This upcoming fall, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez is coming to the University of Texas at El Paso as an 18-year-old freshman a majoring in computer science and as one of the carefully selected Terry Scholars.   From Loretto Academy, Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Valdez was...

The new coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease better known as COVID-19 has put a halt to countless lives and plans, and those of college students are not the exception.   A report titled “Impact of Coronavirus on Student’s...

According to UTEP News UTEP President Heather Wilson was appointed chair of the newly formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIABB) by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on Friday, May 15. President Wilson, who served as the 24th Secretary...

The UTEP Alumni Association annually honors 10 graduating or recently graduated seniors based on a combination of academic achievement, involvement, leadership and service both in the community and off campus. Although a banquet was unable to be held...

With a double major in printmaking and painting, Vicente Delgado is a UTEP Visual Arts graduating senior of the 2020 spring semester. Born and raised in El Paso, Delgado decided to pursue the arts as it became a familiar hobby growing up.   Surrounded...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is now officially able to assist students who can’t make ends meet because of the pandemic through “emergency financial assistance grants,” according to a UTEP news release.   These grants are meant...

UTEP established a Student Emergency Fund to provide students with financial relief during this unprecedented time of coping with the impacts of COVID-19. While it currently focuses on the effects of the pandemic, the fund is permanent and...

The University of Texas at El Paso is welcoming nine freshman who were selected to receive the Terry Scholarship award this upcoming fall. Chosen from among thousands of applications, Bryan Arriaga, who has decided to major in computer science and...

Editors note: This article was originally published on September 14, 2014 in the special Centennial Issue of The Prospector. Annette Rainville, who was a reporter and editor at The Prospector, graduated from UTEP with a bachelor’s degree in print...

El Paso’s unemployment increased to almost 5 percent since stay-at-home orders were put in place last month, according to a study done by El Paso Workforce Solutions.   Workforce solutions accesses data for the Texas Workforce Commission for...

UTEP President Heather Wilson has announced a COVID-19 recovery task force to help plan the institution's reopening and prepare for the fall semester.   According to an email by Wilson, the university has compiled a group of faculty and staff members...

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the global economy, small businesses throughout the country have scrambled to keep their necks above water. Many have already laid off employees or just completely shut down.  In El Paso, local businesses near...