Audrey Gray

Communications & Marketing Strategist

Writing for Web and Print

I have years of experience writing news articles, press releases, brochures, web pages, and other copy. I've done extensive writing and content management for The University of Texas at San Antonio, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), and The New School.

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Health Research Challenge provides funding to integrated teams to address critical health challenges - UT San Antonio Today

The University of Texas at San Antonio Office for Research and Innovation announced 14 interdisciplinary teams will receive a total of $543,274 through the university’s Health Research Challenge. Launched in November 2025, the new internal funding program aims to foster interdisciplinary health research collaboration by requiring that winning teams include researchers from both the academic and health campuses of the newly integrated university.
“The UT San Antonio Health Research Challenge team...
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UT System ranks No. 4 worldwide for U.S. utility patents - UT San Antonio Today

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) has again affirmed its standing as a global leader in innovation. The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced that The University of Texas System ranked No. 4 in its prestigious list of the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2025.
The annual ranking highlights the vital role that university-led research plays in driving the global economy and translating laboratory discoveries into real-world applications,...
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From ‘them’ to ‘nosotros’: How dual language academies unite San Antonio students - UT San Antonio Today

Twelve years ago, conditions and morale at Irving Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) were abysmal, according to teachers and district leaders.
“You could smell the mold that was in the carpets. There were no windows in the classrooms,” said Jackie Calderón Hernandez, a teacher in the middle school English Language Arts class.
Since then, the district has cleaned up the buildings and made significant strides in improving the school, and, through a program called the Du...
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UT San Antonio recognized for exceptional research in cybersecurity - UT San Antonio Today

The National Security Agency (NSA) designated UT San Antonio as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) for its doctoral programs.
The NSA awards the designation to universities with exceptional doctoral-level cybersecurity education and research. The program also aims to recognize universities that advance the priorities set forth in the 2018 National Cyber Strategy by addressing “the critical shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills” and producing “the qua...
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Researcher navigates remote peat swamps to protect the endangered Sunda gharial - UT San Antonio Today

In the dense, blackwater peat swamps of Southeast Asia, a rare predatory reptile conceals itself below the water’s surface, largely unknown to the world.
The Sunda gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) is a crocodile that is dwindling in numbers, but Kyle Shaney, an assistant professor of vertebrate zoology at UT San Antonio, is leading an important mission to uncover its mysteries.
Listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, the Sunda gharial is one of the wo...
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UT San Antonio to launch nation’s first open-access neuromorphic computing hub - UT San Antonio Today

Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting smarter, but with its increasing capacity comes a growing energy footprint.
As modern AI models expand, massive data centers are needed — technology that consumes levels of energy and finite natural resources that some experts warn is unsustainable.
To tackle this challenge, the MATRIX AI Consortium for Human Well-Being at UT San Antonio plans to launch a new initiative that establishes a national hub for “neuromorphic” computing available for public use....
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Zero preventable deaths: How one research team is redefining trauma care in Texas - UT San Antonio Today

Every year, as many as 30,000 people in the United States die of what is considered preventable trauma, according to a 2016 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
The solution cited in the study is treating civilian trauma care more like military trauma care — standardized, streamlined and immediate, with greater intensive care applied at the site of injuries.
A decade later, a team of San Antonio researchers is putting that solution to the test with h...
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Researcher finds this factor can affect prison recidivism rates the most - UT San Antonio Today

Unmanaged stress can be the biggest factor leading formerly incarcerated persons to return to crime and drug use.
That’s according to a new study by a UT San Antonio criminologist whose research is shifting the focus on the causes of recidivism, finding that stress is a more reliable predictor than many other factors, including mental health issues.
The research, led by Chantal Fahmy, PhD, and published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, evaluated the complex factors that affect reintegrating m...
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Research in retrospect: How UT San Antonio expert researchers broke barriers in 2025 - UT San Antonio Today

While students were cramming and faculty members were lecturing, UT San Antonio researchers stayed busy this year, testing novel ideas and pushing the boundaries of discovery.
Many of these efforts led to major breakthroughs, accolades and awards in 2025.
From imagining an opioid-free world of pain relief to forging computing systems that run on a fraction of the energy required in today’s systems, here’s how the university’s researchers have made headlines and set new records in the past year....
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National Academy of Inventors names UT San Antonio engineering professor an NAI Fellow - UT San Antonio Today

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Eugene John, a professor in the Computer Engineering Department at UT San Antonio, an NAI fellow.
John’s inventions include patented technology that improves the energy efficiency of implantable cardiac devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. This technology reduces the power required to process heart signals. This extends the battery life of the device, meaning that patients require less frequent surgical battery replacements.
The NAI Fe...
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Scientists are studying lunar dust to better understand the evolution and composition of the moon - UT San Antonio Today

Apollo missions’ astronauts collected moon dust decades ago.
Today, researchers at UT San Antonio and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are analyzing those grains of dust to pave the way for the next wave of lunar exploration.
A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets details how space weathering alters the way lunar soil reflects ultraviolet light.
The research was led by Caleb Gimar, PhD, who recently completed a doctoral degree in the joint program offered by...
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Feeling more and believing less: How deepfakes are shaping our perceptions - UT San Antonio Today

