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EL PASO, Texas (Jan. 6, 2025) – Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have found unusually high levels of parasitic infection in the insects that transmit Chagas disease in the Borderlands. The bugs were collected near homes and natural areas along the U.S.-Mexico border, raising concerns about the potential for local transmission of the disease in the Southwestern U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (Dec. 1, 2025) – Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have found a promising new target in the fight against high-grade serous carcinoma, an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Less than 50 percent of women survive five years after diagnosis, according to the team.
EL PASO, Texas (Nov. 4, 2025) – A dinosaur fossil discovery by a researcher from The University of Texas at El Paso may expand the known range of a species that roamed the Earth approximately 115 million years ago.
The University of Texas at El Paso
Dept. of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
Geology – Rm 101
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79902
E: geology@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-5501
F: (915) 747-5073
