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Jie Xu, Ph.D., assistant professor of earth, environmental and resource sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is one of 83 U.S. scientists selected by the Department of Energy Office of Science to advance biological and environmental discovery with mission-critical research through the Early Career Research Program (ECRP).
Two alumni from The University of Texas at El Paso have been appointed by the Texas Legislature to represent the state as top artists in their fields. Their one-year terms start May 18, 2022.
The University of Texas at El Paso has appointed Lucas Roebuck as Vice President for Marketing and Communications after a national search.
The University of Texas at El Paso has joined the ranks of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit corporation comprised of 114 universities that have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of space-related science, technology and engineering. The California Institute of Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago are also among the association’s member institutions.
Representatives from The University of Texas at El Paso’s departments of Art and Theatre and Dance will collaborate on two free, interactive performances at 7 and 8 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the Undergraduate Learning Center plaza and the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens’ amphitheater.
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) recently honored representatives from The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Theatre and Dance who participated in UTEP’s fall 2020 radio production of “ReUnión rEvolución.”
As an air assault instructor stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edwin Duarte Jr. occasionally participated in the basketball games at The University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center.
Jeannie B. Concha, Ph.D., assistant professor in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Public Health Sciences, is among the authors being highlighted in a special issue of Health Education and Behavior (HE&B) journal that focuses on researchers from underrepresented populations.
Georgina Sanchez Garcia, a student in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (IHS) Ph.D. program, was awarded $5,000 from the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life (IDCL) to support her research project on resilience among migrant children.
Cameron Garcia, a student in UTEP's Master of Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS) Program in the Department of Criminal Justice, will have the opportunity to apply his passion for foreign languages, culture and history while gaining experience to become a U.S. diplomat, thanks to a scholarship from the U.S. Department of State.
Axel Vazquez Montano, a newly minted graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso, was named the recipient of the Ph.D. Engineering Fellowship by the National GEM Consortium (GEM) to pursue his doctorate in electrical engineering at UTEP.
Two faculty members from The University of Texas at El Paso’s Chicano Studies program recently won the 2021 Award of Distinction from the City University of New York’s (CUNY) John Jay College of Criminal Justice Latin American and Latinx Studies Department.
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.
