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UTEP Awarded $1.3M to Research How Neural Circuits Regulate Specific Cognitive Functions

July 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Basal Ganglia, Cognitive Function, UTEP

The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to shed light on how the combined function of neural circuits impacts specific behaviors in humans. The study will seek to identify and characterize glycinergic neurons in the basal ganglia, a brain area that participates in initiation of voluntary movements and cognitive functions such as emotion, vision and some forms of memory.

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UTEP Research Reveals More About Path Bacterial Pathogen Travels to Cause Tuberculosis

June 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Drug Development, UTEP

Jianjun Sun, Ph.D., associate professor in UTEP’s Department of Biological Sciences, led the research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Sun’s lab has been investigating the mechanisms of Mtb pathogenesis for more than 10 years at UTEP with a specific focus on EsxA, which is a virulence factor essential for Mtb virulence and a preferred target for developing novel anti-TB drugs and vaccines.

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UTEP Researchers Uncover New Brain Mechanisms in Fruit Flies That May Impact Future Learning

June 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Dopamine Receptors, Memory & Cognitive Processes, UTEP

A research team from The University of Texas at El Paso has made strides in understanding how memories are formed through the brain mechanisms of fruit flies. Their findings could enhance our understanding of brain disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and substance addiction.

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UTEP Professor Collaborates on LGBTQ+ COVID-19 Texas Study

June 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Disparities, LGBTQ Health, UTEP

Preliminary results from this first-of-its-kind survey found that gender diverse people and queer people of color are experiencing a number of disparities. They include higher rates of COVID-19, more difficulty accessing a variety of services, and higher rates of anxiety and depression, as well as high unemployment compared with white participants.

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UTEP Researcher Earns NSF Grant for COVID Study

May 6, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, Mental Health, UTEP

The National Science Foundation has approved a $114,000 RAPID award to The University of Texas at El Paso’s April Gile Thomas, Ph.D., assistant professor psychology, to conduct research related to COVID-19. The study began May 1 and will involve 105 adolescents and parents from throughout El Paso, to include some who are incarcerated or on probation.

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UTEP Center to Study How Men Overcame Alcohol Abuse

April 22, 2020 sarah Jonas addiction recovery, Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Hispanic Health, UTEP

A new study at The University of Texas at El Paso will look at the psychological factors that led some Hispanic men to successfully change their heavy drinking behavior in order to help others make similar changes. The study begins during Alcohol Awareness Month.

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UTEP Mechanical Engineering Professor Awarded $550K to Help NASA Develop Early Stage Innovations

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Materials, UTEP

A mechanical engineering professor from The University of Texas at El Paso will lend his expertise to early-stage space exploration technology research through a $550,000 grant from NASA to investigate the viability of power sources in the extreme temperatures of space.

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UTEP President to be Appointed to National Science Board

March 4, 2020 sarah Jonas NSF, UTEP

Heather Wilson, President of The University of Texas at El Paso, will be appointed to serve a six-year term on the National Science Board, which provides advice and oversight for the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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UTEP Professor Named Fellow of International Society for Optics and Photonics

January 29, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Photonics, The University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP

Raymond C. Rumpf, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, was promoted to Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), an educational nonprofit established to advance light-based science, engineering and technology.

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UTEP Introduces Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

January 28, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Science Education, UTEP

The new degree is the campus’ latest effort in an ongoing mission of providing competitive academic and research opportunities at one of the most reasonable prices for a U.S. top tier university.

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UTEP Receives $1M to Develop System to Increase Number of Students Who Pursue Graduate Engineering Studies

January 14, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Stem Education, Student Success, UTEP

The University of Texas at El Paso’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department was awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation to help low-income, academically talented undergraduate students in engineering successfully advance to graduate studies.

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UTEP’s Dr. Skateboard Pictures Novel Way to Teach

January 7, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Science Education, Stem Education, UTEP

William Robertson, Ph.D., professor of teacher education, has written a 24-page “graphic novel,” or comic book, to give teachers another tool to demonstrate principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).