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UTEP Appoints Michael Martinez as Assistant Vice President for Regional Innovation & Partnerships

UTEP Appoints Michael Martinez as Assistant Vice President for Regional Innovation & Partnerships

$2 Million Federal Appropriation to Expand Drone Research and Teaching at UTEP Aerospace Center

$2 Million Federal Appropriation to Expand Drone Research and Teaching at UTEP Aerospace Center

UTEP Achieves Record $162.3 Million in Research Expenditures

UTEP Achieves Record $162.3 Million in Research Expenditures

UTEP Study Findings Could Help Make AI Voices More Natural-Sounding

UTEP Study Findings Could Help Make AI Voices More Natural-Sounding

City of El Paso, UTEP, EPISD Share Early Results of El Paso Computes Initiative More than 250 teachers and 150 students have received computer science, AI education

City of El Paso, UTEP, EPISD Share Early Results of El Paso Computes Initiative

High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border UTEP study suggests increased potential for local spread of Chagas disease

High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border

UTEP Researcher Finds Potential New Treatment for Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

UTEP Researcher Finds Potential New Treatment for Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

UTEP Names Joseph Roth Associate Vice President for National Security Programs, Classified Research

UTEP Names Joseph Roth Associate Vice President for National Security Programs, Classified Research

UTEP Dinosaur Discovery Extends Known Range of Ancient Species

UTEP Dinosaur Discovery Extends Known Range of Ancient Species

UTEP Awarded $500,000 Grant to Protect Nuclear Plants with AI-Driven Cybersecurity

UTEP Awarded $500,000 Grant to Protect Nuclear Plants with AI-Driven Cybersecurity

City of El Paso, UTEP Strengthen Partnership to Drive Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Innovation, Expanding High-Quality Jobs

City of El Paso, UTEP Strengthen Partnership to Drive Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Innovation, Expanding High-Quality Jobs

UTEP Study Reveals How Financial Pressure Shapes NFL Officiating

UTEP Study Reveals How Financial Pressure Shapes NFL Officiating

El Paso Computes: UTEP, City, EPISD Team up to Teach El Paso Kids Coding, Artificial Intelligence

El Paso Computes: UTEP, City, EPISD Team up to Teach El Paso Kids Coding, Artificial Intelligence

UTEP Geologist Earns Grant to Map the Moon, Prepping Astronauts for Landing

UTEP Geologist Earns Grant to Map the Moon, Prepping Astronauts for Landing

Fly Like a Bird: UTEP Engineers Seek to Translate the Mysteries of Bird Flight into Aircraft

Fly Like a Bird: UTEP Engineers Seek to Translate the Mysteries of Bird Flight into Aircraft

UTEP Names James P. Carney Executive Director of W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation

UTEP Names James P. Carney Executive Director of W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation

UTEP President: Research at UTEP Remains Strong

UTEP President: Research at UTEP Remains Strong

UTEP Study: Drinking Coffee at Night Increases Impulsive Behavior

UTEP Study: Drinking Coffee at Night Increases Impulsive Behavior

UTEP Researchers Boost Microalgae Biofuel Yields with Nanotechnology

UTEP Researchers Boost Microalgae Biofuel Yields with Nanotechnology

Education Professor Earns U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award

Education Professor Earns U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award

Ciudad Juárez Sees Higher Wages, Pivots to More Computer and Medical Manufacturing, UTEP Research Finds

Ciudad Juárez Sees Higher Wages, Pivots to More Computer and Medical Manufacturing, UTEP Research Finds

UTEP Researchers Reveal Alcohol Impacts Decision-Making in Males More Than Females

UTEP Researchers Reveal Alcohol Impacts Decision-Making in Males More Than Females

Being an Adult Moth is No Picnic, UTEP Research Finds

Being an Adult Moth is No Picnic, UTEP Research Finds

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Antidepressant Use in Teens Contributes to Increased Pain Sensitivity in Adulthood

UTEP Students, Alumni Earn Prestigious Goldwater and National Science Foundation Fellowships

Got Knee Pain? Stimulating the Vagus Nerve Through the Ear May Help

UTEP Launches Artificial Intelligence Think Tank to Address Regional Challenges

UTEP Professor Ranked Among Top Three Real Estate Researchers Worldwide

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UTEP’S REAS Center Powers Research and Student Success

UTEP Researchers Test New, More Reliable Method to Detect Chagas Disease

UTEP Researchers Test New, More Reliable Method to Detect Chagas Disease

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UTEP Launches Artificial Intelligence Think Tank to Address Regional Challenges

UTEP Celebrates Opening of Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center

UTEP Celebrates Opening of Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center

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UTEP Researchers Develop Portable, Blood-Based Device that Detects Colon Cancer

UTEP Researchers Partner with Bhutanese Scientists to Study Glacial Flooding

Common Malaria Drug Repurposed to Fight Cancer

Faculty Pursue Research, Creative Projects During Development Leave

UTEP Reasserts Prestigious R1 Research Status Under New Carnegie Classification Criteria

UTEP Awards Six New U.S.-Mexico Collaboration Fellowships

Katja Michael Becomes First Female UTEP Researcher Named to National Academy of Inventors

UTEP Engineers Model Electric Grid Demand for EVs to Charge While in Motion

UTEP Engineers Model Electric Grid Demand for EVs to Charge While in Motion

Faculty Pursue Research, Creative Projects During Development Leave

UTEP Professor Wins Prestigious Research Award from American Psychological Association

