Lighting Campus for Hope returns to the Texas Tech Health El Paso campus on Dec. 4 with support from local institutions that help fund cancer screenings.

A major philanthropic gift from Ronnie and Ashley Lowenfield will help shape how cancer specialists collaborate to care for patients at the future Steve and Nancy Fox Cancer Center, now under construction at Texas Tech Health El Paso.

A message of hope now shines above the future Steve and Nancy Fox Cancer Center.

To mark National Cancer Survivors Month, the Texas Tech Health El Paso community gathered at the Medical Education Building lawn on Friday, June 12, to form a lavender ribbon.

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC), in collaboration with Texas Tech Health El Paso, is expanding access to Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC), an advanced, highly targeted treatment option for patients with difficult-to-treat cancers.

As two towering yellow cranes at the university worked in tandem to raise the Fox Cancer Center from the desert floor, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar presented Texas Tech Health El Paso with a symbolic $1.031 million federal check on Tuesday, representing the funding she secured to purchase linear accelerators, known as a LINACs, for the Fox Cancer Center. 

For Dolores Juarez and her son, Che, cancer is not just a diagnosis. It’s a shared experience that has further strengthened their lifelong bond.

For many Borderplex cancer warriors, stories of grueling cross-state trips to Houston for treatment are common. Now, a federal grant will help Texas Tech Health El Paso care for patients closer to home while boosting research to reduce the disease’s disparate impact on the region.

Just months after launching the Building Hope Campaign, one of the largest fundraising initiatives in the university's history, Texas Tech Health El Paso has raised $52.5 million to help build the Fox Cancer Center.

Texas Tech Health El Paso’s third annual Lighting Campus for Hope, presented by Hunt Companies, illuminated the campus with holiday magic on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Families, friends and cancer warriors from across our Borderplex, with an estimated 1,000 in attendance, celebrated hope and unity in the fight against cancer.

CASE awarded the Office of Institutional Advancement two 2024 Best of District IV Awards for Special Events: In-Person (Single-Day), and Videos: Fundraising and Stewardship (Long) for their exceptional work in fall 2023 celebrating the transformational generosity of the Fox family.

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