
- Reaching the American Dream: As part of the nationwide campaign Opportunity Nation, UTEP will host a two-day event May 2-3 filled with discussions, presentations and celebrations.
- 3-D Medical Modeling: Models of human body parts created in UTEP's W.M. Keck Center for 3-D Innovation allow surgeons to study replicas of their patients' anatomy before picking up a scalpel.
- Seeking the Truth: A team of world-renowned investigators led by a UTEP associate professor of psychology and criminal justice is developing new methods of interrogation, thanks to an $11 million grant.
- '92 Squad Remembered: The high and low points of one of the greatest seasons in UTEP basketball history occurred just days apart in March of 1992.
- Honored Alumni: Meet the 14 outstanding alumni recognized at Homecoming 2011 for their career and life achievements.
- Centennial Celebration Kicks Off: Almost 100 years ago, 27 students rode streetcars and walked nearly a mile through the dusty desert to the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy. It was Sept. 23, 1914.
- Masterfully Planned: The University's new 10-year master plan combines some of the aggressive building elements of the past with a major dose of environmental friendliness.
- Lighting the Future: UTEP's Department of Theatre and Dance takes the lead in energy conservation with an LED lighting study.
- The Class of 100,000: The University bestowed its 100,000th degree during Spring Commencement 2011.
- The Changing Face of UTEP: UTEP administrators set their sights high in 2001 with a plan to add 1 million square feet in academic, research and support space. Their vision is becoming a reality.
- The SPEC Revolution: UTEP faculty and students at the Structural and Printed Electronics Center are involved in cutting-edge research.
- Going the Distance: Amateur boxer and UTEP student Stephanie Han hopes to punch her ticket onto the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.
- Miner Philanthropy: UTEP's Centennial Campaign: The University launched its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date, with a goal of raising $200 million by 2014.
- Convocation Celebrates Campaign Launch: In a break from tradition, Fall Convocation 2010 resembled a carnival celebrating the launch of At the Forefront: The Centennial Campaign for UTEP.
- Presidential Honor: Woody Hunt received the inaugural President's Medal, the University's highest honor.
- Celebrating 100 Years: A new commission has started planning UTEP's 100th anniversary celebration.
- Distinguished Alumni and Gold Nuggets: UTEP honors 17 outstanding alumni for their career and life achievements.
- Cien Años Después: The Mexican Revolution that began in 1910 would help shape the economic and cultural dynamic of the border region throughout the next century.
- It's Not Just About Rocks: Studying rocks is just a small part of what UTEP geoscientists and geophysicists do.
- UTEP Boldly Goes Where Few Universities Have Gone Before: At UTEP, Star Trek is helping some first-year students strengthen their academic talents.
- Under the Watch of the Thunder Dragon: In a special report, UTEP alumna Xochitl Rodriguez '09 shares her adventures teaching art to children in Bhutan.
- Health Professions Highlighted: UTEP is a national leader in health sciences and nursing education.
- Common Ground: One is a Shiite Muslim from Iran and the other is a Sunni Muslim from Jordan, but award-winning researchers Maryam Zarei Chaleshtori and Lubna Hamdan found common ground at UTEP.
- American Flyer: Lois Hailey '53, recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, was one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who volunteered as a test pilot and trainer during World War II.
- At The Forefront of Medicine: UTEP Alumni J. James Rohack, M.D. and Willarda V. Edwards, M.D. lead the AMA and the NMA.
- Voyage of Discovery: Astronaut and UTEP Alum John "Danny" Olivas made a successful second visit to space.
- New Bioscience Research Building Opens: The 140,000-square-foot, $45 million facility house UTEP's Border Biomedical Research Center.
- President's Convocation Address: UTEP President Diana Natalicio highlights the successes of 2008-2009.
- Ed Hochuli: The former UTEP linebacker muscled his way to success in the courtroom and on the field as a popular NFL referee.
- Distinguished Alumni: An executive recruiter, a doctor, a geologist and a highway administrator are named as UTEP's Distinguished Alumni.
- The Hoover House: If homes have character, it is because of the people who live there. The stately home on Cincinnati Avenue is no different.
- The Disappeared: A family waits for them to come home. Waits days, months and years to hear their voices, to see their smiles to feel their touch ... But they never do.
- Isabella Stewart Gardner's Lost Boys: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet. They left home in 1990 in the early morning hours of March 19. Nearly 20 years later, the museum still has hope that they will return.
- Ad Man: UTEP alumnus Bob Wingo built one of the nation's most successful advertising agencies over the last 30 years, one calculated risk at a time.
- Deep Thoughts: The ability to twist an ordinary idea into an extraordinary few lines of comedy has earned a UTEP alumnus two Emmy Awards.
- This Miner Rocked Amadeus: In the 24 years since winning the best actor Oscar, F. Murray Abraham says he has savored every role that has come his way.
- Explore. Discover. Innovate. Cure.: UTEP researchers have attracted national recognition for their innovative research initiatives in an array of disciplines.
- Crossing Jordan: UTEP and the Tafila Technical University in Jordan are bridging more than educational gaps-they're forging relationships between two nations.
- America Picks Obama: Alumnus Sam Donaldson offers his advice for the President.
- Miners of the Universe: With Ginger Kerrick serving as a flight director for NASA's Mission Control, UTEP's Miner Nation continues to reach beyond the stratosphere.
- Polar Explorers: At the top of the Earth, long-frozen soil is thawing and sea ice is disappearing. UTEP researchers who have studied the polar regions believe the problem only will get worse.
- The King & I: UTEP President Diana Natalicio attends the coronation of His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Bhutan.
- A Look Back: As our collective pace quickened each day during the past year, a single word seemed to best characterize UTEP: Momentum.
- Star Award: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recognizes the UTEP-EPCC Transfer Scholarship Program.