• Is 2019 the year for your new business?

    Sunday, December 30, 2018
  Losing weight and spending less money aren’t the only popular New Year resolutions. Starting a new business tops the list for many people.

• 2018: UTRGV salutes the past, embraces the future, with full year of successes

    Friday, December 28, 2018
  UTRGV has had an outstanding 2018, highlighted by exciting accomplishments, new programs and distinguished awards.

• STAY TUNED: RGV Tuba Christmas set to break Guinness World Record

    Sunday, December 23, 2018
  The soothing sounds of low brass filled the McAllen Convention Center on Dec. 2, as hundreds of guests gathered to enjoy a holiday tradition – the annual RGV Tuba Christmas.

• Santa’s Logistical Nightmare

    Friday, December 21, 2018
  Just the sight of Christmas lights, tinsel and wrapping paper can bring smiles. But when you get down to the brass tacks, the holiday is about logistics.

• UTRGV announces 11 Valley legislative internships for 2019

    Friday, December 21, 2018
  Eleven UTRGV students are about to embark on an experience that will change their lives, with a spring internship at the State Capital during the 86th Texas Legislative Session.

• OVAVP receives funding to continue advocacy services to UTRGV community

    Thursday, December 20, 2018
  The Office of Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention (OVAVP) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has received a two-year grant to fund the expansion of the department to better provide immediate assistance to those in need.

• UTRGV graduates celebrate milestone on second day of Commencement ceremonies

    Saturday, December 15, 2018
  Mission accomplished for close to 2,000 graduates who participated in The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s three Fall 2018 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 15.

• Steps across graduation stage leave footprints to follow

    Friday, December 14, 2018
  All three of Yanelly Palomo’s siblings will be in the audience Friday, Dec. 15, to watch their eldest sister graduate from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a degree in biology.

• UTRGV business grad walks knowing she has a job with Ernst & Young come August

    Friday, December 14, 2018
  When Paola Alaniz, of Pharr, graduates Saturday, Dec. 15, from UTRGV with a Master of Accountancy (MACC), her dream job is already waiting for her at one of the world’s largest accounting firms – Ernst & Young.

• UTRGV graduates First Class of Vaqueros

    Friday, December 14, 2018
  Fall commencement kicked off on a windy Friday on the Student Union Lawn in Brownsville, as 560 graduates received their diplomas from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

• Master’s student graduates with support from family

    Thursday, December 13, 2018
  Francisco Rafael Torres Diaz is no stranger to facing challenges.

• Family thanks UTRGV mass communication graduate for not giving up

    Wednesday, December 12, 2018
  Families almost universally dream of seeing their college student walk across the stage in a cap and gown, big, bright smiles in place. That’s when they know – the ups and downs of getting there were all worthwhile.

• UTRGV, Harlingen CISD to form high school to medical school pipeline for health professions

    Wednesday, December 12, 2018
  In an effort to cultivate more homegrown health providers, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is entering into a new partnership with the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.

• Graphic design major wins 2018 UTRGV Holiday Card Contest

    Tuesday, December 11, 2018
  The holidays came early for UTRGV sophomore Ashley Garcia, of Brownsville, who captured first place in the annual President’s Holiday Card Contest.

• UTRGV student Brandon Ramirez’s journey proves education transcends borders

    Monday, December 10, 2018
  At 5 a.m., most college students can be found binge-watching their favorite TV shows, cramming for their next exam, or maybe even sleeping.

• UTRGV Chief of Police named Chief of the Year by UT System

    Friday, December 07, 2018
  Taking in stride the challenges of integrating a new university police department and communication system are just a few of the reasons UTRGV Chief of Police Raul Munguia has been named Chief of the Year by The University of Texas (UT) System.

• Making a positive change: UTRGV students, faculty traveled to rural Peru to provide medical care

    Friday, December 07, 2018
  Visiting the dentist or making a doctor’s appointment are simple errands that we, in the United States, are able to schedule to keep our health on track. In Peru, however, that is not the case as a group of UTRGV students and faculty ...

