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UTSA welcomes Texas Public Radio for “Think Science” event on September 12

UTSA welcomes Texas Public Radio for “Think Science” event on September 12

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 — The UTSA School of Data Science and Texas Public Radio invite the public to attend “Think Science: Using Data Science to Improve our City,” an hour-long event exploring some of the many way that UTSA researchers are using data to improve the quality of life in San Antonio. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12 at the San Pedro I Weston Conference Center at the UTSA Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The UTSA School of Data Science is inspiring and preparing a generation of diverse data scientists who can make the world more equitable, informed and secure. It is the only school of its kind at a Tier One, Hispanic Serving Institution and is home to 32 core faculty, 10 degree programs and seven certificate programs.

At this week’s “Think Science” event, attendees will hear how data science, inclusive of artificial intelligence, can affect our understanding and decisions about transportation, health care, and city planning and development and more. Discussion will include:

  • Urban Heat Islands, Walkability and Green Infrastructure
    Ryun Jung Lee, assistant professor, UTSA Urban and Regional Planning

  • Data science in urban planning and mobility
    Greg Griffin, associate professor, UTSA Urban and Regional Planning and the UTSA ScooterLab

  • How cool pavement can enhance San Antonio
    Neil Debbage, assistant professor, UTSA Political Science and Geography

  • Education opportunity in San Antonio
    Vanessa Sansone, assistant professor, UTSA Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

UTSA’s San Pedro I Building is located at 506 Dolorosa St., San Antonio, east of the San Pedro Creek. Free parking will be available in the adjacent UTSA Dolorosa Lot at 702 Dolorosa St.


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 Explore the UTSA School of Data Science.

Food and drinks, including adult beverages, will available for purchase from the UTSA Eatery, which is located on the first floor of San Pedro I, and may be taken into the Weston Conference Center. The restaurant will be open until 8 p.m.

This “Think Science” event is made possible by Port San Antonio, Y&L Consulting, San Antonio Water System and the School of Science & Technology.

Christi Fish



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