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Ahmad M. Itani Ph.D.
Vice President for Research & Innovation
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is home to experts who are leaders in their fields and creators of new research thrusts. From Computing to the Arts, our faculty, students, and staff are shaping the future, finding practical answers to complex problems. Supported by state-of-the-art research facilities, we have demonstrated a long-term commitment to preparing students to thrive in a time of fusion of the digital, physical, and biological worlds. Our researchers are creating technologies that will change the world.
With more than $158 million in research activity, UTEP is ranked among the top public research universities nationwide. The Research & Innovation division supports this world-class research enterprise by advancing transformative research excellence across campus and nurturing an innovative, cross-disciplinary culture. In all our work, we maintain a constant focus on our public mission of increasing access to excellent higher education and advancing discovery that positively impacts the health, culture, education, and economy of our region, the State of Texas, the nation, and the world. We do so by enabling the research success of our faculty and students through supporting the university research mission by providing research development, stewardship, compliance and safety services, and securing strategic external partnerships.
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Twenty of UTEP’s researchers have been ranked among the top 2% most cited researchers in the world! In addition, our faculty have earned distinctions such as the prestigious NSF Early Career award, CUSA Faculty of the Year award, Fulbright, and topping the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings – and more. Their research has been shared in publications like Scientific American, The Guardian, The Independent, and The New York Times.
UTEP is home to numerous high-quality research centers advancing discovery in aerospace, additive manufacturing, Hispanic health disparities, and more. UTEP’s unique programs have supported research endeavors at the intersections of law and psychology, borderlands history, counseling through play, and a wide range of health, science, and engineering topics.
UTEP’s unique location on the border of Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico allows for highly targeted research, from migration and safety to inter-border trade, pharmaceutical disparities, and more. Plus, UTEP is close to major National Laboratories, such as Sandia National Labs and White Sands Missile Range, allowing for further collaboration.
UTEP’s research impact goes beyond the borderland. From the snow and ice of Antarctica and Alaska to the jungles of Africa, you can find UTEP researchers – both faculty and students alike – on every continent.
As the only open-access R1 institution in the nation and a Hispanic-Serving Institution, UTEP is paving the way to inclusive research opportunities. UTEP is also one of only a few universities that provides a wealth of research opportunities to undergraduate students, increasing our faculty’s impact as educators.
The Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness at The University of Texas at El Paso has released a new white paper that provides an in-depth look at the evolving labor landscape in one of North America’s most critical manufacturing hubs.
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Alcohol consumption is widely known to affect decision-making, but a recent study led by researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso found that the extent of that impact may have something to do with the drinker’s gender.
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Age is just a number, or is it? A new study by UTEP researchers shows that adult moths are more vulnerable to attack than when they are young.
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As scientists seek to understand the long-term effects of antidepressants given to teens, a new study from The University of Texas at El Paso finds that the use of antidepressants, particularly Prozac, in adolescent women may contribute to increased pain sensitivity later in life.
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Tying shoelaces, getting into a car, picking things up off the floor and walking down stairs all involve flexing that most difficult of joints: the knee. But pain in the knee can significantly hinder those and many other routine activities.
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The Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) rankings have recognized UTEP Assistant Professor Zifeng Feng, Ph.D., as one of the world’s foremost leaders in real estate research.
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The Research, Evaluation and Assessment Services Center, or REAS Center, in UTEP’s Research and Innovation division has contributed to over $100 million in awarded grants while equipping students and faculty with essential research skills and services.
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The University of Texas at El Paso’s Sun City Summit Rocket Team claimed victory at the Lone Star Cup competition in Seymour, Texas this past month, beating out a dozen other Texas teams including Texas Tech University, Texas A&M and The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Moon habitation, space robotics and exotic-material 3D printing are just a few of the technologies that will be developed in the Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center (AMAC), a new $80 million research and education facility opened today at The University of Texas at El Paso.
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