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INFORMATION FOR:
Ahmad M. Itani Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is home to experts who are leaders in their fields and creators of new research thrusts. From Computing to the Arts, our faculty, students, and staff are shaping the future, finding practical answers to complex problems. Supported by state-of-the-art research facilities, we have demonstrated a long-term commitment to preparing students to thrive in a time of fusion of the digital, physical, and biological worlds. Our researchers are creating technologies that will change the world.
With more than $146 million in research activity, UTEP is ranked among the top public research universities nationwide. The Research & Innovation division supports this world-class research enterprise by advancing transformative research excellence across campus and nurturing an innovative, cross-disciplinary culture. In all our work, we maintain a constant focus on our public mission of increasing access to excellent higher education and advancing discovery that positively impacts the health, culture, education, and economy of our region, the State of Texas, the nation, and the world. We do so by enabling the research success of our faculty and students through supporting the university research mission by providing research development, stewardship, compliance and safety services, and securing strategic external partnerships.
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Through a $350,000 STAR grant awarded by the State of Texas, professors at The University of Texas at El Paso have launched a new industrial engineering lab focused on supporting human performance and behavior in a wide range of application areas.
EL PASO, Texas (Mar. 12, 2024) – Burnout among health care workers is a well-documented problem that can exacerbate health disparities and limit access to care.
El Paso, TEXAS (March 7, 2024) – Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are collaborating with the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) on the development of a precision X-ray beamline that will significantly advance the two universities’ agricultural and environmental research.
Husband-and-wife UTEP professors Emre Umucu, Ph.D., and Beatrice Lee, Ph.D., have earned a prestigious recognition from the American Counseling Association (ACA). The Research Award from the ACA’s American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) recognizes their work evaluating stress’s effect on the well-being of veterans with and without chronic conditions.
EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 22, 2024) – The University of Texas at El Paso has broken its record for annual research conducted. UTEP reported $145.7 million in research and development expenditures for fiscal year 2023, topping fiscal year 2022 by more than $15 million.
EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2024) – For the first time, scientists have captured photos of a bird long thought lost.
Leaders from the Office of Science and the National Laboratories Leadership Council with the Department of Energy (DOE) traveled to the Sun City and visited campus on Feb. 13, 2024. The goal was to increase visibility of programs available to faculty and students, and to learn more about their funded research taking place on campus.
EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 14, 2024) – The new $80 million Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center (AMAC) on campus is progressing toward completion. Today, officials from The University of Texas at El Paso and Sundt Construction celebrated a major milestone in the building’s progress — the Topping Out Ceremony.
The University of Texas at El Paso
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Kelly Hall – 6 & 7th Floor
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Fax (7th): 915-747-8030
E: research@utep.edu

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