Escobar blames UTEP’s Wilson for loss of ‘once-in-a-generation’ NSF grant

Escobar blames UTEP’s Wilson for loss of ‘once-in-a-generation’ NSF grant

El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar blamed University of Texas at El Paso President Heather Wilson for the cancellation this week of the National Science Foundation grant that was awarded to a UTEP-led coalition in January 2024. The NSF on Tuesday officially canceled a grant for the Paso del Norte Defense and Aerospace Innovation Engine that would have brought $15 million initially and up to $160 million over 10 years. The NSF suspended the g…