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Roberto Osegueda


The University of Texas at El Paso has made great strides in building capacity and creating an environment of growth for research. With $91 million in annual research expenditures in FY 2018, UTEP is designated a top tier research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This achievement is due in part to the capital investment the University has made in research equipment and facilities, an investment that has facilitated the recruitment and retention of faculty who successfully compete at the national level. UTEP’s success also is enhanced by the supportive climate for research, creative, and scholarly activities in all of the University’s colleges.

Through this portal you will find information on current research initiatives, funding opportunities, research programs, research policies and procedures, opportunities for collaboration and procedures for licensing innovations produced by research.

Roberto Osegueda

Vice President for Research
Administration Building, 209
(915) 747-5680 
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Department of Biological Sciences was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research how natural killer T (NKT) cells regulate uncontrolled inflammatory responses in immune system diseases. Leading the study is professor Charles Spencer, Ph.D. (second from left), associate professor of biological sciences at UTEP. Photo: JR Hernandez / University Communications

UTEP Professor Awarded $1.5M Grant to Research Inflammatory Responses in Immune System Diseases

The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Biological Sciences was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research how natural killer T (NKT) cells regulate uncontrolled inflammatory responses in immune system diseases.

Franchesca Nuñez, Ph.D. (left), assistant professor at UTEP’s School of Nursing, is the first author on a journal article titled 'It Takes More Than One Somersault to Flip a Classroom.' It was co-authored with Diane B. Monsivais, Ph.D., professor and interim associate dean for graduate nursing education at UTEP. Photo: UTEP Communications

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.

Oscar Najera, a junior psychology major, presents his research at the 2019 Campus Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) Summer Symposium on August 3, 2019. His project seeks to determine whether speakers of two languages can use a memorization technique known as Paired Associative Learning more successfully than monolingual people. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre / UTEP Communications

Undergraduate Research Talent on Display at 2019 COURI Summer Symposium

Josue Martinez, a sophomore computer engineering major who was a visiting student at The University of Texas at El Paso in summer 2019, has a very clear idea of what he would tell any fellow undergraduate student who is pondering a research experience.

The Center for Inland Desalination System (CIDS) at The University of Texas at El Paso has received a $400,000 Desalination and Water Purification Research grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to study desalination of water for direct potable reuse, or converting municipal wastewater to drinking water. Leading the research Shane Walker, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and director of CIDS (standing), and Malynda Capelle, Ph.D., associate director of CIDS. Photo: UTEP Communications

UTEP Receives $400K to Study Converting Wastewater to Potable Water

The Center for Inland Desalination System (CIDS) at The University of Texas at El Paso has received a $400,000 Desalination and Water Purification Research grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to study desalination of water for direct potable reuse, or converting municipal wastewater to drinking water.

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