
Celebrating UTSA's 50th Year
UTSA is proud to present its 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series – the university’s gift to San Antonio in honor of its anniversary year.
Spend an evening stirring your curiosity during these monthly talks featuring some of UTSA’s most renowned faculty, and learn how the latest research in their fields applies to our daily lives.
6:00 P.M. Doors open, cash bar available
6:30 P.M. Talk begins
7:15 P.M. Meet the speaker mix and mingle

January 29
Tracy Cowden
Music as Medicine:
The Power and Influence of Music on our Health
Location:
Radius Center
411 East Martin Street

February 26
Francine Romero
Not in My Backyard!
The Power and Pitfalls of Citizen Engagement
Location:
The Historic Guadalupe Theatre
1301 Guadalupe St.

April 30
Roger Enriquez
A Nation of Immigrants:
The Past, Present and Future of Immigration Law
Location:
Casa Hernán
411 E. Cevallos St.

May 28
Jenny Hsieh
Gene Editing, Precision Medicine, and the Ethics of Designer Babies
Location:
South Texas Research Facility
8403 Floyd Curl Dr.

June 25
Willie Hale
Piecing Together the PTSD Puzzle:
Using Data to Understand Who Gets Better and Why
Location:
Blue Star Contemporary
116 Blue Star

July 30
Max Kilger
Black Hat, White Hat,
Gray Hat, Red Hat: What Dr. Seuss Forgot to Tell You about Computer Hackers
Location:
Geekdom Event Centre
131 Soledad

August 27
Langston Clark
Mind and Muscle:
The Intersection of Black Athleticism and Intellectualism
Location:
The Garage at the Pearl
250 E. Grayson

September 17
Vanessa Sansone
The Invisible Wall:
Overcoming Social Obstructions in Higher Education
Location:
SAY Sí
1518 S. Alamo St.

October 29
William Dupont
Designing San Antonio's Future
to Preserve our Past
Location:
Southwest School of Art
Coates Chapel
300 Augusta Street
- 29 Jan 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series Music as Medicine: The Power and Influence of Music on our Health
Featuring Tracy Cowden Radius Center - 26 Feb 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series Not in My Backyard! The Power and Pitfalls of Citizen Engagement
Featuring Francine Romero Location TBD - 26 Mar 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series How Daily Habits Can Impact Brain Health
Featuring Amina Qutub Location TBD - 30 Apr 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series A Nation of Immigrants: The Past, Present and Future of Immigration Law
Featuring Roger Enriquez Location TBD - 28 May 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series Gene Editing, Precision Medicine, and the Ethics of Designer Babies
Featuring Jenny Hsieh Location TBD - 25 Jun 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series Piecing Together the PTSD Puzzle: Using Data to Understand Who Gets Better and Why
Featuring Willie Hale Location TBD - 30 Jul 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series Black Hat, White Hat, Gray Hat, Red Hat: What Dr. Seuss Forgot to Tell You about Computer Hackers
Featuring Max Kilger Location TBD - 27 Aug 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series Mind and Muscle: The Intersection of Black Athleticism and Intellectualism
Featuring Langston Clark Location TBD - 17 Sep 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series The Invisible Wall: Overcoming Social Obstructions in Higher Education
Featuring Vanessa Sansone Location TBD - 29 Oct Time TBD UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series A Resilient Heritage: Designing san Antonio's Future to Preserve our Past
Featuring William Dupont Location TBD - 12 Nov 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series What’s Bugging Us? The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
Featuring Karl Klose San Antonio Botanical Garden - 17 Dec 6-8 p.m. UTSA 50th Anniversary Scholars Speaker Series What Would a Sustainable San Antonio Look Like?
Featuring Ian Caine Location TBD