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The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Creative Writing announced that Joy Harjo, second-term Poet Laureate of the United States, will participate in a virtual reading and conversation at 6 p.m. MDT Friday, April 16, 2021.
A half-dozen students and alumni from The University of Texas at El Paso are recipients of 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships in recognition of their potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers early in their careers.
When the UTEP Dinner Theatre (UDT) produced “Broadway in Concert” on Feb. 6, 2021, the producers were unsure how interested people would be in a free virtual show that offered live performances of popular showtunes. The answer surprised and humbled them.
Renowned Mexican anthropologist and scholar Marcela Lagarde y de los Ríos attributed the rise in domestic violence and intimate partner violence in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic to patriarchal attitudes and gender inequality in the home.
Mentors and “champions” can help elevate more women and minorities to positions of authority, according to The University of Texas at El Paso’s President Heather Wilson, who was a panelist on a virtual Women’s History Month webinar Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Colleagues at The University of Texas at El Paso said Charles “Chuck” Ambler, Ph.D., used his good humor, calm demeanor and insightful leadership skills to help UTEP become a top research institution that serves all levels of students.
Maria Duarte-Gardea, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso has been selected to receive the 2021 Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Distinguished Scientist Award. The award will be presented during the Nutrition and Dietetics 2021 Virtual Conference and Exhibition from April 8 to 10, 2021.
Denise Lujan, director of developmental math and the Entering Student Experience (ESE) Program at The University of Texas at El Paso, was selected as a Fellow of The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers, the UT System’s highest honor for recognizing outstanding leadership in education.
The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) announced recently that The University of Texas at El Paso’s Isabel Baca, Ph.D., had earned a 2021 CCCC Advancement of Knowledge Award for a book she edited that advanced writing studies.
Gina Zavala Alvarado, a senior metallurgical and materials engineering major at The University of Texas at El Paso, was recently named the recipient of the nationally competitive Metallurgy Scholarship and internship awarded by the Ellwood Group.
A trio of students from The University of Texas at El Paso earned top finishes at the recent Region 6 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) that was conducted virtually.
Jaime C. Acosta, Ph.D., an alumnus and researcher at The University of Texas at El Paso, earned the Department of the Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal for his commitment to improving workforce diversity from October 2018 through December 2020.
After completing his undergraduate and master’s work in Idaho and Utah, respectively, Martin Dietze-Hermosa hoped to complete his doctoral degree in a less frigid locale. He found warmer weather at The University of Texas at El Paso. He has also found fulfilling curriculum, faculty members and fellow students who have bolstered his academic and personal growth.
Pei-Ling Hsu, Ph.D., draws on her time as a high school earth science teacher to create “project-based learning” methods for her students at The University of Texas at El Paso, which they use to create engaging science projects for area K-12 students. She has taught different education courses at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels.
