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Murder and Mayhem in West Texas Book Signing Event at the University of Texas Permian Basin

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Odessa, Texas/December 6, 2023-John Fisher, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas Permian Basin along with his research students collaborated on a writing project that turned into a book called MURDER AND MAYEM IN WEST TEXAS. 

(John Fisher, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice-University of Texas Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas)  

The Criminal Justice students reached out to local and area Law Enforcement Agencies and looked at case records and reports and conducted interviews with some of the Police Officers that were involved in investigating these crimes. 

(John Fisher, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice-University of Texas Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas) 

Every year the Criminal Justice research class picks a subject to write about in effort to get published. 

(Angelina Cruse, Criminal Justice Student/Author-” Murder and Mayhem In West Texas”/UTPB-Odessa, Texas) 

Shaeloy Castro Puertas researched Monica Carrasco, 16 years of age, who went missing from Balmorhea, Texas in 2003 and is still missing. 

(Shaeloy Castro Puertas, Criminal Justice Student/Author-” Murder and Mayhem In West Texas”/UTPB-Odessa, Texas) 

Sandra Barrera, a student at the University of Texas Permian Basin bought “Murder and Mayhem in West Texas” to support her author friend and classmate 

(Sandra Barrera, Part Time Grad Student- University of Texas Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas) 

Murder and Mayem in West Texas is available at linuslearning.com/product/murder-and-mayhem-in-west-texas and through John Fisher at the University of Texas Permian Basin. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

UTPB Hosts Randy Rattlesnake Written by Tara Wilson Book Signing Event

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Odessa, Texas/December 1, 2023-University of Texas Permian Basin hosted a book signing event featuring Randy Rattlesnake, a children’s book written by UTPB College of Education faculty member Tara Wilson. 

(Tara Wilson, UTPB College of Education Faculty Member/Author-University of Texas Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas ) 

Randy Rattlesnake is an educational and entertaining story that follows the journey of Randy, a landowner faced with a big decision when an oil company expresses interest in drilling on his land. 

(Tara Wilson, UTPB College of Education Faculty Member/Author-University of Texas Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas) 

Jennifer Salazar worked with Tara Wilson in Education and wanted to support the author by bringing her daughter Jianna and her son Yuriah to the book signing. 

(Jennifer Salazar, Jianna and Yuriah-Randy Rattlesnake Book Signing Event/University Texas Permian Basin. 

(Jianna Salazar Randy Rattlesnake Book Signing Event/University Texas Permian Basin) 

The children’s book Randy Rattlesnake is available by contacting Tara Wilson and coming soon to Amazon. Com and Barns and Noble. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(031922)-NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART BIOMECHANICS LAB AT UTPB

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Odessa, Texas/March 19, 2022-The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has a new multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art biomechanics lab located in the D. Kirk Edwards Human Performance Center. The lab allows students to learn about bodies in motion, and help student-atheletes who are injured see how their injuries are healing. 

(Alanna Dennison, Academic Chair-Department of Human Performance-UT Permian Basin) 

The software used in the UTPB bio-mechanics lab is the same software used in the development of FORTNITE gaming animation. 

(Alanna Dennison, Academic Chair-Department of Human Performance-UT Permian Basin) 

Students in anatomy classes can see body movement in a simple wireframe model in a 3D space. 

(Alanna Dennison, Academic Chair-Department of Human Performance-UT Permian Basin) 

UTPB has the opportunity through the bio-mechanics lab to bring in high school atheletes, recreational athletes from all over the region to look at movement quality and help prevent injuries. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera