The BUILDing SCHOLARS program received a $15.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue working as a research opportunity for students interested in biomedical research for five more years.    In 2014, the NIH founded BUILDing SCHOLARS...

Flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat and, sometimes, the lungs. It can cause severe illness and even lead to death in severe cases.   The best way to prevent flu is by getting a flu...

The internet is a vast and seemingly endless place, more immense than most people can even comprehend. Yet the common user has only explored about 1% of its total content. The remaining 99% is what is known as the deep web.    The vast content...

Texas Senate Bill 212 relating to Title IX, the 1972 federal statute on sex discrimination and sexual harassment, enhances reporting requirements for Title IX violations.    Considered one of the tightest campus safety measures in the nation by...

The UTEP Student Government Association (SGA) held an on-campus conversation about education and the border with U.S. Rep. for Texas's 16th congressional district Veronica Escobar Monday, Oct. 7 at the university’s Geology Building.   The event featured a...

Appropriations, updates on special projects, two special election races, an issue with accountability and a trip to Bhutan were among the several things mentioned at UTEP’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting Sept. 26.   The meeting began...

Hugo Hinojosa, a digital media production major at UTEP, will hold a student panel called “Masculinidad, derribando constructos sociales,” or “Masculinity, knocking down social constructs,” at noon Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Blumberg...

The El Paso Independent School District will relocate its Gene Roddenberry Planetarium, currently located at its Education Center on Boeing Drive, to Northeast El Paso’s Crosby Elementary School.    The forthcoming campus closing is...

Just like this year’s Homecoming theme, “UTEP Goes Global,” the university’s Office of International Programs and Study Abroad (OIPSA) made it its mission to diversify the campus and recruit students from other countries to share their knowledge...

Throughout the week, UTEP will host its annual homecoming, which centers “around bringing alumni and a new generation of students together to build camaraderie and celebrate school spirit,” according to UTEP’s website.   “‘I belong...

Two of the six recipients of UTEP’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni award are the founders of Creative Kids, a local nonprofit organization that introduces visual arts to children.   Every year during Homecoming season, UTEP honors its exceptional alumni...

Dorothy Truax is one of 10 alumni receiving a Gold Nugget Award as part of UTEP’s 2019 Homecoming celebration. Truax is being recognized for her contributions to social work within the El Paso community.    After Truax went on to obtain a bachelor’s...