By Daniel Perez, El Paso Matters Talk about scientific concepts with most college underclassmen and their eyes will glaze over in a few minutes because many may not understand how it affects them on a daily basis, a University of Texas at El Paso professor said. An experimental course that will be offered at UTEP in spring 2026 wants to change that attitude by combining science and popular culture. It will analyze how subjects born of science – from Frankenstein’s monster to genetic mutations – can generate fears about power, identity and technology.

“Monster-ology: At the Borders of Literature and Science,” will be co-taught by Brianna Anderson, assistant professor of English, and Kendal Hirschi, professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. They will use films, comic boo

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