In a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, UTEP researchers make the case that prairie voles, small rodents that are found throughout the central United States and Canada, can be effectively used as animal models to further the study of clinical depression.
Professors at The University of Texas at El Paso have launched a new industrial engineering lab focused on supporting human performance and behavior in various application areas. Projects include supportive exoskeletons for high-strain occupations and virtual reality that simulates high-stress environments.
Health researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are launching a clinical trial to improve walking in the El Paso community, thanks to a $4.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The project will enroll local school district employees in 50K 4 Life, a program that challenges them to improve their health by walking at least 50,000 steps per week.
Rare tropical forest bird had not been seen in nearly two decades
A group of researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are behind an emerging lithium extraction technology that won the inaugural Hill Prize from the Texas Academies of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology.
Renato Aguilera, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the principal investigator on the project that identified the promising compound, called thiophene F-8.
A study led by Melinda Tasca, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso, and published in Justice Quarterly, revealed a gender disparity in prison infractions that disproportionately affects women.
Thanks to a new five-year, $5 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Space University Research Initiative, The University of Texas at El Paso is leading a new research effort that hopes to bring Unresolved Resident Space Objects to light.
A team of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso found that caffeic-acid based Carbon Quantum Dots (CACQDs), which can be derived from spent coffee grounds, have the potential to protect brain cells from the damage caused by several neurodegenerative diseases.
As demand rises for increased data storage and faster-performing computers, researchers are creating a new generation of materials to meet consumers’ expectations.
Pesticides 10 times more effective when combined with soap, UTEP study shows.
A team of researchers hopes to help remote Indigenous communities in Alaska become more energy efficient.
The University of Texas at El Paso broke ground on Texas Western Hall — a new $110 million building that will provide cutting-edge learning spaces for UTEP students.
The new grant, known as NODE (Network Opportunities for Developing Equitable and Effective Evaluation at HSIs), is a six-year investment that will position UTEP to provide the first full portrait of the effectiveness of all grants funded by the NSF HSI program.
Study finds that politics, public expectations fuel hyperinflation
New material works at room temperature, 100 times more magnetic than iron
Wall Street Journal rates colleges based on low tuition cost, positive impact on graduate salaries
Researchers with The University of Texas at El Paso are working to understand how the Thwaites Glacier’s ice is changing and what it means for the future. By measuring physical properties of the ice and rock below it and understanding which parts of the glacier are moving quickly and why, they hope to map Thwaites’ future movement and resulting sea level rise.
The University of Texas at El Paso is scaling up its role in preparing the next generation of engineers for U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing sectors. The effort is supported by a new $5,300,000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory.
The UTEP College of Nursing celebrated its Summer 2023 graduating class with a Pinning Ceremony on Aug. 16. This year's graduating class, the largest in the history of the College's four-year bachelor's program, consisted of more than 130 graduates.
Created by The University of Texas at El Paso, the U.S.-Mexico Faculty Collaboration Fellowship program will support research projects with higher education institutions in the State of Chihuahua to spur studies on issues that impact the lives of people throughout the Paso del Norte region.
Two University of Texas at El Paso researchers have earned one of the nation’s highest awards for early-career faculty in 2023.
Which types of personalities were more hesitant about COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic’s peak? Extroverts — according to a new study on more than 40,000 Canadians.
Researchers are partnering to improve privacy and security of sensitive data that may contain personally identifiable information. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Data Scientist Tony Chiang, DPhil, and University of Texas at El Paso Mathematical Sciences Professor Amy Wagler, Ph.D.
In a new landmark chemistry study, researchers describe how they have achieved the highest level of energy storage — also known as capacitance — in a supercapacitor ever recorded.
Study on Hispanic mental health perspectives paves way for better treatment engagement
The Laboratory Directed Research and Development project is aimed at increasing knowledge about greener reduction processes to help accelerate and achieve CO2-free production of metals.
Engineers concoct an easier way for scientists to study underwater topography
Current farming practices disrupt soil, release carbon into atmosphere
Researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso’s School of Pharmacy will explore the viability of a new treatment for vascular dementia, thanks to a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
New Aerospace Center outpost trains students, NASA engineers in the emerging field of digital engineering
Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have successfully mapped specific regions in the brain that are activated in association with changes in glucose, providing fundamental location information that could ultimately lead to more targeted therapies for people who struggle with conditions like diabetes.
Low-cost 3D material paves the way for cost-effective clean energy production
Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso will help build a robotic device for welding in space, prepare astronauts for a mission to the Moon and more, thanks to a slew of new grants from NASA.
Five students and alumni have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program – the largest number of UTEP Fulbright Award recipients ever in a single year. Awardees will have the opportunity to research, study and teach overseas in places such as Brazil, Romania, Lithuania and Ireland.
The University of Texas at El Paso and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso unveiled MedFuture, a joint initiative that will create a pathway for very highly qualified students in the Borderplex to be admitted to attend college and medical school in their hometown of El Paso right out of high school.
The University of Texas at El Paso’s inaugural Raise Your Pick UTEP Giving Day raised over $336,000 through more than 2,000 individual gifts from alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the University.
Alexander Friedman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UTEP College of Science, received a $1.15 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The funding will support his work on the neural mechanisms of decision-making.
The University of Texas at El Paso will undertake potentially transformative research on how specific risk factors promote pancreatic cancer development with support from a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute.
The University of Texas at El Paso has joined a project led by NASA to leverage 3D-printing processes with the aim of manufacturing rechargeable batteries using lunar and Martian regolith.
The University of Texas at El Paso has received a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create a pipeline of scientists and engineers from underrepresented groups with advanced degrees in modeling and simulation.
The University of Texas at El Paso signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory to create new research opportunities for UTEP faculty and students as well as internship and employment opportunities in critical fields such as energy, data science and quantum information.
UTEP received a $5 million grant from NSF to provide financial support and professional development experiences to talented students in the field of computer science. The initiative will provide partial scholarships to 26 students at UTEP and to 15 students who start their college education at EPCC.
A $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will spur The University of Texas at El Paso’s efforts to help underserved communities across the nation become more resilient to earthquakes.
The Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, which The University of Texas at El Paso leads, received a $4.8 million grant from Google to increase the number of Hispanic students who enter and complete graduate programs in computing. The grant also will support efforts to bolster research capacity among faculty and students at CAHSI institutions that align with Google's research interests.
The University of Texas at El Paso in partnership with the University of New Mexico and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will prepare the next generation of nuclear security enterprise talent to develop electronics for extreme environments through a five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
More first-time-in-college students are starting classes this week than ever before at The University of Texas at El Paso. The approximately 3,600 first-time-in-college students, often referred to as freshmen, represent a 22% increase over Fall 2021 enrollment in the same group.
Residents of public housing throughout the United States experience higher levels of air pollution, according to an inter-institutional study led by a researcher from The University of Texas at El Paso that appeared in Scientific Reports, one of Nature’s portfolio of journals.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved a new doctoral degree in occupational therapy (OTD) at The University of Texas at El Paso. The OTD is the highest level of academic preparation that an entry-level occupational therapist can obtain. It is expected to be the required degree program to enter the occupational therapy profession in the coming years.
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