MinerAlert
MinerAlert
On Thursday, March 26, a third male employee of The University of Texas at El Paso tested positive for COVID-19. The employee traveled to the same out-of-town event as the first two employees who tested positive and returned to El Paso on Thursday, March 12.
On Tuesday, March 24, two male employees of The University of Texas at El Paso tested positive for COVID-19. The employees traveled to an out-of-town event and returned to El Paso on Thursday, March 12.
In accordance with the guidance of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas at El Paso will postpone spring Commencement ceremonies.
A female student at The University of Texas at El Paso who returned from extended overseas travel Saturday night, March 14, went directly into self-isolation as directed by UTEP’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety. On Monday, she tested positive for COVID-19.
The University of Texas at El Paso has been named to the 2020-21 cohort of First-gen Forward Institutions by the Center for First-generation Student Success.
Patricia Nava, Ph.D., has been named interim dean of The University of Texas at El Paso College of Engineering, effective March 4, 2020.
Martine C. Ceberio, Ph.D., professor of computer science at The University of Texas at El Paso, will be inducted as a fellow into The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers during a ceremony Friday, April 3, 2020.
Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) presented The University of Texas at El Paso's Ophra Leyser-Whalen, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, with its SWS 2020 Feminist Activism Award during the group's recent winter meeting in San Diego, California.
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo presented Zuill Bailey, one of the world's premier cellists and a music instructor at The University of Texas at El Paso, with a Conquistador Award during the El Paso City Council's regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at City Hall.
Raymond C. Rumpf, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, was promoted to Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), an educational nonprofit established to advance light-based science, engineering and technology.
Luis Echegoyen, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at El Paso, was recently inducted as a 2019 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
The University of Texas at El Paso’s Professional and Public Programs (P3) recently won the Learning Resources Network’s (LERN) Best Management Practice award. The international award recognizes innovation in the field of lifelong learning and serving communities. It was presented last month at LERN’s annual conference in San Diego, which was attended by 800 professionals in lifelong learning from five countries.
Jessica Carreon didn't shy away from the challenge that was presented to her by The University of Texas at El Paso's School of Nursing. In two years, Carreon has learned from accomplished professors, student organizations and her own persistence.
Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D., sees value in straying from textbooks as part of his teaching method in order to provide opportunities for his students to solve real-world engineering problems.
