Past News: March 2022
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Psychology Undergraduate Research Awards
Published: March 8th, 2022
"Congratulations to our [Psychology] undergraduates for their accomplishments." For details, please visit the link.
Psychology Graduate Student Awards
Published: March 8th, 2022
Congratulations to the following Psychology Graduate Students for their accomplishments.
UT System Board of Regents, Chancellor announce details of Promise Plus endowment to make a UTEP degree more affordable
Published: March 9th, 2022
"As part of its longstanding commitment to support UT El Paso and its continued rise as one of the nation’s leading Hispanic-serving research universities, the UT System Board of Regents recently created a new $300 million endowment to reduce the cost of higher education for undergraduate students and their families at all UT academic institutions, including UTEP..." For details, please visit the link.
UTEP Passport Grant Recipients Recognized at Reception
Published: March 10th, 2022
"Fifteen of the 27 students selected for UTEP's first Passport Grant received their passport books at an event March 8, 2022. The Office of International Programs/Study Abroad started the Passport Grant program to address a need among some students for financial assistance to purchase their passports..." For details, please visit the link.
Regional Festival Honors UTEP’s ‘Cenicienta’ as Best in Show
Published: March 17th, 2022
"The University of Texas at El Paso earned several honors at the recent Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for Region 6 to include the festival’s top prize. As a result, some will participate in the national festival that will take place virtually in April 2022. 'Cenicienta,' a bilingual version of 'Cinderella,' won the Directors’ Choice/Best Production Award against five competitors from throughout the region made up of schools from Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Organizers conducted the regional festival virtually Feb. 25-27, 2022..." For details, please visit the link.
Congratulations Dr. Iva Ivanova on securing a new R21 grant!
Published: March 17th, 2022
"Congratulations Dr. Iva Ivanova on securing a new R21 grant form the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, part of NIH). She is the sole principal investigator, and the grant title is 'Effects of Bilingual Language Control on Speaking.'" For details, please visit the link.
Anna Drozdova awarded Outstanding Student Presentation in Corrections Research Award!
Published: March 22nd, 2022
"Graduate student Anna Drozdova has been selected for an Outstanding Student Presentation in Corrections Research Award from the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) for her submission, 'Gender Homophily and Criminal Offending among Justice-Involved Boys.'" For details, please visit the link.
UTEP Names Bencomo as Dean for College of Liberal Arts
Published: March 24th, 2022
"The University of Texas at El Paso has named Anadeli Bencomo, Ph.D., to serve as the next dean of the College of Liberal Arts effective June 1, 2022. She comes to UTEP from the University of Houston (UH), where she served as a professor of Latin American literature and cultural studies and held several administrative posts..." For details, please visit the link.
