UTEP Educator’s Video Promotes STEM Education

A faculty member with The University of Texas at El Paso helped create a video that is part of a weeklong National Science Foundation (NSF) video showcase of innovative strategies to enhance STEM education.

Representatives from Carl’s Junior Ciudad Juárez met with President Diana Natalicio and other administrators May 8 on the UTEP campus to formally announce a donation of $10,000 for a new scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. The funds will cover tuition for one student graduating from a public high school from the State of Chihuahua.

New Scholarship Strengthens UTEP’s Efforts to Create Opportunities for Students on Both Sides of Border

More students from the Paso del Norte region will now be able to obtain a top-tier college education thanks to an agreement between The University of Texas at El Paso and a new private sector partner from across the border.

Isabel Barraza, a senior chemistry major, and Jaime E. Regis, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, are two of the students selected for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

UTEP Students, Alums Receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

A pair of current students and three former students from The University of Texas at El Paso who will pursue research-based doctoral degrees earned fellowship offers from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

UTEP to Use Music to Build Civic Communication

The University of Texas at El Paso will be part of a national consortium of conservatories, music institutions and college music departments to use artistic experiences to enhance communication within U.S. communities.

UTEP's RN-to-BSN program celebrated 30 years on May 6, 2019. Past directors include, from left, (standing) Gloria McKee, Ph.D., and Audree Reynolds, Ph.D. Melissa Wholeben, Ph.D., seated, has led the program since 2015.

UTEP RN-to-BSN Program Celebrates 30 Years

Thirteen years after earning an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, Raul Guevara took his first step toward becoming a family nurse practitioner: he returned to school in 2016 for a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Kelvin Cheu, Ph.D., center, professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, stands in the main concourse of El Paso International Airport with his undergraduate student researchers, Sarah Ponce de Leon, left, and Emiliano Ruiz. Cheu has worked for the last six months to improve airport checkpoints as the lead investigator of an operations research and systems analysis project conducted by the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE) at Arizona State University, a DHS Center of Excellence. The work is being conducted as part of a $3.85 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate. The amount represents the first-year value of a 10-year award. Photo: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications

UTEP Civil Engineering Professor, Student Researchers Help Improve Airport Checkpoints

Ruey (Kelvin) Cheu, Ph.D., sees opportunity where others might see encumbrance.

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Josefina V. 'Josie' Tinajero, Ed.D. (left), a professor of bilingual education and longtime UTEP administrator, turns over a shovel of dirt at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the El Paso Independent School District's new consolidated South-Central campus called Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8 School. She is joined by Clifton Tanabe, Ph.D., UTEP College of Education dean; Song An, associate professor of teacher education; and Daniel Tillman, associate professor in educational technology.

UTEP Educator Inspires Children at Groundbreaking

The University of Texas at El Paso’s Josefina V. “Josie” Tinajero, Ed.D., shared words of wisdom and gratitude before turning over a shovel full of dirt on May 10, 2019, at Henderson Middle School, 5505 Robert Alva Ave., at a ceremonial groundbreaking for a school that would bear her name.

Kathleen “Kathy” Staudt, Ph.D., professor emerita of political science, was presented with the Association of Borderland Studies (ABS) Lifetime Achievement Award during its annual meeting on April 26 in San Diego.

Global Group Honors UTEP’s Kathleen Staudt for Life’s Work

The Association of Borderland Studies (ABS) presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to The University of Texas at El Paso’s Kathleen “Kathy” Staudt, Ph.D., professor emerita of political science, during its annual meeting on April 26 in San Diego.

Ana Sandoval, a UTEP Master of Public Administration student, has earned one of four fully paid slots into Rutgers University - Newark's doctoral program in Global Urban Studies. Photo: UTEP Communications

UTEP Student Earns Full-Ride to Rutgers Ph.D. Program

Rutgers University - Newark recently announced that Ana Sandoval, a University of Texas at El Paso Master of Public Administration student, had earned one of four fully paid slots into its doctoral program in Global Urban Studies.

UTEP Psychology Professor Earns Fellowship

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) and the Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) announced their selection of The University of Texas at El Paso’s Katherine M. Serafine, Ph.D., as their ACNP-AMP BRAD Fellow.

UTEP's Student Media and Publications department earned a national honor with a second-place win for Best Video or Underwriting Spot, “Residence Life,” created by students Michaela Roman, Rene Delgadillo and Claudia Flores (pictured) in the College Media Business and Advertising Managers 2019 Awards. Courtesy photo

UTEP Students Win 19 Awards in Advertising and Journalism

The Student Media and Publications department at The University of Texas at El Paso earned a national honor with a second-place win for Best Video or Underwriting Spot, “Residence Life,” created by students Michaela Roman, Rene Delgadillo and Claudia Flores in the College Media Business and Advertising Managers 2019 Awards.

Celia Pechak, Ph.D. (left), associate DPT Program director and associate professor, along with co-principal investigators Emre Umucu, Ph.D. (second from left), assistant professor in the Rehabilitation Counseling Program, and Loretta Dillon, DPT (right), clinical professor in the DPT Program, validate a language assessment that measures Spanish proficiency of students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program. The research is through a grant from Health Policy and Administration (HPA) Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

UTEP Awarded Physical Therapy Grant

A grant from the Health Policy and Administration (HPA) Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) will enable researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Health Sciences to validate a language assessment that measures Spanish proficiency of students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program.

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UTEP PROFILES

Meet Aiyana

Aiyana Ponce, a junior cellular and molecular biochemistry major, shares her best UTEP memory – so far – and talks about the importance of stepping outside your comfort zone as a student.

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Meet Dr. López

The recipient of two major national awards for mentoring in science, Physics Professor Jorge López, Ph.D., loves bicycling to campus and dancing to the music of El Paso band Frontera Bugalú.

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