Cultivating Values in El Paso, Juárez Public Schools
You are a student in the schoolyard and you witness a group of kids bullying one of your classmates. You want to help, but you’re hesitant because the aggressors are bigger than you. What do you do?
UTEP, UNT Collaboration Sheds Light on Composition of Dust Carried by Rainwater Across State
A collaboration between professors from The University of Texas at El Paso and the University of North Texas is leading to a better understanding of the composition of dust carried by rain across the state, and how that dust can affect the places where it ends up.
UTEP Alumnus Announces Major Gifts to the University
The University of Texas at El Paso will receive two gifts presented by UTEP alumnus Allen L. Gilmer (pictured) and his wife, Riki Rushing. The Kenneth F. and Patricia Clark Distinguished Chair Endowment is a $1 million gift to benefit the economic geology program at the Center for Entrepreneurial Geosciences in UTEP's Department of Geological Sciences.
New UTEP Faculty Lounge Caters to Collaborations
A newly renovated campus building that got its start as a fraternity house in the 1950s has been transformed into a faculty retreat that will promote camaraderie and collaboration at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Retiring UTEP Professor ‘Seduced’ by Speech, Debate
Mary Trejo’s introduction to forensics in high school was crushing and volatile.
UTEP Athletics Director Provides Updates at #EPMAD Press Conference
Director of Athletics Jim Senter briefed the media on numerous UTEP Athletics initiatives at the Every Person Makes a Difference (#EPMAD) news conference Wednesday at Albertsons, 3100 N. Mesa St.
Sociology Group Honors UTEP Instructor’s Research
The American Sociological Association (ASA) recently awarded UTEP’s Angela Frederick, Ph.D., with the 2018 Sociology of Sex and Gender Distinguished Article Award for outstanding scholarship.
NIH Grant to Study Men’s Diabetes Risk
Jeannie Concha, Ph.D., assistant professor in UTEP’s Department of Public Health Sciences, received a $25,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), to identify factors related to men’s participation in diabetes prevention and self-care behaviors.
UTEP Professor to Use Grant to Promote Cultural Readings, Activities
The National Endowment for the Arts recently awarded a grant to The University of Texas at El Paso’s Rebecca Rivas to promote the NEA’s Big Read initiative with activities tied to the popular 1972 novel “Bless Me, Ultima.” Readings, discussions and performances will take place around El Paso throughout October 2018.
UTEP MPA Student Earns State Agency Fellowship
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announced recently that Mayra Rodarte, a Master of Public Administration student at The University of Texas at El Paso, had received the Kenneth Ashworth Fellowship.
State Bandmaster Honor Goes to UTEP’s Kenneth Capshaw
The Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) named UTEP’s Kenneth Capshaw as its 2018 Bandmaster of the Year for outstanding commitment to music education. The organization will present him with his award later this summer.
UTEP Finance Professor Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
A finance professor at The University of Texas at El Paso is a recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to teach, conduct research and provide expertise in Austria in 2019. Zuobao Wei, Ph.D., professor of finance and holder of the Gary R. and Leanne B. Hedrick Professorship at UTEP’s College of Business Administration, will teach abroad during the 2018-2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
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Meet Yazmin
A recent UTEP graduate who is now working on her master’s in rehabilitation counseling, Yazmin Castruita values the support she receives as an international student and takes advantage of the numerous opportunities to become engaged on the campus.
Meet Dr. Santiago
A seasoned professor and industry expert in water and wastewater utility systems, Ivonne Santiago, Ph.D., has a passion for learning and helping her students succeed.
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