- Experts study effects on families of parental job loss during pandemic. Findings demonstrate that parental job loss due to the pandemic can have negative consequences on young children, including increased risk for psychological and physical abuse at the hands of their parents. https://www.utsa.edu/today/2020/12/story/covid-parental-job-loss-research.html 5 comments science
- The physical and mental sensations we associate with feeling sick are a natural biological response to inflammation within the body. However, the strength and severity of these sensations go beyond biology and may be affected by gender, ethnicity and various social norms we’ve all internalized https://www.utsa.edu/today/2020/02/story/cultural-illness.html 7 comments science
- UTSA study warns of security gaps in smart light bulbs https://www.utsa.edu/today/2019/10/story/smartbulbs.html 5 comments science
- Youths who experience intrusive police stops, defined by frisking, harsh language, searches, racial slurs, threat of force or use of force, are at risk of emotional distress and post-traumatic stress, suggests new study (n=918). 27% of these urban youths reported being stopped by police by age 15. http://www.utsa.edu/today/2019/10/story/police-stops.html 1727 comments science
- Smallest medical robot for the Guinness World Records - "Nanorobots to tackle drug delivery for cancer treatment" https://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/08/story/robotrecord.html 3 comments technology
- Researchers estimate a 1678 percent (17 times) higher death toll from Hurricane Maria than previously thought. The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria -- which hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 -- may be as high as 1,139, surpassing the official death count of 64, https://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/08/story/hurricanemariadeaths.html 12 comments science
- The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria -- which hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 -- may be as high as 1,139, surpassing the official death count of 64, according to researchers. https://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/08/story/hurricanemariadeaths.html 5 comments science
- New UTSA study describes method to detect dishonesty online - Researcher's algorithm weeds out people using multiple online accounts to spread propaganda http://www.utsa.edu/today/2016/10/astroturfing.html 63 comments science
- UTSA researcher develops new, non-invasive method to wipe out cancerous tumors http://www.utsa.edu/today/2016/02/cancertherapy.html 6 comments science