Story Idea:
Discovery Suggests Simpler Method to Grow Stem Cells
Stem cells naturally cling to feeder cells as they grow in petri dishes. Scientists have thought for years that this attachment occurs because feeder cells serve as a support system, providing stems cells with essential nutrients.
But a new study that successfully grew stem cells with dead, or fixed, feeder cells suggests otherwise.
The discovery, described in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B, challenges the theory that feeder cells provide nutrients to growing stem cells. It also means that the relationship between the two cells is superficial, according to Binata Joddar, Ph.D., a biomedical engineer at UTEP.
Campus Spotlight:
Older Adults Ready for Inaugural Golden Age Games at UTEP
Participants in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Physical Fitness in the Golden Age program will compete in the first Golden Age Games from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2 at UTEP’s Kidd Field.
People age 60 and older will battle in track and field events as individuals or as part of a team representing the program’s two locations: Fitness Research Facility at UTEP and the Gary del Palacio Recreation Center, 3001 Parkwood. This free event is open to the public.
Business Announcements:
COURI Symposium Winners Announced
Dozens of undergraduate students at The University of Texas at El Paso presented their research at the Campus Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) Symposium April 17-18 at the Undergraduate Learning Center. The event marked COURI’s fifth spring symposium and ninth overall.
COURI works to promote hands-on guidance from professors to engage students in investigation and innovation on a regular basis.
The award recipients are listed here: http://news.utep.edu/?p=30215
UTEP Student Publications Win State Awards
Students working on The Prospector, The Prospector Daily and Minero Magazine were honored with 23 awards at the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association’s spring convention, which took place in San Antonio April 8-11. The awards cover publications from the period of December 2013 to December 2014.
The award recipients are listed here: http://news.utep.edu/?p=30194.
Students Win First Place in Student Case Competition
Students from UTEP’s College of Business Administration won first place in both the undergraduate and graduate tracks of the 2015 APICS Terra Grande District Student Case Competition April 17-18 in Houston. The winning UTEP teams each received $1,000 and an all expenses-paid trip to the 2015 APICS International Conference in Las Vegas to compete for the APICS Championship title.
“This win validates the excellence of our Operation and Supply Chain Management Program and demonstrates that students from Texas can compete around the World,” said Robert Nachtmann, DBA, dean of the College of Business Administration.
APICS, the Association for Operations Management, is the leading professional association for supply chain and operations management and the premier provider of research, education and certification programs that elevate supply chain excellence, innovation and resilience.
Press Events/Photo Opportunities On Campus:
Tuesday, April 28
4 p.m.
Helen of Troy Field
UTEP Women’s Softball vs. New Mexico State
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Women’s Softball team will take on New Mexico State at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 at Helen of Troy Field, located on the UTEP campus.
6 p.m.
Helen of Troy Field
UTEP Women’s Softball vs. New Mexico State
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Women’s Softball team will take on New Mexico State at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 at Helen of Troy Field, located on the UTEP campus.
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Karrin Andrews in Concert with the Jazz Bands
Karrin Allyson, a four-time Grammy nominee, will perform alongside The University of Texas at El Paso’s Jazz Band in an exciting evening of vocal jazz 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Tickets are $5 for general admission; $3 for military and non-UTEP students; and free for UTEP faculty, staff and students.
For more information, please contact Erik Unsworth at eunsworth@utep.edu or 915-747-5606 or visit music.utep.edu.
Wednesday, April 29
7 p.m.
UTEP Dinner Theatre
Mary Poppins 2014-2015 Season of Musicals — Discount Dinner Performance
The musical “Mary Poppins” runs April 17 – May 17. One of the most popular Disney movies of all times and based on the books of P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins has delighted Broadway audiences for more than 2,500 performances.
UTEP Dinner Theatre’s facilities are partially accessible to the disabled. Tables 27 to 51 are not accessible. Children 3 years old or younger are not permitted in the theater.
The menu for this performance includes chicken cordon bleu, oven-browned potatoes, french-style green beans, garden salad with house dressing, snowflake dinner rolls, coffee, iced tea and a supercalifragalistic ice cream sundae.
