UTEP Joins Research Center Effort to Innovate Financial Aid
The University of Texas at El Paso has joined a select group of Texas colleges and universities in a project designed to develop effective and innovative approaches to financial aid.
Fueling Research Diversity: A Peek Inside UTEP's Doctoral Pipeline
Nina Marie Beltran made several key discoveries while working in a UTEP research laboratory. Chief among them was an epiphany — a desire to pursue a doctoral degree after completing her bachelor’s degree in psychology.
UTEP School of Pharmacy Awarded NIH Grant to Study Thirdhand Smoke
Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso's School of Pharmacy have been awarded $1.8 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of thirdhand smoke on platelet function and cardiovascular disease such as heart attack and stroke.
UTEP Initiative Seeks Low-Cost Options for Textbooks
An interdisciplinary cohort of faculty members from The University of Texas at El Paso will work with select UTEP staff from fall 2019 through fall 2020 to develop Open Educational Resources (OER) or other affordable instructional materials that eventually could save students millions of dollars.
UTEP Ranked Among Top Schools for Hispanics
The University of Texas at El Paso is ranked highly in four categories of a national publication’s list of top colleges and universities for Hispanics.
Global Learning Experiences Take Miners Beyond the Classroom
After trips to help people in Kenya, Panama, Guatemala and Kyrgyzstan, Natassia Lozano was no stranger to world travel.
UTEP Educators Earn Hispanos Triunfadores Awards
Organizers of the 2019 McDonald's Hispanos Triunfadores announced that three employees from The University of Texas at El Paso will be among the honorees at this year's event at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center auditorium, 9050 Viscount Blvd.
UTEP Dean Ends Term as UT System Academy Chief
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Beth Brunk-Chavez, Ph.D., dean of Extended University, recently stepped down as president of The University of Texas System’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She led the organization for two years.
School of Nursing Names Interim Dean
The University of Texas at El Paso has named Leslie K. Robbins, Ph.D., professor of nursing at UTEP, the interim dean of the School of Nursing.
UTEP Professor Awarded $36K to Improve Linear Algebra Cognition
A professor in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Mathematics has been awarded a $36,000 grant from ConTex to improve the knowledge and understanding of linear algebra.
UTEP Journal Article Flips the Classroom in Nursing Education
Franchesca Nuñez, Ph.D., assistant professor at The University of Texas at El Paso’s School of Nursing, is the first author on a journal article that examines the flipped classroom teaching model to enhance student engagement, learning outcomes in nursing education, and application challenges.
UTEP Engineering Workforce Program Awarded $200K Grant on Nuclear Facility Development
The University of Texas at El Paso Nuclear Engineering Workforce Program (NEWP) was awarded a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop the workforce needed for the design, construction, operation and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials.
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Cameasha Turner is a 2016 UTEP alumna who is a first-generation college graduate and was a standout member of the UTEP women’s basketball team. Today, she’s a lawyer in Dallas with a bright future.
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