UTEP unveiled its COVID Data Dashboard weeks into the fall semester and it’s now reflecting the highest number of UTEP-affiliated COVID-19 cases for one week. The dashboard reveals that 19 people tested positive for the virus and 6 people reported...

A crowd of about 40 people gathered to protest El Paso Electric’s plan to construct a new fracked-gas generator plant in Northeast El Paso Sept. 21 at San Jacinto Plaza. According to a public statement by the utility company, the estimated construction...

The highest number of people tested positive for the novel coronavirus between Sept. 21 and Sept. 27 through UTEP’s Coronavirus Proactive Testing Program, according to the university's COVID Data Dashboard. Last week, 13 people tested positive for...

For the first time in its history, UTEP has established an office solely dedicated to helping students with fellowship opportunities. The Office of Student Fellowships and Awards, part of the Division of Student Affairs, launched this academic year...

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that about 70 out of 200 students who participate in SSP show improvement which was confused with "turnover." UTEP’s Student Support Services Program (SSSP) has been granted $1.7 million...

With early voting right around the corner, candidates vying for a seat on El Paso City Council spoke about their platforms at in-person forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of El Paso. The event was held Sept. 22, which was National Voter Registration...

UTEP’s Student Government Association (SGA) has partnered with the College Health Alliance of Texas (CHAT), a coalition of student leaders from across the state determined to communicate and educate students on the importance of public health guidelines...

When UTEP shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the university’s food pantry was one of the few sites that remained operational due to the essential service it provides to students. However, although the UTEP Food Pantry has remained open,...

UTEP’s Interdisciplinary Research Building (IDRB) was supposed to have its grand opening in the summer, but due to delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the last major pieces of furniture were barely installed at the end of August. Now, the new...

After almost three weeks since the start of the fall semester, UTEP unveiled its COVID Data Dashboard Thursday, Sept. 10 that “reflects the total number of UTEP faculty, staff and students who tested positive for coronavirus through the voluntary UTEP...

In the era of COVID-19, volunteer work has been largely stifled by safety restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus, but UTEP’s Center for Community Engagement (CCE) has adjusted to these times to allow Miners to continue to give back to the...

Karoline Daland said she had been training so hard to finish off the track & field season earlier this year, but then COVID-19 took the world by storm. Her next track meet was only a week away, but it suddenly got canceled. When the pandemic upended...