Public Health Graduate Student Paves Way for Women in STEM

By Laura L. Acosta

UTEP News Service

Michelle Del Rio vividly remembers how she felt two years ago standing with Michelle Obama backstage in the East Room of the White House.

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Archer Fellowships Help Students Broaden Perspectives

By Daniel Perez

UTEP News Service

A natural interest in politics and her community were instrumental in helping UTEP junior Elisa Tamayo earn a fall 2012 Archer Fellowship, and a position inside the White House.

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Campus Leaders Offer Tips to Mitigate Windstorm Effects

UTEP officials have asked faculty, staff and students to use common sense to deal with the severe winds that are expected to barrel through the Paso del Norte regions starting late Tuesday and into Wednesday. Forecasters are predicting these 35 to 45 mph winds with gusts up to 65 to be the worst windstorm to hit the area in five years.

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UTEP Calendar of Events (Feb. 18-24)

Monday, Feb. 18

10:30 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

UTEP Union Cinema

Symposium on Chinese History in a Global Context

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Andrew Peña Approaches His Season Finale

By Laura Acosta

UTEP News Service

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

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Professor Wins American Library Awards

By Lisa Y. Garibay

UTEP News Service

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

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‘Hit the Road Jack!’ to Showcase Ray Charles

By Lisa Y. Garibay

UTEP News Service

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.

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UTEP Names New Centennial Museum Director

By Lisa Y. Garibay

UTEP News Service

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.

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