Oct 02, 2017 through Jan 31, 2018, $10,000

In collaboration with the TTUHSC group, PI von Borries and his research group will collect electrogastrogram (EGG) data from ten or more human subjects with normal gastric motility and apply signal processing algorithms (developed by von Borries) to estimate EGG waveform, mean frequency and propagation delay.

Jan 01, 2018 through Aug 31, 2018, $5,000

This project characterizes blood flow patterns during aerobic exercise (i.e., direction and presence of turbulence) in patients with coronary artery disease to compare patterns with young, healthy individuals in order to determine gene expression changes in endothelial cultured cells.

Nov 09, 2017 through Feb 28, 2018, $9,669

This transdisciplinary project forges new relationships among UK and US geoscientists, engineers, social scientists, historians, and policy makers to address seismic risk and develop resilience-building strategies in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan in order to develop a sustainable framework for improving Bhutanese resilience to earthquakes and their secondary effects.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2020, $488,559

This project focuses on developing game theory models and solution methods for using deception in cybersecurity domains based on cognitive modeling and game theory.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2018, $11,000

This award provides support for intensive, multi-semester internships for exhibition installation and programming, which complements classroom learning at UTEP and provides opportunities for students from across campus to expand their thinking and to connect with people and ideas that broaden their experience of education and contemporary culture.

Jul 01, 2017 through May 30, 2020, $216,161

This project investigates the metaphoric nature of God conceptualization and how different conceptualizations influence attitudes, thoughts, and behavior; and whether using metaphors in this way provides meaning in life.

Sep 01, 2017 through Dec 31, 2017, $2,000

Two Family Day workshops and one Educator Workshop will be created as a complement to an exhibit entitled Suzi Davidoff: Simplified World, which focuses on human-wrought changes in our ecosystem as evident in mapping and endangered species.

Oct 18, 2017 through Oct 17, 2018, $25,024

The UTEP Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness is to conduct an economic impact analysis of Molina Healthcare Corporation to estimate its economic effects on the economy of the state of Texas.

Sep 20, 2017 through Sep 19, 2018, $7,500

This project increases access and utilization of accurate and reliable opioid misuse prevention health information by young adults 18-35 in affected communities, active opioid users, and the general public in El Paso County.

May 01, 2017 through Apr 30, 2019, $14,194

This study is the first in the US to implement an evidence-based integrated behavioral intervention into the community pharmacy setting to address opioid medication misuse among pharmacy patients.

Oct 19, 2017 through Jan 15, 2018, $10,532

UTEP will explore concepts to build and test proof-of-concept asymmetric electromagnetic devices to assess asymmetric behavior that exists at interfaces, which is of particular interest to the contractor Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2020, $700,932

This cross disciplinary research program utilizes zebrafish as a model organism to understand the molecular basis of developmental disorders through an understanding of how the HCFC1 gene regulates both normal development and disease.

Sep 05, 2017 through Dec 15, 2017, $22,534

This project will support a UTEP student at the Materials & Components Laboratories of WSTF in the areas of materials characterization, mechanical testing, nondestructive testing, corrosion evaluation, materials selection, and failure analysis services.

Sep 29, 2017 through Sep 28, 2018, $8,000

This program hosts one to three individuals from the United States, who have current or past experience supporting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students, to share their experiences and models of indigenous students transitioning to life and studies at U.S. colleges and universities.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2018, $15,971

This is a renewal of the annual Joint Admissions Medical Program (JAMP) funding to assist in the development and support of eligible UTEP undergraduates who wish to become physicians.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2018, $302,687

This parent project encompasses several tasks in achieving its goals: (1) an investigation of the development of an active transportation system planning methodology to enhance multimodal connectivity in the El Paso region; (2) the development of a web–based application for visualizing the performance measures of the Montana corridor; and (3) an initiative related to multi-scalar approaches to transport dynamics analysis.

Aug 14, 2017 through May 04, 2018, $1,500

This project creates an appreciation for the performing arts among elementary school children in El Paso County schools in order to fill a cultural and academic void, and cultivate future adult audiences, art appreciators and/or performers.

Sep 01, 2017 through Jun 30, 2019, 10,600

This mixed methods, exploratory study examines protective factors that mitigate the cumulative trauma experience of migrants who have fled violence and adversity in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico.

