges.
Read more on fortune.com

Air Force Considering Port's Cyber Headquarters Pitch

06-18-2024:
It's also looking at traditional methods to build a new facility — and taking interim steps toward the Port.
Read more on portsanantonio.us

WATCH: AURP’s Community of Practice Roundtable Discussion

06-18-2024:
Marcel Johnson represented the Port during a recent roundtable discussion hosted by the Association of University Research Parks.
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SwRI Breaks Ground on High-speed Aerospace Engine Facility

06-17-2024:
Lab will make systems that travel five times the speed of sound.
Read more on sanantonioreport.org

Local Engineers are Developing Technology for Autonomous Off-road Driving

06-17-2024:
The visual-based system uses stereo cameras and artificial intelligence to navigate rough terrain.
Read more

UTSA, WEX Foundation Awarded $800K NASA Grant

06-16-2024:
Unique program will enable students to build and test lunar lava tube habitat models.
Read more on utsa.edu

SAAACAM Partners with Tech Company for Low-vision Accessibility Tool

06-15-2024:
ReBokeh, an iOS-based app, will be available to museum visitors.
Read more on ksat.com

Plus One Robotics Recognized as Industry Standard Bearer

06-13-2024:
Port-based startup named Overall Robotics Company of the Year for 2024 by SupplyTech Breakthrough.
Read more on plusonerobotics.com/

Tech Port SA, offered by Port San Antonio, rounds-up the latest stories chronicling the region’s movers and shakers in advanced industries.