Locomotive (9-2-5) open the USL playoffs tonight against Tulsa FC (6-2-7) as looks to extend it unbeaten streak and advance to the championship round.   El Paso completed their 2020 season with a huge 4-0 victory over the Real Monarchs. With the...

A team consisting of postdoctoral fellow Felix Matos and UTEP professors Dr. Ian Mendez and Dr. Laura O’Dell is conducting research on vaping and its effect on motivation and decision making in adolescents. The team received a $120,00 grant from...

Fifteen years ago, we were introduced to the global phenomenon of “The Twilight Saga.” The book series, comprising of four novels written by Stephenie Meyer, sold over 100 million copies in the late 2000’s.   The novels follow Bella Swan, a...

Starting off the season 3-1 including a rare road win, the Miners once again take to the road to take on conference rival the Louisiana Tech Bull Dogs (2-1) Saturday Oct. 10, in Ruston, Louisiana.  The Miners have lost seven straight games to the...

Dr. Melinda Tasca, associate professor of criminal justice at UTEP, is taking part in one of the most comprehensive studies yet on prison violence. Titled “The Sources and Consequences of Prison Violence,” this multi-strategy study spanning three...

UTEP informed its students in an university-wide email that it will continue to offer a combination of online, hybrid and in-person classes for Spring 2021, anticipating that COVID-19 will likely still be present in the community by next year.   In...

This UTEP alumnus spent several years in the commercial banking industry and many more giving back to his community. Now, he’s enjoying retirement but his commitment to the community didn’t go unnoticed. J. Steve DeGroat is one of this year’s...

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...