President Dr. Diana Natalicio has 450 UTEP T-shirts. She and the university decided to honor her 30 years at the helm by displaying her personal collection of T-shirts in an exhibit called “My Tenure in T-shirts” on the second floor of the Union East...

UTEP Professor Igor C. Almeida, Ph.D., is leading an almost 30-year research project that aims to discover a better treatment, as well as a vaccine, for Chagas disease. Chagas disease, named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (8-17, 3-11) faces an uphill battle to make the conference tournament as the 13th seed in Conference USA’s unique bonus play format. This new format places all-conference teams by record within conference into two groups...

Two faculty members in UTEP’s Creative Writing Department were inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters (TIL), a nonprofit honor society that recognizes and celebrates literature in Texas: Associate Professor Rosa Alcala, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor...

Associate Professor of Social Work Eva Moya, Ph.D., recently achieved a great accomplishment in her career. She was elected president of the Association of Latina/Latino Social Work Educators (ALLSWE) in November 2018. Over the course of her career,...

Movement Mujeres announced its inaugural fellowship class of 25 women from Texas who will be part of a two-year training and mentorship program that began Feb. 6. “Being part of Movement Mujeres will help me turn my thoughts into actions and not only...

UTEP held the 2019 general assembly for The World Dance Alliance Americas (WDAA) Feb. 13-17 at the Fox Fine Arts building. During the four-day dance conference, dancers from across the country and region had the opportunity to attend a series of dance...

The UTEP Women’s basketball team next matchup will be against the University Of Texas At San Antonio as the regular season is close to conclusion. The Lady Miners are still battling with only seven active players. In their last matchup against Southern...

UTEP women’s track and field team won the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championship held Sunday, Feb. 17 in Birmingham, Alabama.  UTEP had a total score of 89.50 points, which beat the second-place winner Charlotte...

By Noah Sarabia The Prospector Lockheed Martin hosted a challenge to UTEP students on the first floor of the Undergraduate Learning Center Monday, Feb. 18. The top prize is a letter of intent for hire by the company. The challenge consisted of...

The UTEP women’s basketball team lost its second straight game to Southern Miss Lady Eagles, 64-63, Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Don Haskins Center. Southern Miss would take advantage of points off turnovers as they scored 28 points compared to UTEP’s...

As President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to receive funding for the border wall. The Border Network for the Human Rights (BNHR) and El Paso county filed a lawsuit against the president’s declaration. "This is a declaration of war against...