• The Body Project at UTRGV: You don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful

    Thursday, December 06, 2018
  Do you like what you see in the mirror? For many college students, the answer is no.

• Get out and go running: UTRGV’s South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute working to bring attention to diabetes

    Thursday, November 29, 2018
  Diabetes is one of the most common and complex diseases in the United States, and according to the International Diabetes Federation, the number of people with diabetes is expected to rise to 522 million by 2030.

• Two UTRGV School of Medicine faculty appointed to UT System’s Shine Academy

    Thursday, November 29, 2018
  Dr. Arden Dingle and Dr. Andrew Dentino from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine have been selected to serve on The University of Texas System Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education.

• Vaqueros Men’s Soccer Club earns bid to national tournament

    Wednesday, November 28, 2018
  The Vaqueros Men’s Soccer Club at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will compete at the NIRSA National Soccer Championships Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, in a bid to make history and bring home a national title.

• WEEK OF THANKS: Sharing

    Thursday, November 22, 2018
  Thanksgiving Day means eating lots of food and spending time with friends and family in most American households. For students studying abroad, however, the holiday may bring a sense of loneliness or displacement.

• UTRGV junior elected Texas Civic Ambassador for 2018-2019

    Wednesday, November 21, 2018
  Mission native and UTRGV junior Alyssa Guajardo has been elected a Texas Civic Ambassador for the 2018-2019 academic school year.

• A WEEK OF THANKS: Traditions

    Wednesday, November 21, 2018
  Every fourth Thursday in November, families and friends gather to reflect on what makes them grateful. And sometimes, they eat way too much and fall asleep on the sofa.

• A WEEK OF THANKS: Professional Support

    Tuesday, November 20, 2018
  First impressions matter, especially in the hiring process.

• A WEEK OF THANKS: Bounty

    Monday, November 19, 2018
  Season’s greetings encompass more than just cooler weather and grand meals: The UTRGV Student Food Pantry works diligently all year to provide students with enough food to celebrate the season of giving.

• A WEEK OF THANKS: Good Health

    Friday, November 16, 2018
  “At one time, there was nothing here, there was nothing but land,” said Yolanda Chapa, chief administrator of Hidalgo County. “But now you see a Boys and Girls Club. You see a WIC office. And now, a clinic.”

• UTRGV Opera Theater presents ‘Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena’ this weekend

    Friday, November 16, 2018
  Expressive gestures and pure emotion are two of the major components in opera theater. Cast members are responsible for portraying a story through music, using their bodies as tools and their powerful voices to tell the tale.

• A WEEK OF THANKS: Camaraderie

    Thursday, November 15, 2018
  Maimonides, Blackwell, Osler or Galen … which house would choose you?

• UTRGV biomedical student conducting diabetes-related research recognized at conference

    Wednesday, November 14, 2018
  A University of Texas Rio Grande Valley biomedical sciences student’s diabetes-related research was recognized at the first Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference held at UT Austin this month.

• UTRGV graduate students reflect on summer fellowships at Archer Center

    Wednesday, November 14, 2018
  Two graduate students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley served as summer Fellows in Washington, D.C., at The Archer Center, living and working as interns in the nation’s capital.

• UTRGV School of Medicine hosts grand opening for its third Area Health Education Center

    Wednesday, November 14, 2018
  The UTRGV School of Medicine celebrated the opening of its third Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Wednesday, Nov. 14, in San Carlos in Hidalgo County.

• Veterans join forces with UTRGV Theatre Department

    Friday, November 09, 2018
  Jonathan Romero, a student veteran and theater major at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is part of a project that delves into the difficult lives of veterans and their families.

• UTRGV partners with university in Reynosa to train faculty for the Bilingual International Sustainability Education model

    Thursday, November 08, 2018
  The Universidad Tecnológica de Tamaulipas Norte (UTTN), in Reynosa, Tamps., Mexico, successfully completed a 10-week training in Pedagogical Foundations at UTRGV.

