More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, while studies reveal that India has one-sixth that rate; one of the lowest rates of the disease in the world.

A trio of 3-D printers hums along to a steady electro beat inside UTEP’s cavernous Educational Technology Research Laboratory. The machines are part of a multimedia concept that Daniel Tillman, Ph.D., expects his students to use to motivate their future pupils to learn about music, math and technology.

On Jan. 28, UTEP creative writing professor Benjamin Alire Sáenz started his day with some outstanding news.

UTEP welcomed Maribel Villalva as the new director of the University’s Centennial Museum and Gardens on Feb. 11. She steps in to fill the vacancy left by previous museum head W. Warner “Bill” Wood.

Andrew Peña, Ph.D., is trading his UTEP orange and blue for New Mexico State University’s crimson and white.

UTEP’s dance department will bring the songs of Ray Charles to life with “Hit the Road Jack!” The show also will feature other unique dance works that demonstrate a range of styles and themes.