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ARLINGTON, Va. — As it did for many, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and following quarantine measures created additional emotional and social stressors for Soldier Recovery Unit participants throughout the Military Health System. By late 2020, retired Sgt. Maj. Robert Wilson decided it was time to bring his passion of photography to other […]Read More
Two EPISD nurses who were key in the District’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic were named Region 19 School Nurses of the Year by Texas School Nurse Association. El Paso’s top school nurses are Mesita Elementary’s Michelle Cummings and Hillside Elementary’s Donna Betancourt. This is the second year in a row that an EPISD nurse […]Read More
Jie Xu, Ph.D., assistant professor of earth, environmental and resource sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is one of 83 U.S. scientists selected by the Department of Energy Office of Science to advance biological and environmental discovery with mission-critical research through the Early Career Research Program (ECRP). “We are very excited that […]Read More
The El Paso Community Foundation’s The Classroom Fund is granting $50,000 to 59 area educators for the coming school year. Projects funded range from basic classroom supplies to materials for music, special needs, and technology. “The average teacher spends several hundred dollars of their own money each year to buy items for their students,” said Stephanie Otero, EPCF […]Read More
Two alumni from The University of Texas at El Paso have been appointed by the Texas Legislature to represent the state as top artists in their fields. Their one-year terms start May 18, 2022. Lupe Mendez will be the state’s poet laureate and Celia Álvarez Muñoz will be the state’s two-dimensional artist. They were nominated […]Read More
Cameron Garcia, a student in UTEP’s Master of Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS) Program in the Department of Criminal Justice, will have the opportunity to apply his passion for foreign languages, culture and history while gaining experience to become a U.S. diplomat, thanks to a scholarship from the U.S. Department of State. The Critical Language Scholarship […]Read More
Students from CCTE’s Sports Medicine Program recently competed at the national level and placed among the best in the country. Four students placed individually among the top 20 in the United States in the National Sports Medicine Competition. The students are: Fourth Place: Samantha Senter, Franklin High School Sixth Place Shalom Armijo, El Paso High […]Read More
On Friday, local grassroots organization Moms on Board (MOB) El Paso unveiled their new and unique fundraising effort to help finance and build an All Abilities Playground at Ascarate Park. “We are selling bricks and pavers that you can engrave with a special message to all future visitors of the park,” MOB officials shared. “By […]Read More
Five Socorro Independent School District students won top awards in the 2021 Trash to Treasure V citywide art contest, which drew more than 300 entries of unique artwork created from recycled materials. The annual Trash to Treasure art contest evolved from a project started several years ago at El Dorado High School that involved students […]Read More
On Thursday, the Association of Women in the Community College (AWCC) has announced the 2021 recipients of their annual scholarship awards. For 2021, the AWCC named its scholarship the Dr. Dominic Lannutti Memorial Scholarship in tribute of a long-term member and awarded six $750 scholarships to the following outstanding EPCC students: Perla Carrillo, Nanette Giron, […]Read More
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