• UT Health RGV, UTRGV Athletics partner to offer healthcare services to university’s student-athletes

    Wednesday, November 07, 2018
  UT Health RGV, the clinical practice of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, has formed a partnership with the UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to offer healthcare services to the university’s ...

• Legislative internships available for UTRGV’s spring 2019 semester

    Monday, November 05, 2018
  Students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are encouraged to apply for the Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program (VLIP).

• China Students’ summer trip to China provided indelible experiences

    Thursday, November 01, 2018
  Imagine a summer adventure that includes hiking the Great Wall of China, observing giant pandas at the Shanghai Zoo, and interning at global advertising agencies.

• UTRGV Brownsville named one of the most haunted campuses in Texas

    Wednesday, October 31, 2018
  What is it that is so appealing about ghost stories? Is it the thrill of being a part of something out of this world? Is it a glimpse into the possibility that just maybe we aren’t alone or that there’s an afterlife? Whatever the ...

• UTRGV notes growth in its number of dual enrollment high school students

    Tuesday, October 30, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dual Enrollment Program is reporting a bump in the number of students earning college credit.

• UTRGV awarded NSF grant to enhance STEM instruction

    Monday, October 29, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will participate in a cooperative grant, along with the University of Colorado and Front Range Community College, designed to enhance undergraduate teaching in STEM fields.

• UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration initiates discussion:

    Friday, October 26, 2018
  The UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration’s Hispanic-Serving College of Education Convening, held recently at the Cambria Hotel in McAllen, opened an important national dialogue about the university’s status and goals as a ...

• UTRGV Chess Team wins Texas Collegiate Super Finals

    Wednesday, October 24, 2018
  They’ve done it again.

• UTRGV Superhero Project reveals superpowers, wins national award

    Tuesday, October 16, 2018
  A University of Texas Rio Grande Valley project aimed at creating a safer campus has been given a national recognition from the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association’s Best Practices/Institutional Impact Award.

• Shell honored with 2018 CIENCIA Award for focus on STEM education

    Monday, October 15, 2018
  Shell has been a longtime supporter of the Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and this year, the company has been honored with the HESTEC CIENCIA award, bestowed for the ...

• UTRGV embraces its pride at United Union

    Monday, October 15, 2018
  Rainbow flags adorned The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Student Union in Edinburg and Brownsville in recognition of National Coming Out Day.

• Healthy eating at the forefront of UTRGV Community Garden Day

    Friday, October 12, 2018
  Trowels in hand, students and staff from organizations and departments across the UTRGV Edinburg Campus planted seeds for a raised garden bed on Community Garden Day in late September at the UTRGV Garden & Greenhouse.

• UTRGV’s Animal Therapy Club helps provide fuzzy stress relief for students

    Friday, October 12, 2018
  UTRGV junior and Animal Therapy Club President Tyra McCullough speaks with a passion about the importance of proper training for service dogs.

• SeaPerch Challenge tests the STEM minds of students through underwater robot challenge

    Friday, October 05, 2018
  More than 30 middle school and high school teams from across the Rio Grande Valley participated in the annual U.S. Navy SeaPerch Challenge, a staple of Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week at The University of Texas Rio ...

• Augmented Reality Exhibit at UTRGV allows guests to experience the impossible

    Friday, October 05, 2018
  School children from across the Rio Grande Valley got to walk with dinosaurs, swim with dolphins and take a walk on the moon, courtesy of the Augmented Reality Exhibit at the Fieldhouse on the UTRGV Edinburg Campus.

• UTRGV School of Medicine hosts opening for second Area Health Education Center

    Friday, October 05, 2018
  The UTRGV School of Medicine celebrated the opening of its second Area Health Education Center (AHEC) on Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Bob Clark Social Service Center in Cameron County.

• England: Students study children’s literature, celebrate royal wedding in England

    Thursday, October 04, 2018
  In 1926, a children’s story was published about a little boy and his stuffed bear.

• UTRGV School of Medicine Research Symposium addresses disparities in healthcare

    Thursday, October 04, 2018
  From advances in studying determinants of health, to public health initiatives to combat obesity and patient case studies, researchers from across the country and world gathered recently at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of ...