Aug 24, 2017 through Aug 23, 2018, $5,000

This project coordinates a two-day national summit in El Paso, Texas to commemorate the 75th anniversary of (1) the 1942 U.S. Bracero Program executive order and (2) the first group of braceros who entered the U.S. border through El Paso to work the sugar beet harvest in Stockton, California.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2018, $62,000

This project develops fully humanized antibodies to neutralize rattlesnake venom and circumvent the adverse effects of mild and serious reactions to animal-derived anti-venoms, which would halt the effects of envenomation, such as anaphylaxis and hypotension.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2019, $109,306

This project tests polluted areas in the El Paso region resulting from Manufactured Nano-Materials (MNMs) that are dumped by various scientific and technologic manufacturers, causing harmful effects to human and environmental health. The expected outcome is a gain of significant knowledge on the synergistic effect between heavy metals and MNMs.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2019, $109,306

To overcome anti-cancer drug resistance, this study aims to identify novel compounds that could act as inhibitors of Met and Nrf2-ARE proteins.

Jan 01, 2017 through Sep 30, 2018, $107,004

High profile incidents in recent years have led to the production of much research on the effects of strained relationships between police and the community they serve. Organized protests against police brutality combined with certain types of media coverage seemingly pitting Black Lives Matter against Blue Lives Matter create turmoil within communities while simultaneously exposing law enforcement to continued stressful stimuli. While the health consequences of police officer stress and trauma have been explored, what is unknown is whether strained relations between citizens and the police have prolonged impacts on officer health and wellness. This study seeks to understand these contextual determinants of stress.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2018, $509,575

The project's purchase of instrumentation will serve both education and research on energetic materials that will enhance the University's capabilities in materials characterization and combustion experiments.

Sep 25, 2017 through Feb 02, 2018, $4,086

This project translates the Citizens Guide — developed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act — into Spanish to enable the general public to understand how Forest Level Planning is conducted by the Forest Service.

Nov 03, 2017 through Nov 03, 2018, $4,912

This project will investigate the validity of the Physical Therapy Spanish Proficiency Measure (PT-SPM). The researchers developed this measure to assess a physical therapist student’s readiness to safely and effectively communicate in Spanish with limited English proficient Spanish-speaking patients (without the use of an interpreter). Additionally, the PT-SPM has potential use as a curricular assessment tool for physical therapist educational programs that include Spanish in their curriculum.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2021, $1,329,998

In collaboration with Central Michigan University, this project develops a software package to deliver highly accurate results of the Fermi-Lowdin-Orbital (FLO) Self-Interaction-Corrected (SIC) density functional theory package—methods that have revolutionized the ab-initio investigations of materials properties.

Dec 01, 2017 through Dec 31, 2018, $180,000

This research project enables the characterization of effects due to process interruptions for two materials, Inconel 625 and AlSi10Mg, which have a wide base of industrial applications. This characterization increases the adoption of manufacturing technologies in industrial environments.

Dec 01, 2017 through Nov 30, 2019, $285,902

In collaboration with the Carnegie Institution of Washington and Virginia Tech's National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure, this field and experimental study investigates whether a link exists between the bioavailability of gypsum (calcium sulfate dihydrate) and the habitability of gypsum-dominated (i.e., gypsic) environments. The results may have direct implication for the current and past habitability of Martian surfaces dominated by gypsum deposits.

Sep 29, 2017 through Sep 29, 2018, $1,123

In partnership with the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez, this project endorses music as an instrument for social betterment, self-knowledge, and empowerment.

Mar 01, 2018 through Feb 28, 2021, $500,000

This program develops a regional innovation ecosystem through establishment of a technology park comprised of a wide array of facilities, harnessing UTEP's national research preeminence to create high quality jobs for this region.

Sep 20, 2017 through Sep 30, 2018, $49,906

This study collects survey data from flood event victims who were in hurricane Harvey to determine whether more socially vulnerable households suffer more adverse flood event experiences and impacts.

Sep 30, 2017 through Sep 30, 2018, $154,595

This project provides excavation hazards prevention training to non-English speaking and vulnerable construction workers in the greater El Paso, Texas area. The project further spreads the safe workplace message and information on freely available OSHA resources for guidance.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2019, $202,000

This project establishes a flexible pavement database of all types of pavements available in the Texas Department of Transportation road network to calculate mechanistic parameters for initial calibration of pavement design models.

Sep 01, 2017 through Aug 31, 2021, $1,854,537

This grant will increase the number of culturally and linguistically competent mental healthcare providers in rural, vulnerable, and medically-underserved communities by expanding internship opportunities in integrated behavioral healthcare settings.

Aug 01, 2017 through Oct 31, 2017, $85,160

The Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) commissioned a feasibility study to establish an "open space port" within the Archipelago of the Azores, also known as the Atlantic Spaceport Complex. The UTEP Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research co-leads the effort with UT-Austin Center for Space. The study will assess a full range of pertinent factors to include Portugal′s strategic geographical location, existing space infrastructure, burgeoning entrepreneurial momentum, global reach, and potential of employing its unique corporate and intellectual assets to contribute to, lead, and benefit from the emerging "new space economy" over the next several decades.