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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has hired David Martinez as its new head softball coach. Martinez was at Odessa ...

'World's oldest' restaurant celebrates 300th anniversary Military launches mystery missile from Cape Canaveral; Army names hypersonic program 'Dark Eagle' 4 players the Bills could target on day 2 ...

UTPB junior Bryan Martinez said the contest involved "a bunch of petroleum-based facts in the oil field, related to drilling, reservoir, even health and safety questions." It's a quiz-show type of ...

UTPB has launched “Dialogues on the Experience of War,” a program that supports veterans in navigating the often-difficult ...

By offering this pathway, UTPB said it reinforces its mission to make college more accessible and attainable. The UTPB Admissions team said it will be visiting ECISD high schools over the next ...

The program looks to provide automatic admission for qualified seniors, streamlining their journey to college. By offering this pathway, UTPB said it reinforces its mission to make college more ...

As a working mom, Gore said she understands the importance of summer camps. "The camps here at UTPB are important because it gets young people on our camps and we hope that will plant the seed to ...

While at UTPB, Dooley advanced the university's athletics program. UTPB says Dooley will now pursue his new passion for flying airplanes. "It has been an incredible journey leading the Falcons and ...

If you’ve ever waddled over to the UTPB duck ponds, a sound of peace is profound. Faces of UTPB: The Duck Ponds🦆 The first duck pond at UTPB was built in 1972 at the site of what used to be an ...

UTPB was chosen based upon its demonstrated commitment to advancing the outcomes of first-generation students through improving both first-generation student success initiatives and institution ...