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UTSA associate professor Sonya Alemán explains how the virtual course "Selena: A Mexican American Identity & Experience" prompts broader conversations about Latino issues and culture.

UTSA archaeologists have found possible evidence of earth ovens used by pre-historic people on the grounds of Natural Bridge Caverns, north of San Antonio.

COVID-19 testing clinics around the country are closing, and federal funding for free clinical testing is drying up. But wastewater surveillance could step in to play a crucial role in keeping track of where the virus is and just how much is really circulating out there. In this episode, host Bonnie Petrie takes us to a wastewater treatment plant in Converse, Texas and talks to scientists trying to build a surveillance and sequencing program in South Texas.

Scientists who track COVID-19 in wastewater say regular surveillance of the sewers could be an effective early warning system for new variants and potential surges.

UTSA's "Defining Moments" performance showcased students' shared sentiments and challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic in forms of dance, poetry, music and more.

“When people hear the word 'free college,' you’ve got to dig beneath that headline to really understand the full cost and what is and is not covered through programs like these,” said Jonathan Feinstein, the State Director of Texas for the Education Trust, a national nonprofit advocating for educational equity.

The University of Texas at San Antonio is expected to receive expanded national exposure with its new membership in the American Athletic Conference, announced by university officials on Thursday.

First-time students who enroll full time at UTSA next fall will be eligible for Bold Promise if their family income is $70,000 a year or less. The current income limit is $50,500.

The emergence of the delta variant has presented a daunting challenge in the fight against the COVID virus, made worse by a pandemic of bad information. Much of that bad information is being spread intentionally by people who know it's false; it's disinformation. People across the country consume that disinformation and — believing it's true — pass it on. In this episode of Petrie Dish, we explore the medical misinformation and disinformation that are fueling anti-mask and anti-vaccine beliefs that are driving the delta surge.

UTSA decided to end the six-year tradition because the phrase had become "incongruent" with the university's values and they did not want to become embroiled in a divisive issue.