• Motivational speaker Greenfield encourages middle school students to be positive, take charge of the future

    Thursday, October 04, 2018
  There were lots high-fives, hugs and even a few tears during Student Leadership Day, part of Hispanic Engineering, Science Technology (HESTEC) Week at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

• Middle and high school students learn about health professions during HESTEC Week 2018

    Wednesday, October 03, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and Division of Health Affairs welcomed more than 1,000 middle and high school students during UTRGV HESTEC Week 2018.

• ‘Go after your dream’

    Wednesday, October 03, 2018
  More than 500 young women from middle schools in Brownsville, La Joya and Edinburg filled the Fieldhouse on the UTRGV Edinburg Campus for Latina Day, part of UTRGV’s 17th annual Hispanic, Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week.

• HESTEC: Fifth graders have wild time at STEM+Me Expo at Brownsville Campus

    Tuesday, October 02, 2018
  UTRGV’s Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Week introduced a new interactive feature this year, the STEM+ME Expo, to more than 300 fifth-grade students from Brownsville ISD and San Benito CISD.

• UTRGV business doctoral student selected for prestigious Jess Hay Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship

    Tuesday, October 02, 2018
  Hazel H. Dadanlar, a fourth-year management doctoral candidate in the UTRGV Business Administration PhD Program at the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship, has been selected for the prestigious Jess Hay Endowment for ...

• City of Edinburg presents $1 million check to the UTRGV School of Medicine

    Tuesday, October 02, 2018
  The City of Edinburg continued its support of the UTRGV School of Medicine by presenting a check to School of Medicine officials Friday, Sept. 28, during a gathering in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center on the UTRGV Edinburg Campus.

• UTRGV SOM hosts Workforce Solutions Healthcare Industry Taskforce during HESTEC

    Tuesday, October 02, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine hosted Workforce Solutions’ Healthcare Industry Taskforce, Tuesday, Oct. 2, during the university’s annual Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) week.

• Invasion of the Robots HESTEC kicks off at Pharr Events Center

    Monday, October 01, 2018
  More than 40 energy-filled middle and high school robotics teams from across the Rio Grande Valley competed in a quadrathon challenge at the Pharr Events Center to start off UTRGV’s annual Hispanic, Engineering, Science and Technology ...

• Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation establishes endowed scholarship to benefit UTRGV School of Medicine students

    Monday, October 01, 2018
  The Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation has established a $50,000 endowed scholarship in honor of the foundation’s former executive director, Randall “Randy” Baker, who retired from his post June 30.

• Spain: Students become immersed in the culture and language of Spain

    Friday, September 28, 2018
  From day trips spent perusing the shops and villas in Barcelona, to examining world-renowned art at the Salvador Dali art museum, UTRGV’s Study Abroad in Spain groups had a full and busy summer.

• UTRGV legacy alum’s film career led him to ‘Westworld’

    Friday, September 28, 2018
  Ali Naqvi is a name you might not recognize. Not yet, anyway. Naqvi, a UTRGV legacy alumnus from Mission, has worked on movies and TV shows you’re probably familiar with. And he’s been in front of the camera a few times, ...

• UTRGV mechanical engineering professor named one of the 2018 ‘Mexicanos Distinguidos’

    Thursday, September 27, 2018
  Dr. Karen Lozano, a Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor in mechanical engineering, and director of Nanotechnology Center of Excellence at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, added another accolade to her list of achievements.

• UTRGV School of Medicine hosts first grand opening for Area Health Education Centers

    Monday, September 24, 2018
  The UTRGV School of Medicine continues its mission to close gaps in access to healthcare and expand educational opportunities for its students with its three Area Health Education Centers (AHEC).

• Belize: Students dive into their research in Belize

    Thursday, September 20, 2018
  UTRGV students studying abroad in Belize this summer explored one of the most famous dive sites in the world - the Great Blue Hole.

• Sierra magazine ranks UTRGV on international Cool Schools list for sustainability efforts

    Thursday, September 20, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has made the Sierra's Top 100 Cool Schools list.

