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UT-San Antonio reaches Texas Tier One status, allowing access to state funds for research
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The College of Texas at San Antonio is the newest public college to attain the distinctive statewide Tier One standing, which qualifies the varsity for entry to $6 million in state funding over the following two years to assist appeal to outstanding students and enhance college analysis initiatives.
It’s the fifth public college within the state to qualify for the state’s Nationwide Analysis College Fund, which was created in 2009.
The concept was to encourage public universities in Texas to spend money on analysis and enhance their nationwide standing as analysis universities. As soon as the colleges achieved sure tutorial targets, the state would offer further funding to assist them recruit extra high-profile researchers and bolster their packages.
The College of Texas at Arlington acquired the designation final yr, becoming a member of Texas Tech College, the College of Houston and the College of Texas at Dallas.
“As an city serving college that’s dedicated to uplifting San Antonio and a Hispanic Serving College that’s accelerating Latino pupil success, NRUF is a big waypoint on our path to rework UTSA into the following nice public analysis college and to advertise social mobility and financial prosperity within the higher San Antonio area,” UTSA President Taylor Eighmy stated in an announcement.
This comes 5 months after UTSA acquired the celebrated R1 analysis college standing below the Carnegie Classification of Establishments of Increased Schooling.
In Texas, universities attain Tier One standing below Texas’ Nationwide Analysis College Fund once they spend greater than $45 million on restricted analysis over two years and meet 4 of six necessities two years in a row, together with awarding greater than 200 doctorate levels yearly and enrolling a “freshman class with excessive tutorial achievement.”
A UTSA assertion defined that the varsity met its Tier One benchmarks by using 5 tenured or tenure-track school who’re members of Nationwide Academies, the honorary societies for science, engineering and medication professors. The varsity additionally enrolled freshman lessons for 2 years in a row by which at the very least half of the first-time freshmen graduated within the high quarter of their highschool lessons.
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The Texas Rangers spring training schedule is set with the club announcing game times on Thursday.
The entire schedule is below.
The Rangers play 33 spring training games in 2025, including 31 Cactus League games in Arizona and two exhibition against the Kansas City Royals on March 24-25 at Globe Life field.
The Rangers spring schedule starts against the Royals at Surprise Stadium, the complex the club’s share, on Feb. 21.
Individual game tickets go on sale online at texasrangers.com on Tuesday. In person ticket sales will be available at the Surprise Stadium box office beginning Jan. 25. For more information on 2025 season and individual game tickets call 623-222-2222 or visit surprisestadium.com. Ticket information for the two exhibition games at Globe Life field will be announced at a later date.
Texas begins its 23rd spring training at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz., and will play 17 of its 31 Cactus League games in Surprise.
DATE, OPPONENT, SITE, TIME
Feb. 21, Royals, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 22, Giants, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 23, Cubs, Mesa (Sloan Park), 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 24, White Sox, Glendale, 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 25, Royals, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 26, Guardians, Goodyear, 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 27, Mariners (ss), Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 28, Cubs, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
March 1, Brewers, Phoenix, 1:10 p.m.
March 2, Diamondbacks, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
March 3, Royals, Surprise Stadium,1:05 p.m.
March 4, Athletics, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
March 5, Reds, Goodyear, 1:05 p.m.
March 6, Padres, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
; Dodgers, Glendale, 1:05 p.m.
March 7, Rockies, Salt River Fields, 6:40 p.m.
March 8, Royals (ss), Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
March 9, Diamondbacks (ss), Salt River Fields, 1:10 p.m.
March 10, Open Date
March 11, Angels, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
March 12, Reds, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
March 13, Giants, Scottsdale, 1:05 p.m.
March 14, Rockies, Surprise Stadium, 6:05 p.m.
; Padres, Peoria, 6:40 p.m.
March 15, Athletics (ss), Mesa (Hohokam), 1:05 p.m.
; Giants, (Spring Breakout Game), Scottsdale, TBA.
March 16, White Sox, Surprise Stadium, 1:05 p.m.
March 17, Open Date
March 18, Guardians, Surprise Stadium, 6:05 p.m.
March 19, Mariners, Peoria, 1:10 p.m.
March 20, Rockies, Surprise Stadium, 6:05 p.m.
; Padres, Peoria, 6:40 p.m.
March 21, Angels (ss), Tempe, 12:10 p.m.
March 22, Royals, Surprise Stadium, 12:05 p.m.
March 23, Open Date
March 24, Royals, Globe Life Field, 7:05 p.m. CT
March 25, Royals, Globe Life Field, 1:35 p.m. CT
Rangers home games are in bold; ss-split squad games.
Note: Surprise, Ariz., is one hour behind Texas time (Central time) through March 8 (Mountain time) and two hours behind beginning March 9 (Pacific time).
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