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The University of Texas at El Paso’s Master of Social Work program in the College of Health Sciences has been ranked No. 2 for best graduate social work program in Texas by SocialWorkDegree.org, an online resource focused on social work education and career advancement.
Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas at El Paso have discovered a new target for tuberculosis drug development. Their study recently was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a publication of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
EL PASO, Texas – Nationwide, hospitals are concerned about a possible shortage of ventilators as more Americans require treatment for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus disease that can cause life-threatening respiratory problems such as pneumonia.
A research team from The University of Texas at El Paso has made strides in understanding how memories are formed through the brain mechanisms of fruit flies, findings that could enhance our understanding of brain disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and substance addiction, according to an article published in the highly renowned Journal of Neuroscience.
The first fruit was harvested this spring from a highly innovative off-site doctoral program that The University of Texas at El Paso initiated three years ago in collaboration with El Paso Community College (EPCC) and the Socorro Independent School District (SISD).
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso), New Mexico State University, El Paso Community College and Doña Ana Community College are uniting efforts to encourage the community to donate blood and save lives.
Franchesca E. Nuñez, Ph.D., assistant professor in The University of Texas at El Paso’s School of Nursing, has been accepted into the 2020 Butler-Williams Scholars Program from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Art recently announced that Jill Font, Ashley Urueta and Gabriela Alvarado were its recipients of the 2020-21 Arleigh B. and Maxie G. Templeton Endowment for Three Dimensional Fine Arts.
Kathleen Cox, DNP, and Guillermina R. Solis, Ph.D., assistant professors of nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso, have been inducted as Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP).
Paul Carrola, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator for The University of Texas at El Paso’s Mental Health Counseling program, will become the first president-elect of the Texas Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) from UTEP when his position becomes official July 1, 2020.
The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Liberal Arts recently announced the selection of Cristina R. Mayagoitia as its 2020 Tom Lea Research Fellow who will study the noted 20th century artist/writer and the influence of his global travels.
Claudia Escajeda, a graduate student in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Mental Health Counseling Program (MHCP), earned the highest score in the country on the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination in spring 2020.
As a member of the UTEP marching band, Zarena Dominguez is comfortable with the concept of working hard and staying focused. She hopes that attention to detail will lead to a career in veterinary medicine.
The impact Georgina Hernández Escobar has made on The University of Texas at El Paso was on display this spring.
