2021

• Former U.S Space Force Chief Technology and Innovation Officer impressed by UTEP’s research program in cyber security
  Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kimberly Crider, a renowned leader in cybersecurity, visited UTEP Oct. 4 to share her expertise with researchers and encourage the next generation of female engineers.
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• Students participated in the Software Reverse Engineering Hackathon hosted by ARL, NSA, and UTEP CS.
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2020

• UTEP Awarded $171K to Develop Cyber Security Network for U.S. Department of Energy
  Researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso's Computer Science Department will have a hand in bolstering the safety of cybersecurity operations conducted by fossil fuel power generation plants thanks to a $171,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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• ARL South Cybersecurity Mini-Hackathon (Remote)
  Collect points by using strategies to pivot through a network. Discover the mystery behind your memory blackout
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2019

• Scholarship For Service Graduates Ready to Serve
  Not all college graduates have professional plans laid out before receiving their diplomas. But a pair of software engineering students at The University of Texas at El Paso knows exactly what lies ahead for them after Commencement.
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2017

• New Collaboration is Cornerstone for Cybersecurity
  Through in-kind contributions of equipment, construction costs, furniture, mentorship and manpower, ARL and UTEP established the cybersecurity center and laboratory at UTEP. The main function of the center is to conduct research and design and deliver cybersecurity-related workshops for the El Paso area community.
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• UTEP Photo Earns Top Design at Cyber Conference
  Angelica Marquez, a freshman computer science major, won best photo design at the recent Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) Conference in Tucson, Arizona. Marquez was one of 11 UTEP students to attend the March 30-April 1, 2017, conference that included a variety of talks, workshops and poster sessions focused on cyber security.
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• UTEP, EPCC Partner with California Institutions to Strengthen Cyber Security Pipeline
  The University of Texas at El Paso and California State University Stanislaus have formed a consortium with their community college counterparts, El Paso Community College and Merced College, under a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The group will utilize the funding over five years to increase enrollment and diversity in cyber security through a scholarship program called S-STEM.
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2016

• NSA Designates UTEP as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations
  The University of Texas at El Paso recently earned recognition as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations. The designation from the National Security Agency is for academic years 2016–21. The prestigious classification requires institutions to meet highly rigorous academic and programmatic criteria. There are only 16 designated CAEs across the U.S., and UTEP is one of two in Texas.
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