UTEP professors and ancillary staff have carried out a tremendous amount of research over the years and the research forum, held this year at 4 p.m. Sept. 13 in UTEP’s Undergraduate Learning Center, is a way to highlight the ongoing research happening. Many...

Selfa A. Chew Meléndez, Ph.D., is a history and African American studies professor, researcher, publisher writer, poet and artist who has devoted her scholarship to serve the UTEP community for almost 20 years.   As the new associate dean of undergraduate...

The Department of Political Science and Administration sponsored a mental health talk from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday Sep. 7. The talk was given by Dr. Jeffrey Y. Kuroiwa, Assistant Director of Clinical Services and Staff Counselor at Counseling and...

The Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce, Blackstone LaunchPad and Studio G is an entrepreneurship platform that serves UTEP students. They provide guidance for students seeking to create their brand or a new business, encourage them to join organizations...

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms, died Sept. 8 at the age of 96 years old at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Buckingham Palace released a statement earlier today stating the British Monarch...

As the number of migrants crossing from South America to the U.S. increased at the borderland, El Paso was forced to send more than 35 Venezuelan immigrants to New York City.  These efforts are part of Operation Lone Star, a strategy in response to...

Lowbrow Palace is a live music venue that held its grand opening of its new and improved location in Central El Paso at 1006 Texas Ave. Sept. 2-4 by hosting different events to commemorate its 11-year anniversary.   The Lowbrow Palace kicked off its...

Being recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for the diligent work of KTEP meant bestowing one of the highest honors in the journalism field. Named after journalist Edward R. Murrow – a broadcast correspondent who gained...

An annual poll conducted by Gallup revealed that the public’s confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court has reached a historic low According to Gallup, only 25 percent of adults in the U.S. have a “great deal” of confidence in the Supreme Court, compared...

President Biden announced his upcoming plan to forgive student debt for low and middle-class loan borrowers Aug. 24. In his three-part plan, Biden sticks to the promise he made during his way into office, which was to cancel $10,000 worth of student debt...

Yolanda Chávez Leyva, Associate Professor for the Department of History and Director of the Institute of Oral History, was one of 12 notable Latinos chosen for the Smithsonian exhibit “¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States” in Washington...

On Friday, Sept. 2 the 32nd Minerpalooza took place and was a smash hit. Miners of all generations filled the parking lot outside of the Sun Bowl Stadium and showed off their Miner pride.  There were games, jumping balloons, vendors, music and fun that...