A reputable doctor appears to endorse a health supplement. A celebrity appears in a video she never shot. A politician seemingly instructs viewers to expose their banking account details.
These are examples of the deepfakes circulating on the internet — video content that can lead to serious consequences.
Deepfakes are synthetic videos created with AI technology to make real people or animals say or do things that they have not said or done in real life. They are becoming more realistic and ubiq...
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UT San Antonio launches new funding program to tackle profound health challenges - UT San Antonio Today

The Office for Research and Innovation recently hosted the Health Research Challenge at UT San Antonio, an event to foster collaboration that advances discovery, accelerates translational science and improves health outcomes.
A new internal funding opportunity was announced during the event for UT San Antonio faculty members across all colleges and schools. This initiative is designed to foster a dynamic environment for interdisciplinary collaboration and to help bridge researchers from multiple...
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Driven by migration trends and suburban sprawl, Texas population expected to hit 42.6M by 2060 - UT San Antonio Today

New population projections released by the Texas Demographic Center at The University of Texas at San Antonio confirm that the state’s growth is shifting dramatically, becoming increasingly reliant on migration as the population ages and the fertility rate sinks.
On Oct. 22, Helen You, PhD, associate director and senior demographer at the center, presented the latest report, the “Vintage 2024 Population Projections,” with data that state officials and policymakers rely on for planning. The repor...
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UT San Antonio joins nine institutions to accelerate Alzheimer's research with massive data network - UT San Antonio Today

A team of researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio is working to standardize and consolidate vast quantities of health information on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
The ambitious five-year project is called ReCARDO, for “Using Real-World Data to Derive Common Data Elements for Alzheimer’s Disease and AD-Related Dementias Research Through Ontological Innovation.”
Its goal is to translate the data already collected on the disease into a common language, enabling scientists...
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NIH supports new research on ion channels, the ‘hidden drivers of health’ - UT San Antonio Today

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded significant funding to a team of researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio who are conducting studies that could pave the way for new treatments of a wide range of diseases.
The funding will support research into the intricate relationship between ion channels, a class of proteins crucial for cellular communication, and their often-overlooked cellular partners, protein folding enzymes and lipids.
Ion channels are crucial gateways th...
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Academy of Distinguished Researchers inducts 2 scientists for excellence, recognizes 9 others - UT San Antonio Today

The Academy of Distinguished Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio recognized on Friday the significant achievements of 11 researchers, welcoming two new inductees into the academy and celebrating the groundbreaking research papers of nine other investigators.
The new inductees to the academy include:
“I am excited to celebrate Dr. Hung and Dr. Perry’s induction into the Academy of Distinguished Researchers,” said Heather Shipley, provost and senior executive vice president for a...
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AI and health: UT San Antonio to host symposium advancing the next wave of life-saving technologies - UT San Antonio Today

Just weeks after the historic integration of UTSA and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, research leaders from precision medicine and AI are leaning into novel, interdisciplinary collaboration, bringing together experts to explore how artificial intelligence can revolutionize healthcare.
Hosted jointly by MATRIX: The UTSA AI Consortium for Human Well-Being and UT San Antonio Health Science Center’s Center for Precision Medicine, the two-day AHHSA 2025: Advances in Huma...
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Can online learning ever be hands-on? Two UT San Antonio researchers think so - UT San Antonio Today

From egg drop competitions to chemical reactions, the STEM classroom has always relied heavily on the premise of a laboratory — a space where students can gather for hands-on experimentation and experience the results in high fidelity, weird smells and all.
But the physical details that bring concepts to life in science, technology, engineering and mathematics have been woefully absent from the virtual classroom.
A research team from The University of Texas at San Antonio has set out to change t...

UTSA brain health researcher Jenny Hsieh earns outstanding mentorship award

“It's not often that you find mentors who are that focused on you as an individual and your growth as a person as well as a scientist,” said Karina Meyer-Acosta ’25, a current postdoctoral associate whose extensive work under Hsieh’s guidance was the basis for her dissertation.
“When COVID hit, everything was on hold — it was really difficult to get the cell lines I needed, and so I tried some experiments that were very, very difficult, and she was incredibly supportive throughout,” Meyer-Acost...

‘Many winners’: How a UTSA program uplifts small-town businesses

The approach has been especially effective in New Braunfels where the rapidly growing municipality collaborates with the SBDC to provide full-time support to the region’s business owners and entrepreneurs.
The partnership began in 2012, when the city’s Economic Development Corp. (EDC) launched the New Braunfels Spark Small Business Center (SPARK). The EDC is responsible for funding the center and the UTSA SBDC provides oversight, resources and two full-time staff members at the SPARK office.
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UTSA researchers uncover intricacies of fertility development

This summer, we’re shining a spotlight on Roadrunner researchers and the innovative work they are doing in labs across campus and beyond.
Today, we look at a UTSA lab dedicated to the study of developmental fertility.
JULY 31, 2025 — At one UTSA lab, researchers are on a quest to understand the developmental underpinnings of fertility.
Working under the supervision of Assistant Professor Lacy Barton, trainees at the UTSA Barton Lab are exploring how reproductive cells develop correctly — and...

LAB NOTES: UTSA researcher hones spacecraft designs at national lab

Kevin Posladek, a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering, began his work in the Hypersonics Lab working under advisor and lab director Christopher Combs, the Dee Howard Endowed Associate Professor in Aerodynamics in the UTSA Department of Mechanical Engineering. He later joined the Graduate Research Program at Oak Ridge.
This experience led Posladek to pivot his research from experimental to computational, and learning the “ins and outs of computer simulations,” he said, seeing a more holistic...
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