Volcanoes: The Key to Powering Kenya
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:00
By Nadia Macias
UTEP News Service
With few natural resources to help generate electricity, Kenya is turning toward a unique form of energy, and something it has in abundance: volcanoes.
Grad Students Participate in 'Friendly' Research Expo
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:58
By Daniel Perez
UTEP News Service
About 60 UTEP graduate students condensed years of research into 15-minute presentations as they participated in the 2nd annual Graduate Research Expo Nov. 9 in the University’s Union Building East.
Nanomaterials Found to Impact Food Crops
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:43
By Nadia Macias
UTEP News Service
Although we can’t see them, tiny manmade nanoparticles are all around us – in our makeup, sunscreen, fuel, and even powdered donuts.
20th Doctoral Degree Brings Tier One Closer
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 21:47
By Nadia Macias
UTEP News Service
Nearly 40 years after the inception of its first doctoral degree, The University of Texas at El Paso expects to soon offer its 20th.
Transportation Researcher Offers Alternative to Fuel Tax
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 17:46
By Nadia Macias
UTEP News Service
As the world slowly moves toward less gas consumption and more fuel-efficient, eco-friendly vehicles, the fuel tax may no longer be a viable source of revenue for the road infrastructure system.
Physics Students Do Research at Nation’s Top Institutions
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 15:45
By Nadia Macias
UTEP News Service
Students from UTEP really do go places.
Professor Pays it Forward
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 22:56
By Chris Lechuga
UTEP News Service
During his early years as an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at El Paso in the late 1970s, Renato Aguilera was unsure what career path he should follow. He had an interest in science, especially biology, but did not want to pursue a medical degree like many of his classmates.
Professor Uses ‘Circus’ to Study Teacher Retention
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 September 2012 21:36
By Daniel Perez
UTEP News Service
Joining the “circus” could help stem the tide of science teachers who decide to leave the profession within five years of their first teaching job, according to a UTEP researcher from the University’s College of Education.
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