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Description
This community connects UTEP faculty and professional staff who are involved in community engagement activities or research related to COVID-19.
The goal of this community is to connect and support interaction among members and related community stakeholders. The efforts of this community provide a snapshot of the various ways that UTEP is responding to COVID-19 in the community and beyond. For information on research issues related to UTEP and COVID-19 visit the ORSP website.
Aspirations
KEYWORDS
- Community Engagement
- coronavirus
- COVID-19
- pandemic
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Related Efforts
Contact: Gary Edens
UTEP is supporting Texas Tech Health Sciences Center by utilizing UTEP’s student housing as temporary shelter for front-line healthcare providers caring for COVID-positive patients who are concerned about transmitting the infection to their family members.
Research is underway at The University of Texas at El Paso’s School of Pharmacy to develop vaccines and antiviral drugs to combat the novel coronavirus within 15 months to two years.
Suman Sirimulla, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at UTEP, is leading a group of experimental researchers to virtually develop the molecular structure of a protease inhibitor that would target the coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person.
A request for fabric face masks to assist elderly residents at an assisted living facility in Washington state became a call to action for several costume makers at The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Theatre and Dance, and their efforts have expanded to benefit border agencies.
Dr. Medina is evaluating the different types of designs of printed masks available on the internet to determine which ones would work best with the Keck Centers Technology and resources. Dr. Medina shared an overview presentation of available designs. In the end, a connection to an external partner was made. External partner can manufacture mask with interchangeable filters in large volume and low cost.
Our vision is for additive manufacturing (AM) technology to revive the economy through a transformation in the way products are designed and manufactured, taking advantage of distributed manufacturing and 3D multi-functional designs enabled by AM. Our mission is to lead the AM transformation through multi-disciplinary activities that include education, research, outreach, technology development and commercialization, and industrial partnerships.
The Environmental Health & Safety Office was established to develop, promote and maintain a safe, healthy learning and working environment for the students, faculty, staff and visitors at the University of Texas at El Paso.
The vision of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) is to accelerate the research and sponsored program enterprise while adhering to university policies and federal regulations.
The CLS Program is committed to providing high quality educational experiences that develop knowledgeable, skillful, and ethical professionals who will fulfill leadership positions and contribute to the growth and advancement of the health care community of our US-Mexican Border and Southwest region.
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DIALOG SOURCES
I3 Move Communities provide a way to share expertise, resources, and community information to the general public. There are numerous tools available, both open source and proprietary, for engaging in dialog and sharing information and knowledge within a closed group.
This community engages in dialog as follows:
