UTSA Minority Basic Research Support Rise program awarded $519,000

The programs are student oriented and provide both financial and professional development support for up to 40 undergraduates and 15 doctoral students while they pursue training in biomedical research. RISE programs for freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors and doctoral students, provide an invaluable resource for the development of the next generation of biomedical researchers.

To participate in the MBRS RISE program, students must maintain a 3.0 Grade Point Average and commit time during the semester and over the summer to work in the research laboratories.

For more information contact Gail Taylor at (210) 458-5761 or visit http://www.utsa.edu/mbrs

Serving over 5,000 students enrolled in nine undergraduate degree programs and 15 graduate programs, the UTSA College of Sciences is uniquely poised to prepare the next generation of scientists for careers in business, technology and academia. The college houses six departments: biology, chemistry, computer science, geological sciences, mathematics and physics and astronomy.

The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the fastest growing higher education institutions in Texas and the second largest of nine academic universities and six health institutions in the UT System. As a multicultural institution of access and excellence, UTSA aims to be a premier public research university providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA serves more than 28,500 students in 64 bachelor's, 44 master's and 20 doctoral degree programs in the colleges of Architecture, Business, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Honors, Liberal and Fine Arts, Public Policy, Sciences and Graduate School. Founded in 1969, UTSA is an intellectual and creative resource center and a socioeconomic development catalyst for Texas and beyond.