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The Summer Mentoring and Research in Transdisciplinary Methodologies in the Neuroscience of Drug-Abuse (SMARTMIND) program provides an intensive summer research training experience for undergraduate students and high school teachers hosted on The University of Texas at El Paso (¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ) campus. Participants in the program conduct research under the mentoring of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ neuroscience faculty, participate in professional development workshops, and present their research findings at the COURI summer symposium. All participants receive a stipend, and out of town participants are provided travel to/from ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and housing.



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*With financial support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Campus Office of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Research Initiatives (COURI), and grants from members of the Neuroscience Faculty Team at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, the Summer Mentoring and Research in Transdisciplinary Methodologies in the Neuroscience of Drug-Abuse (SMARTMIND) is held each summer.

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¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has set a new institutional record for annual research expenditures, reporting $162.3 million for fiscal year 2025. The milestone represents a multimillion-dollar increase over the previous year’s record of $158 million and continues ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s upward trajectory in research productivity.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Achieves Record $162.3 Million in Research Expenditures

EL PASO, Texas (Jan. 27, 2026) – The University of Texas at El Paso has set a new institutional record for annual research expenditures, reporting $162.3 million for fiscal year 2025. The milestone represents a multimillion-dollar increase over the previous year’s record of $158 million and continues ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s upward trajectory in research productivity.

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso, led by Rosa Maldonado, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences, found unusually high levels of parasitic infection in the insects that transmit Chagas disease in the Borderland. 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.

High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border

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.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
SMARTMIND Program
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Learning Center (UGLC) room 306
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79902

E: couri-programs@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-6760