Ten Socorro Independent School District students — the most in SISD’s history — were named scholarship winners in the 2016 Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program. The 2016 GMS scholarship recipients are: Sergio Dominguez from Socorro High School; Miguel Martinez and Eduardo Arzabala from Eastlake High School; Dina Torres from Mission Early College High School; Felipe […]Read More
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El Paso International Airport’s Foreign-Trade Zone No. 68 has organized the 2016 El Paso-Ciudad Juárez Summit to provide local businesses and industry tools to expand their markets. This event serves as part of the FTZ No. 68’s mission to help expedite and encourage foreign commerce and to support local businesses in achieving global competitiveness. More […]Read More
The Socorro Independent School District is committed to ensuring all students are future ready by providing a high-quality education with innovative digital learning systems and access to the latest technological resources. As part of Operation Future Ready efforts, Team SISD students have the latest digital tools, such as laptops and tablets, at their fingertips, and […]Read More
El Paso’s own Exigo Architecture has announced yet another project, this one slated for the industrial area just west of the Spaghetti Bowl. According to a new entry on Exigo’s webpage, the three story apartments known as ‘Midtown Lofts’ will fill an area of just under 112,000 square feet at the corner of Durazno and Stevens Streets. The […]Read More
AUSTIN, Texas – More than 5 million children in the United States, including almost a half-million in Texas, have experienced separation from a parent who is incarcerated. A new Annie E. Casey Foundation report makes a number of recommendations to state and local policymakers to help these children, who often struggle with emotional and financial […]Read More
Zita Arocha, UTEP associate professor and director of Borderzine, has been selected for induction into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Aug. 5, 2016 in Washington, D.C., during the NAHJ convention. NAHJ’s mission includes the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry. […]Read More
The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) recently announced that The University of Texas at El Paso’s Campus Transformation/Centennial Plaza project earned its top award for Excellence in Landscape Architecture. The organization will present its most prestigious award to UTEP officials on July 12, 2016, during the group’s annual international conference in Vancouver, B.C., […]Read More
Brad Udall, senior water and climate research scientist/scholar at Colorado State University’s Colorado Water Institute, will present a Centennial Lecture about water in the American Southwest. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is presented by UTEP President Diana Natalicio and UTEP’s Center for Environmental Resource Management. A reception will follow the […]Read More
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz‘s presidential campaign is officially teaming up with rival John Kasich to deny frontrunner Donald Trump the Republican nomination. On Sunday night, the two campaigns agreed to a game plan that they hope will deny Trump the 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination before Cleveland: Cruz will focus on Indiana, while […]Read More
“HUAPANGO” by textbook definition, a Mexican style of dancing which includes fast rhythmic footwork of the toes and heels. The Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte dancers did just that, and so much more! It was a beautiful night at the Chamizal Memorial Theater, as the audience sat captivated by the traditional dance styles of Veracruz. […]Read More