Curves, Kindness Inspire UTEP Student’s Public Art Project
Sparks and screeches jumped from a hand-held grinder as UTEP senior graphic design major Denisse Ortega smoothed out the welds on her large steel public art project that will be on display in the roundabout at Rim and Hague roads starting in January 2019.
Registration Begins for Continuing Education Courses for Older Adults
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is taking applications for adults over the age of 50 who wish to take classes that aim to excite and stimulate their minds. Classes include art, current events, history, foreign languages, literature, music, science and more.
Vision Magazine Features UTEP Engineering Dean
UTEP College of Engineering Dean Theresa Maldonado, Ph.D., is highlighted in a recent online magazine feature as a Hispanic woman who overcame the odds to become an engineering leader and now encourages and supports other Hispanic students interested in pursuing similar fields.
New Partnership Offers UTEP Students Pharmacy Access in the Community
Alfred Hijar's ability to collect his diabetes medication from a pharmacy during the day was previously impacted by his loaded schedule.
UTEP Participating in Nationwide Collaborative to Improve College Access
The University of Texas at El Paso is participating in the largest ever collaborative to improve college access, equity and degree completion.
UTEP’s Bus Tour of YISD Provides Valuable Insights
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Clifton Tanabe, Ph.D., dean of the College of Education, came to UTEP in July 2018 with a mission to enhance the impact of the college and its graduates among the regional school districts and the surrounding community. He took a big step in that effort Dec. 4, 2018.
NIH to Fund UTEP Study into Anti-Depression Drug
The National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded a three-year, $400,000 grant to The University of Texas at El Paso's Sergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, to study the possible long-range side effects of a drug treatment for pediatric depressive disorder.
College of Health Sciences Announces First Cohort of Leavell Endowed Faculty Fellows
The UTEP College of Health Sciences has announced the inaugural cohort of the Charles H. and Shirley T. Leavell Endowed Chair Faculty Fellowships for five high-impact educational and research practice areas: interprofessional education, community engagement, scholarship of teaching and learning, applied and translational research (ATR), and global engagement.
UTEP History Professor Earns NEH Research Grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded a one-year grant to The University of Texas at El Paso’s Sandra McGee Deutsch, Ph.D., to develop a book about Victory Board experiences that will engage scholars interested in global antifascism, fascism, populism, democracy, feminism and women’s social movements to include a Latin American case.
UTEP Faculty Member to Serve as President-Elect of National Social Work Educator Association
Eva Moya, Ph.D., associate professor of social work at The University of Texas at El Paso, was voted president-elect of the Association of Latina/Latino Social Work Educators (ALLSWE) at the association’s Annual Program Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Her one-year term ends in November 2019.
UTEP Research Assistant Professor Selected for Summer Fellowship in Tanzania
A research assistant professor at The University of Texas at El Paso will strengthen curriculum and ties to African institutions of higher learning through a fellowship that will take him to Tanzania in summer 2019.
UTEP Nursing Faculty Member Published in Journal of Nursing Education
Integrating emotional intelligence competencies into graduate nursing education can better prepare advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the leadership, communication and teamwork skills to improve patient outcomes, according to Kathleen Cox, DNP, director of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program at The University of Texas at El Paso.
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