Current Feature Stories
The ITHUBA Project
One day, a fifth-grade teacher in Soweto, South Africa gave a lesson about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. One of her students, a young girl who had recently lost both parents to this merciless disease, listened intently. Then the girl wrote a note to the teacher about her family—how she had become the sole caretaker of two younger sisters and how they struggled for food. She slipped the note into the classroom message box, but did not sign her name. Instead, she signed the note with the number 1.
The Energy Equation
Worldwide energy consumption is projected to increase by more than 50 percent in the next 25 years, propelling the world into an energy crisis, said President Ricardo Romo at the North American Energy Summit, held at UTSA’s Downtown Campus in May.
Phantom Folklife
For 40 years, UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures has been telling the stories of the people of Texas. Not surprisingly, some of them happen to be ghost stories.
UTSA scientists seek vaccine against a simple but virulent life-form
Bacteria may be one-celled creatures, but they can become deadly when cultivated into bioweapons. Microbiologist Karl Klose and a team of scientists are working to develop vaccines against Francisella tularensis, one of the most lethal bacteria being studied for use as a biological warfare agent.
Joe Escoto ′84, ′93
The first time Joe Escoto saw the ocean was as a young boy visiting the beaches at Padre Island National Seashore. Now, he gets to see it every day as superintendent of the national park.
Jason Keoni Rose ’01
Foresight mixed with ingenuity equals a successful business for alumnus Jason Keoni Rose.