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UTEP's David Zubia, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Lisa Roth, a science teacher at Gadsden High School, were part of a summer partnership organized by Project ACE, a program created to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue undergraduate degrees in engineering as well as biomedical and behavioral sciences. Roth built and tested a “Personal Lab” circuit board that Zubia created and patented. Photo: Laura Trejo / UTEP Communications

Project ACE Opens STEM, Biomed Paths for Hispanics

Growing up in Sunland Park, New Mexico, David Zubia was interested in all things mechanical. He was attentive and asked questions of family and neighbors as they worked on their projects. His curiosity led to challenges and accomplishments.

The UTEP Aerospace Center and W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation in collaboration with the El Paso Chamber hosted the Technology Forum on July 21-22, 2021. The dynamic meeting brought UTEP students together with aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing industry leaders and agency partners to network, present their cutting-edge research, and showcase the University’s role in advancing efforts and technology in these critical areas. Photo: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / UTEP Communications

UTEP Hosts Top Aerospace and Defense Leaders at Technology Forum to Inspire Students

As the world embarks on the new space age of human commercial spaceflight, The University of Texas at El Paso aims not only to spark the interest of students to pursue careers in the aerospace and defense industries, but also provide opportunities for them to secure positions at top organizations.

Evgeny Shafirovich, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, and doctoral students, Robert E. Ferguson and Alan A. Esparza, were recognized by the Combustion Institute (CI) for an outstanding paper on their research that advances the field of combustion science.

UTEP Engineering Professor, Doctoral Students Recognized by Combustion Institute for Compelling Research

Evgeny Shafirovich, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, and doctoral students, Robert E. Ferguson and Alan A. Esparza, were recognized by the Combustion Institute (CI) for an outstanding paper on their research that advances the field of combustion science, an honor that showcases UTEP’s commitment to advancing discovery.

Gabriel Ibarra-Mejia, M.D., Ph.D., left, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, and Mark Lusk, Ed.D., professor emeritus of social work, collaborated on a study titled, “Stress, Anxiety, and Depression among Latinx University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The study was recently published in the Social Development Issues journal.

UTEP Study Examines Pandemic’s Effect on Hispanic Students’ Mental Health

Hispanic students at a public university experienced increased levels of stress, anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Health Sciences.

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