Several events have been postponed or cancelled in the El Paso area due to the recent tragedy that befell the city when a Walmart shooting resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries.  Blink-182 tweeted that “in solidarity with the community”...

After a shooter opened fire at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas Saturday, Aug. 3, 22 people have died and 26 wounded.  This is the eighth deadliest shooting in U.S. history, according to NBC news and is the worst shooting in the country...

The Insights Museum’s 50th Anniversary Apollo Moon Landing Celebration was a stellar event commemorating one of the single most astronomical achievements in human history. The evening launched with a screening of the Apollo 11 film in the UTEP Union...

UTEP’s Department of Human Resources hosted its annual Mindful Miner Health Fair on Wednesday, July 17, at the Thomas Rivera Conference Center. The Mindful Miner Health Fair is an event organized to give local health care providers, alongside local...

On Sunday, July 13, the Office of Admissions & Recruitment at UTEP held the event Miner Melt for incoming freshmen. The event took place at the Student Recreation Center and was open to all incoming freshmen admitted for Summer or Fall 2019. The...

Upward Bound is a college readiness program that has helped high school students attend college of their dreams since 1965. Even though this program has been around for a long time, many people may not know about it. The program enrolls teens while in...

By: Isaiah Ramirez The Prospector The City of El Paso Department of Public Health has confirmed two cases of rubeola (measles), a disease caused by a virus that spreads through coughing and sneezing but is preventable by vaccination. The measles...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has granted $15,000 to The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) Department of Theatre and Dance to fund the annual Big Read on the Border planned for Spring 2020, a UTEP news release said.    Adriana...

UTEP research conducts VR stress study   Hector Olvera, Ph.D., director of research at the UTEP School of Nursing, is using virtual reality (VR) to launch a new research program at The University of Texas at El Paso to understand how natural environments...

UTEP to be closed for Independence Day  The University of Texas at El Paso will be closed Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.   Regular hours of operation will resume Friday, July 5. UTEP Dinner Theatre presents ‘Hello...

On Sunday, June 30, dozens of people joined Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke and other local leaders at his rally at the Clint Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas. O’ Rourke called this rally to “demand an immediate end to Trump’s...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will grant $1.2 million to the partnership between The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) to contribute to the formation of future STEM teachers through a teaching...