Discount dinner performances are $41.50 for adults; $39.50 for children 4 – 12 years old and for non-UTEP students; and $31.50 for UTEP students who may purchase one ticket at this price. With a valid ID, UTEP faculty, staff and alumni association members, groups of 20+ and military personnel may purchase up to four tickets for $39.50.
Tickets are available at the UTEP Ticket Center by calling 915-747-5234 and at all Ticketmaster outlets in El Paso. The Ticketmaster Charge by Phone Line is 1-800-745-3000.
For more information, please call 915-747-6060.
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
UTEP Concert Band
The University of Texas at El Paso Concert Band will perform an evening of fun band classics 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Tickets are $5 for general admission; $3 for seniors, military and non-UTEP students; and free for children under years of age and UTEP faculty, staff and students.
Thursday, April 30
7 p.m.
UTEP Dinner Theatre
Mary Poppins 2014-2015 Season of Musicals — Discount Dinner Performance
7:30 p.m.
Magoffin Auditorium
The Magic Flute
Opera UTEP presents a stunning rendition of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by W.A. Mozart at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, Friday May 1, and Saturday, May 2, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 in Magoffin Auditorium.
Tickets are $12 for general admission; $8 for students, seniors and military; and free for UTEP faculty and staff.
7:30 p.m.
Studio Theatre — Fox Fine Arts Center
“Trestle at Pope Lick Creek”
Written by Naomi Wallace, one of America’s best playwrights, and directed by Joel Murray, “Trestle at Pope Lick Creek” is a poignant, brutal and erotically charged tale of redemption and the search for identity that reveals the fragility and beauty of the human spirit. Filled with wicked twists and turns, this is a hauntingly powerful work.
Individual tickets are $13 for adults; $11 for UTEP faculty and staff, seniors, military, non-UTEP students, groups (10+) and UTEP alumni with card; and $9 for UTEP students and children (4-12 years old).
For more information, please visit www.theatredance.utep.edu or call 915-747-5118.
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Symphony Band
Kenneth Capshaw, leads the Symphonic Winds in a performance of aesthetic excellence 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 30 in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Tickets are $5 for general admission; $3 for seniors, military and non-UTEP students; and free for children under 6 years of age and UTEP faculty, staff and students.
For more information please contact Hufstader at rhufstad@utep.edu or 915-747-5606 or visit music.utep.edu.
Friday, May 1
All Day
Kidd Field
UTEP Twilight — Track and Field
The University of Texas at El Paso Track and Field team will face off against the New Mexico State University Aggies all day Friday, May 1 at Kidd Field during UTEP Twilight.
7 p.m.
UTEP Dinner Theatre
Mary Poppins 2014-2015 Season of Musicals
7:30 p.m.
Magoffin Auditorium
The Magic Flute
7:30 p.m.
Studio Theatre — Fox Fine Arts Center
“Trestle at Pope Lick Creek”
Saturday, May 2
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Beginning Band Festival
The Beginning Band Festival will take place 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 2 in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
2 p.m.
Sun Bowl Stadium
“Battle of El Dorado” marching band competition
The “Battle of El Dorado” is a one-of-a-kind Historically Black Colleges and Universities marching band competition, which will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2 in Sun Bowl.
7 p.m.
UTEP Dinner Theatre
Mary Poppins 2014-2015 Season of Musicals
7:30 p.m.
Magoffin Auditorium
The Magic Flute
7:30 p.m.
Studio Theatre — Fox Fine Arts Center
“Trestle at Pope Lick Creek”
Sunday, May 3
2:30 p.m.
UTEP Dinner Theatre
Mary Poppins 2014-2015 Season of Musicals — No-Dinner Matinee Performance
2:30 p.m.
Magoffin Auditorium
The Magic Flute
2:30 p.m.
Studio Theatre — Fox Fine Arts Center
“Trestle at Pope Lick Creek”
7 p.m.
Don Haskins Center
Paquita la del Barrio and Maribel Guardia
Mexican divas Paquita la del Barrio and Maribel Guardia will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at the Don Haskins Center.
Tickets are $80, $49, $35 and $25 plus applicable service fees and may be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, the University Ticket Center or by calling 915-747-5234.