A federal official toured UTEP's relaunching program, backed by $52 million. DOE had announced a Notice of Intent for up to $100 million on August 7, before the October visit, to address a critical minerals workforce gap.

A humanoid robot named Ali was showcased as El Paso hosted 250 manufacturing firms this week.

City Hall preview event kicks off a three-day push to turn El Paso manufacturers into aerospace suppliers.

The Gene Roddenberry Planetarium sits in a converted Northeast El Paso gym and still runs free public shows under its dome.

El Paso's Las Palmas Medical Center now offers a hybrid heart procedure combining surgery and catheter ablation for tough AFib cases.

The New Mexico Museum of Space History marks 50 years with a fifth-floor overhaul and an October gala honoring twin astronauts and the Mercury 13.

Federal officials say 57 years of mercury exposure left the Sunspot telescope beyond repair, but neighbors want its dorms and fire station spared.

Methodist’s Sarah Cannon program is expanding CAR‑T trials into autoimmune diseases while UTSA and SwRI prototype sensors to speed and cut the therapy’s costs.

UTEP researchers 3D-printed a gel battery electrolyte that matches conventional performance and can be formed into discs, lattices and cubes.

A UTEP analysis of NIH All of Us data found GLP‑1 drugs like Ozempic were linked to sharply lower odds of several substance‑use disorders, but authors say trials are needed.

UTEP researchers found gypsum-rich dust from White Sands causes only about 2–3% PV power loss at an Alamogordo test site, lowering cleaning and water needs for solar.

A Dallas Fed survey finds two-thirds of Texas companies use AI; a small share say it lowered their need for workers.

El Paso Children’s Hospital added a Lumenis UltraPulse CO2 laser and a ZEISS KINEVO 900 S microscope to expand burn, scar and complex-surgery care closer to home. Hospital officials say the upgrades will keep more specialty treatment in the Borderland.