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Kenji Santacruz readily admits he was awestruck when he opened an email from The University of Texas at El Paso Campus Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) informing him that he would have an audience with the state legislature to showcase his work during the 2021 Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on Feb. 23-24, 2021. The senior electrical engineering major joins Jacob Hooper, a senior biological sciences major, as the 10th and 11th students to represent UTEP since the biennial event began in 2011.
The radio series “ReUnión rEvolución,” produced by The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Theatre and Dance during the fall 2020 semester, earned an invitation to the virtual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 6 competition Feb. 19-28, 2021.
When Sarys Vasquez started The University of Texas at El Paso’s traditional undergraduate nursing program in fall 2020, she looked forward to checking vital signs, evaluating patients and role-playing other patient care scenarios with classmates in UTEP’s Center for Simulation.
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded The University of Texas at El Paso’s Sarah Jean Johnson, Ph.D., a grant to study how teaching and learning practices in community arts programs affect Latinx children and their families.
EL PASO, Texas – Students from The University of Texas at El Paso will have more opportunities to train for competitive jobs in the energy industry through a $1 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
An international audience is expected to tune into a virtual dance concert organized by The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Theatre and Dance at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, on the department’s YouTube channel. Organizers will rebroadcast the show at the same time the next day, Feb. 6.
Daniel Carrera, a civil engineering graduate student at The University of Texas at El Paso, was named Young Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) El Paso Chapter in recognition of his technical ability, professional achievements and civic and humanitarian efforts.
Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D., professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, was named Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) El Paso Chapter for his vast academic, professional and community contributions.
The National Network of Education Research Practice Partnerships has admitted The University of Texas at El Paso’s Paso del Norte Partnership for Education Research (PDNPER) into its group.
The U.S. Department of State has awarded a $34,000 grant that researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso will use to evaluate training programs offered to international representatives to enhance U.S. security.
Jesus Morales, a senior electrical and computer engineering major at The University of Texas at El Paso, was named a recipient of the nationally competitive Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society (IEEE PES) scholarship through the organization’s Scholarship Plus Initiative. IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
The Academy of American Poets (AAP) selected two professors from The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Creative Writing to be among the 2021 guest editors of the Poem-a-Day series that is sent daily to more than a half million subscribers worldwide.
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.
