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UTEP professors Dr. Carina Heckert, Dr. Katherine M. Serafine, and Dr. Ophra Leyser-Whalen.

$300K grant furthers research on pregnant immigrant women

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter August 31, 2020

A grant of $318,383 was recently awarded to UTEP's Department of Sociology & Anthropology by the National Science Foundation to explore the emotional experience of pregnancy among first and second generation Mexican-origin immigrants in the El Paso,...

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Students weigh in on UTEP making commencement virtual after postponement

Sofia Vargas, Contributor August 31, 2020

In replacement of the in-person graduation ceremony that was supposed to happen in May, UTEP is instead hosting a virtual one at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elias Chevalier, freshman history major at UTEP, said that the graduating...

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The coronavirus pandemic isn't stopping student organizations at UTEP from enhancing the college experience.

Student organizations at UTEP remain active despite COVID

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor August 29, 2020

The college experience is going to be very different this semester for students everywhere because classes are now mostly online. But despite this new reality, here’s how some student organizations at UTEP have adapted to the COVID-19 era. The...

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UTEP estimates loss of more than $17 million amid pandemic, 10% budget cut

UTEP estimates loss of more than $17 million amid pandemic, 10% budget cut

Sven Kline, Contributor August 27, 2020

UTEP is projecting a loss of $17.2 million for the 2020 fiscal year, but officials say funding from the federal Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, has provided some relief to the institution and its students. The university...

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The dashboard reveals that 19 people tested positive for the virus and 6 people reported their positive status to the university between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4.

‘It’s very dead now:’ UTEP empty on first day of semester

Paulina Astrid Spencer, Entertainment Editor August 26, 2020

24-year-old Maximiliano Sarmiento is a nursing student who’s worked at the information desk in UTEP’s Union East building for a while. He said the Union looks "very dead now." “We used to have around 150 students on the second floor at the dining...

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Student entrepreneurs have access to UTEP’s Studio G

Bryan Mena, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2020

Studio G is the first resource of its kind at UTEP and its available for student entrepreneurs who want to start and grow their own businesses. Because of COVID-19, Studio G has gone completely online but Michael Garcia, the director of UTEP's Mike Loya...

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To adapt to COVID-19, UTEP has implemented testing and educational resources about staying safe.

Here’s how UTEP is adapting to the pandemic this fall

Sasha Minjarez, Contributor August 24, 2020

UTEP President Heather Wilson and other university officials held a virtual town hall meeting on Aug. 11 to discuss the institution’s reopening plans, implemented strategies to maintain its safety, and upcoming events. Here are some basic things you...

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Bryan Mena is a political science student at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is The Prospector's new editor-in-chief.

Meet Bryan Mena, The Prospector’s new editor

Bryan Mena, Editor-in-Chief August 24, 2020

I never thought that I would one day be leading a newsroom as editor-in-chief during a global public health crisis. Yet here I am – pandemic and all. Not to mention that the national economy is still in shambles and that this past summer was a...

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Apart from student athletes, coronavirus testing is not required for UTEP employees and students, but highly recommended to help limit the spread of the virus within the University.

UTEP reports less than one percent positivity rate of COVID before fall semester

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter August 24, 2020

The fall semester has officially begun for many colleges across the country and students must now navigate through their college careers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) plans to monitor the health and safety...

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Voting becomes uncertain amid COVID-19 pandemic

Anahy Diaz, Copy Editor August 17, 2020

As COVID-19 cases continue to grow across the United States, the virus is predicted to impact one of the most fundamental rights the country’s citizens hold: voting.   With over 154,00 COVID-19 related deaths reported in the U.S. by the Centers...

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UTEP launches new counseling program

UTEP launches new counseling program

Victoria Almaguer, Contributor August 15, 2020

UTEP’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has launched its new project ‘CAPS to Go’ to further reach out to students with its services. After the COVID-19 pandemic affected many services provided by the department, CAPS has adapted...

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College in the age of coronavirus

College in the age of coronavirus

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief August 13, 2020

Students attending UTEP this fall will have an unprecedented situation in the way they experience the university lifestyle due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.  Not since the influenza pandemic of 1918, commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu,...

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