UTEP BIOLOGY

Making strides in understanding decision making Decisions, decisions. Life is full of decisions, from what to have for breakfast to where to work. To make each one, a series of mechanisms in the brain must be…

Wonderful story about the relationship between Climate Change, Ecology and these little guys based on the research group including our own Jennie McLaren.

A Major Climate Force Has Been Ignored for Decades Small mammals play an outsize role in shaping the world around them.

Starting the new year off with a bang! Congratulations to the 20 current and former UTEP faculty members who have been recognized among the top researchers in the world within their respective specialty areas. They are the standard-bearers of the University’s mission to create knowledge and apply it to make people’s lives better. Learn more: https://utepn.ws/47k2Khp

Congratulations Dr. Friedman on receiving this amazing award. We are excited to continue to see the amazing work you continuously do throughout the college, Picks Up! ⛏💙🧡

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Alexander Friedman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UTEP College of Science, received a $1.15 million grant from the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, the foundation’s highest award in support of junior faculty. Learn more at the link in our bio.

Congratulations to Drs. Ruiz-Medina, Varela-Ramirez, Kirken and Robles-Escajeda for their paper listed as the Journals Top Downloaded Article

The SARS‐CoV‐2 origin dilemma: Zoonotic transfer or laboratory leak? The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide yet its origin remains unclear. Two potential scenarios of how infection of humans initially occurred include zoonotic transfer f...