UTEP Awards Six New U.S.-Mexico Collaboration Fellowships

UTEP Researchers Secure $2.8M NIH Grant to Advance Understanding of Addiction-Related Decision-Making

UTEP Appoints First Associate Vice President for Scientific Computing and AI

UTEP appoints first associate vice president for scientific computing and AI

HSRU Alliance Awarded $9.3M DoD Grant

UTEP Reasserts Prestigious R1 Research Status Under New Carnegie Classification Criteria

UTEP Study: Propensity to Addiction Starts from First Drug Use Experience

UTEP Study: Propensity to Addiction Starts from First Drug Use Experience

UTEP Researchers Partner with Bhutanese Scientists to Study Glacial Flooding

UTEP researchers partner with Bhutanese Scientists to study glacial Flooding

Faculty Pursue Research, Creative Projects During Development Leave

Faculty Pursue Research, Creative Projects During Development Leave

UTEP Awards Six New U.S.-Mexico Collaboration Fellowships

UTEP Team to Investigate Climate Change Impact on Pecan Orchards

President Wilson Announces New Research Program, Hiring 69 More PhDs

UTEP Student Develops Award-Winning Method to Desalinate Water

UTEP Awarded $2.5 M NIH Grant to Study Nicotine Dependence in Women

UTEP Researchers Develop Low-Cost Device that Detects Cancer in an Hour

UTEP Awards Six New U.S.-Mexico Collaboration Fellowships

27 UTEP Faculty Named World’s Top Researchers

President Wilson Announces New Research Program, Hiring 69 More PhDs

UTEP Postdoctoral Researchers Form Association

UTEP Awarded $2.5 M NIH Grant to Study Nicotine Dependence in Women

UTEP Study: Zooplankton Play Limited Role in Cleaning Contaminated Water

UTEP Awards Six New U.S.-Mexico Collaboration Fellowships

UTEP Establishes Collaboration with DoD, NSA to Help Enhance U.S. Semiconductor Workforce

President Wilson Announces New Research Program, Hiring 69 More PhDs

President Wilson Announces New Research Program, Hiring 69 More PhDs

UTEP Awarded $2.5 M NIH Grant to Study Nicotine Dependence in Women

UTEP Awarded $2.5 M NIH Grant to Study Nicotine Dependence in Women

UTEP Awards Six New U.S.-Mexico Collaboration Fellowships

UTEP Awards Six New U.S.-Mexico Collaboration Fellowships

What Happens to Your Brain When You Drink with Friends?

What Happens to Your Brain When You Drink with Friends?

UTEP Receives $2.3 Million to Help Migrant Farm Workers Complete High School

UTEP Receives $2.3 Million to Help Migrant Farm Workers Complete High School

$4.5M Grant to UTEP Health Increases Nurses, Health Professionals

$4.5M Grant to UTEP Health Increases Nurses, Health Professionals

Employment Key to Veteran Wellbeing, UTEP Study Finds

Employment Key to Veteran Wellbeing, UTEP Study Finds

Nanoplastics and ‘Forever Chemicals’ Disrupt Molecular Structures, Functionality

Nanoplastics and ‘Forever Chemicals’ Disrupt Molecular Structures, Functionality

UTEP students Gloria Chavez, Laura Tovar, Carla Irigoyen, Karen Gonzalez, Alejandra Martinez, Valeria Velarde, Prajina Edayath along with UTEP professors and researchers Priyadarshini Pennathur, Ph.D., and Arunkumar Pennathur, Ph.D., are conducting a wide range of industrial engineering and health research in one of UTEP's newest labs: Physical, Information and Cognitive Human Factors Engineering Research Lab, housed in the College of Engineering.

Faculty Launch Research Lab Exploring Human Performance Engineering

Students in a somatics class taught by Melissa, Melpignano, Ph.D. (not pictured), share their knowledge with community members. Melpignano, an assistant professor of dance in the College of Liberal Arts, is the principal investigator in a project supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts that will examine the impact of a movement-based and somatics cross-training intervention on health care providers in the Paso del Norte region.

UTEP Researchers to Design Movement-Based Training to Support Local Health Providers

Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph.D. examines a chile grown in an on-campus greenhouse used for research

UTEP Leaps into the Future with New X-ray Facility at Cornell

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Professors Receive Award, Recognition for Veteran Research

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Breaks Research Expenditures Record

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Celebrates Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center Construction Milestone

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Ranked 6th in World for Real Estate Research

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Researchers Win Inaugural Award to Support Lithium Extraction Technology

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Wins Inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines Award for up to $15M Over Two Years

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Welcomes New Faculty Members for 2024-25 Academic Year

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Rocket Team Soars to New Heights in Third Year at Spaceport America Cup

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

Texas Tech Health El Paso, UTEP Announce New MedFuture Cohort, Part of Our Region’s Next Generation of Physicians

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Pharmacy Researchers Develop Potential Treatment for Fibrosis

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

Four UTEP Graduates Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Program

UTEP Names Shery Welsh Executive Director of Aerospace Center

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

Research and Innovation Honors 2024 Awardees at Annual Research Ceremony

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Students, Alumni Earn Prestigious STEM Fellowships

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Study: Prairie Voles Display Signs of Human-like Depression

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

UTEP Faculty Named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

When not hiking or traveling together, husband-and-wife research duo and UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D. and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D. conduct valuable research on supporting student veterans. Their work received the ARCA Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking