After over a year of online activities, the Student Engagement and Leadership Center (SELC) in partnership with Recreational Sports, and Housing & Residence Life welcomed students on campus for a field day at Centennial Plaza on Tuesday, March...

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...

Ever Clay, a local business founded by UTEP kinesiology student, Genesis Valdez, has found a niche in El Paso’s homemade community. The company launched online on August 2020, focuses on polymer clay earrings and accessories.   Initially, Valdez...

UTEP’s Women’s and Gender Studies program along with Ignite UTEP virtually hosted the 11th Women’s and Gender Studies History Month conference March 9-10.   The event featured pre-recorded video presentations, including live panel discussions...

Casa Ortiz, the new Socorro art gallery, featured an all-female group of artists Feb. 25 as part of the El Paso County’s monthly Last Thursdays event.   Among those featured were UTEP’s own Jaqueline Martinez and Gabriela Velasquez.    Martinez,...

On a virtual event hosted March 9 as part of UTEP’s Women and Gender Studies conference,  U.S. Representatives Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia spoke with KTEP’s News Director, Angela Kocherga, about voting, racism and the work...

UTEP’s Women's and Gender Studies program will virtually host its 11th annual Women’s and Gender Studies History Month conference March 9-10, despite the current technological issues the university is facing.  The Women's and Gender Studies program,...

UTEP President Heather Wilson announced in a campus-wide email sent Wednesday, the university’s intention to increase in-person activities after spring break and plans for the Fall semester to be in-person.  Wilson said the university is planning...

City Council met on Jan. 21 to discuss the adaptation of the Public Art Plan for 2021.  The Public Art Plan will update completed projects and breaks down those scheduled for this year. Any projects that were postponed last year because...

UTEP began administering the first doses of its 975 Pfizer vaccines on Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23, to high-risk students, staff and those working in medical environments.   UTEP President Heather Wilson regarded the University’s...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and with the mission of increasing engagement among its students, UTEP will continue hosting virtual events in Spring 2021. Throughout the semester, Miners will have the opportunity to engage in activities organized by the...

After what was deemed a “disappointing” virtual graduation ceremony in September due to necessary restrictions brought on by the pandemic, a survey was sent out to Spring and Summer 2020 UTEP graduates as well as eligible Fall 2020 aspirant...

https://youtu.be/eTINO0kAl9I The spread of COVID-19 in El Paso has continued to rise, with the current number of active cases topping over 23,000 as of Friday, Nov. 6. In order to keep up with the infection rate, UTEP and the city of El Paso have partnered to...

https://youtu.be/1GXpnXs9i0c El Paso has been the focus of national media attention because of the staggering amount of new COVID-19 cases these past few weeks and it’s not letting up. The county reported Wednesday a record-shattering 3,100 new cases...

Misogyny and sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry isn’t anything new. From the Harvey Weinstein scandal to Kesha’s legal battle with Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, or “Dr. Luke,” women in the entertainment and music industry have always...

https://youtu.be/G9LzrBEKkbk The Republican Alliance of El Paso and the Border Hispanics For Trump joined the “Trump Train” on Oct. 3, a national event that took place on every major highway in support of President Donald Trump and Republican candidates....

24-year-old Maximiliano Sarmiento is a nursing student who’s worked at the information desk in UTEP’s Union East building for a while. He said the Union looks "very dead now." “We used to have around 150 students on the second floor at the dining...