Ambassador Doma Tshering, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations, delivered remarks on the country's Gross National Happiness Tuesday, April 2, as part of the 2019 Centennial Lecture Series hosted by The University of Texas at El Paso. Photo by JR Hernandez / UTEP Communications

Bhutan Ambassador Talks about Gross National Happiness at UTEP

Happiness is serious business in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Since 1972, Bhutan has ranked Gross National Happiness (GNH) above gross domestic product and based the country's economic and social policies on the collective happiness and well-being of its 800,000 citizens.

Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke to students, faculty, staff and community members during a Centennial Lecture at the Undergraduate Learning Center. Giroir spoke about public health and how people from a variety of disciplines can contribute to its advancement. Photo: Laura Trejo/UTEP Communications

Assistant Secretary for Health Says All Students Can Contribute to Public Health

When Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., first stood up in front of an audience at the Undergraduate Learning Center, it was clear that he was prepared to deliver a message that was very important to him. It was simple, straightforward, but also ambitious: he said there was a need to transfer our public health system from a sick care system to a health promotion system.

UTEP, AT&T Collaborate to Offer Master of Science in Systems Engineering to AT&T Employees

The University of Texas at El Paso's College of Engineering is partnering with AT&T to offer qualified AT&T employees the opportunity to enroll in the fully online Master of Science in Systems Engineering program, which will be facilitated by UTEP Connect and Extended University beginning in summer 2019.

Masum Bhuiyan, a doctoral candidate in The University of Texas at El Paso's computational science program, studies stochastic models, which are tools used for estimating probability distributions of potential outcomes by allowing for random variation in one or more inputs throughout a given time frame. Photo: UTEP Communications

For UTEP Doctoral Student, Bumpy Paths Offer Trajectory to Success

The rocky fluctuation of the stock market and the intense tremors of an earthquake seem like disparate forms of disruptive movement. But for Masum Bhuiyan, a doctoral candidate in The University of Texas at El Paso's computational science program, the two events share similar behavior, and the study of those patterns can help predict future events and mitigate their adverse effects.

Willie Quinn, a 1954 graduate of Texas Western College, now UTEP, pledged into the Alpha Phi Omega Social Fraternity in 1951. He continues to serve as the ad hoc scribe for the APO Fraternity Alumni Group.

UTEP’s Oldest Fraternity Turns 100, Stays Relevant

In 1919, the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy, now The University of Texas at El Paso, enrolled 138 students. A handful of them decided to start a local chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) Engineering and Geology Social Fraternity, the first fraternity at the five-year-old institution.

Senior music education major Christopher Terrazas will participate in the U.S. Army Band's American Trombone Workshop March 6-9, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.; and in the International Trombone Festival from July 10-13 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Photo: UTEP Communications

UTEP Student Invited to Top Trombone Competitions

Christopher Terrazas speaks softly and carries a big horn. The UTEP senior music education major said he lets his trombone do most of his talking, and right now people all over the world want to hear what he has to say.

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A team of UTEP undergraduates students won second place for its presentation of low-cost health technologies during the Rice 360° Ninth Annual Undergraduate Global Health Technologies Design Competition at Rice University. Laila Al Saihati (left), Paulette Ramirez and Abril Chavez made up one of about 80 teams representing universities from throughout the world who competed at the competition, which is designed to prepare students to lead tomorrow’s global health workforce.

UTEP Team Wins 2nd Place at Global Health Technologies Design Competition at Rice University

A student team comprised of a trio of undergraduates from The University of Texas at El Paso won second place for its presentation of low-cost health technologies during the Rice 360° Ninth Annual Undergraduate Global Health Technologies Design Competition at Rice University.

UTEP Doctoral Student Selected for U.S. Department of Energy Graduate Student Research Program

Carlos Manuel Diaz, a doctoral candidate in computational science at The University of Texas at El Paso, is one of 70 graduate students from across the country selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to take part in the agency’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.

Constanza Romero, a junior theatre education major, was named the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology's national winner in the Allied Crafts and Technology Design competition during its Conference and Stage Expo, March 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky.

UTEP Theater Student Earns National Recognition

Judges from the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology named The University of Texas at El Paso’s Constanza Romero as its national winner in the Allied Crafts and Technology Design competition during its Conference and Stage Expo, March 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Diane De Hoyos, Ph.D., assistant vice president for purchasing and general services at The University of Texas at El Paso, was honored by the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce at its annual Women of Distinction Awards luncheon.

UTEP Assistant Vice President Honored by TAMACC at Annual Women of Distinction Awards

The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) honored Diane De Hoyos, Ph.D., assistant vice president for purchasing and general services at The University of Texas at El Paso, at its annual Women of Distinction Awards luncheon.

UTEP Student Awarded Global Fellowship

Daniela Quinones, a sophomore at The University of Texas at El Paso, is one of 10 students in the United States selected for the prestigious Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship.

UTEP Faculty Member Appointed to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Committee

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has selected Lorraine Torres, Ed.D., UTEP Clinical Laboratory Science clinical assistant professor, to serve on the Health Services Field of Study Advisory Committee.

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