UTEP is offering the COVID-19 vaccine to all its students and staff April 9-10, the school announced Tuesday, April 6. According to an email by the Office of the Chief of Staff, UTEP students, faculty and staff who have completed the consent and questionnaire...

UTEP's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is hosting Living with Loss, a support group opened for all UTEP students who have experienced a loved one's death. The program was initially planned as an eight-week support group that started on...

Maintaining physical wellness amid the COVID-19 pandemic may present itself as a difficult task to maintain, but a recent study conducted by UTEP researchers revealed El Paso’s stay-at-home ordinance has had a positive impact on some of its residents. According...

UTEP announced the expansion of its COVID-19 vaccination program to household members of students and staff March 19. UTEP is encouraging students and staff to register their family members, especially those who may need assistance navigating the registration...

UTEP graduate Aylin Duarte was awarded the Fulbright U.S. Student Program’s prestigious award to complete an English Teaching Assistantship in Argentina in Spring 2022.   Duarte, who earned her bachelor’s degree in December 2020 in political...

UTEP will begin vaccinating all students next week as eligibility expands to everyone 16 and older in the state. According to an email sent out by UTEP President Heather Wilson on Friday, April 2, the university expects to start offering vaccines to...

UTEP professor of chemistry and biochemistry Wen-Yee Lee, Ph.D., is conducting research on early detection methods for prostate cancer.   Lee was invited to join a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Johns...

El Paso community members held a vigil Monday, March 29 at Cielo Vista Walmart’s Grand Candela to honor the 10 individuals who died at the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.  The vigil, hosted by members of El Paso Young Democrats, was held following the March...

The Borderland Rainbow Center (BRC) hosted a rally March 27 to bring together and honor young members of the transgender community in El Paso.   The “We See You” rally was held at Memorial Park, where families, children, and people of all backgrounds...

UTEP President Heather Wilson joined a panel of fellow university presidents and organizational leaders Tuesday, March 23, for the Texas briefing of “Excelencia in Education’s analysis of 25 years of Hispanic Serving Institutions.”  Excelencia in...

UTEP’s Student Engagement & Leadership Center (SELC) raised awareness on body acceptance through different virtual events March 22-26.   “Love Thy Self” was one of the discussions hosted March 24, led by SELC’s leadership,...

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Sun City chapter is raising brain awareness by hosting a week long virtual event from March 22-28 focused on the importance of brain research, specifically the science of drug use.   Brain awareness...