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UTEP Clinical Trial to Encourage Healthy Walking Habits

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...
5-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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First Known Photos of ‘Lost Bird’ Captured by UTEP Scientists

Rare tropical forest bird had not been seen in nearly two decades
20-Feb-2024 5:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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UTEP Researchers Win Inaugural Award to Support Lithium Extraction Technology

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.
6-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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UTEP Researchers Discover Compound that Fights Leukemia, Lymphoma

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.
11-Jan-2024 7:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Incarcerated Women Punished at Higher Rates for Minor Infractions than Men, UTEP Study Shows

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...
5-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Air Force Awards UTEP Grant to Safeguard Assets in Space

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...
30-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Coffee Grounds May Hold Key to Preventing Neurodegenerative Diseases

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...
20-Nov-2023 3:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

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UTEP Researchers Improve Magnets for Computing

As demand rises for increased data storage and faster-performing computers, researchers are creating a new generation of materials to meet consumers’ expectations.
20-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites


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