• UTRGV MBA student awarded Project Management Institute 2018 PMIEF James R. Snyder Award

    Wednesday, September 19, 2018
  Taiwo Abraham, an international graduate student from Nigeria in the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says he was stunned when he found out he had won.

• UTRGV alumna lands engineering job at the ‘Most Magical Place on Earth’

    Tuesday, September 18, 2018
  Sailyn Ortega always knew which career adventure she would pursue.

• Mexico: Students learn about global change during life changing trip to Merida

    Thursday, September 13, 2018
  Nine students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley spent a week in Mérida, on the Yucatán peninsula in México, as part of a study abroad trip focused on global change.

• UTRGV adds accelerated online Master of Accountancy program

    Wednesday, September 12, 2018
  A new online Master of Accountancy (MACC) program has been added to the list of UTRGV’s Accelerated Online Graduate Programs in the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship.

• NSF awards UTRGV College of Sciences grant for STEM-HSI project

    Wednesday, September 12, 2018
  UTRGV’S College of Sciences was recently awarded a grant for its project, “Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Community Engagement,” from the National Science Foundation.

• UTRGV ranked fourth in Texas by BestColleges.com

    Monday, September 10, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the fourth-best university in Texas, according to the Best Colleges in Texas for 2018 rankings.

• UTRGV hosting 10 institutions worldwide for Cross Connections: International Exhibition of Design and Illustration

    Friday, September 07, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Art is hosting Cross Connections: 2018 International Exhibition of Design and Illustration, a juried exhibit featuring artwork from 10 universities from around the world.

• Costa Rica: Trip to wildlife preserve a truly immersive experience

    Thursday, September 06, 2018
  Eight students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley spent two weeks exploring the scenic wilds of Costa Rica as part of a study abroad English course, and brought home some valuable lessons about the earth and the environment.

• UTRGV student musician places first in competition at Texas Music Festival

    Tuesday, September 04, 2018
  Andres Vela, a UTRGV Music Performance major, won first prize in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition in Houston recently at the Texas Music Festival.

• UTRGV partners with H-E-B Read 3 and Edinburg Housing Authority on literacy, nutrition awareness program

    Tuesday, September 04, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley College of Education and P-16 Integration, H-E-B Read 3 and the Edinburg Housing Authority partnered this summer to bring community awareness to the issues of literacy and nutrition.

• UT Health RGV to open employee health, more primary care and specialty practices

    Thursday, August 30, 2018
  Employees of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will benefit from lower out-of-pocket costs when seeing a UT physician for treatment, starting this fall.

• UTRGV grant will help train parents caring for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Thursday, August 30, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has received a grant that will help provide training for parents and home-based caregivers looking after children with autism spectrum disorder.

• Italy: Trip to Italy creates lasting impressions

    Thursday, August 30, 2018
  UTRGV junior Suzanne El-Haj’s return from her study abroad courses in Italy left an unexpected feeling.

• #OneOrange: UTRGV Day celebrates three years of success

    Wednesday, August 29, 2018
  To commemorate three years of major accomplishments, recognitions, and just being Vaqueros, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley celebrated its anniversary with a big bash.

• Lunch is Served: Students meet up with UTRGV president and leadership team at annual picnic

    Tuesday, August 28, 2018
  Students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley spent their lunch hour hanging with UTRGV President Guy Bailey and his leadership team during the annual Picnic with the President.

• Online college guide ranks UTRGV seventh among U.S. southern colleges in ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ category

    Monday, August 27, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been ranked seventh on a list of 50 schools in the Best Bang for the Buck in the Southern Colleges category.

• UTRGV professor co-authors study showing Hispanic-white wage gap remains steady

    Monday, August 27, 2018
  Hispanic workers continue to receive less earnings than their white counterparts, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute, an independent, nonprofit think tank that researches the impact of economic trends and policies on ...

• Rrrrufff and Ready UTRGV K-9s continue to protect and serve

    Sunday, August 26, 2018
  Dog lovers know that no matter the circumstance, a dog will love you with his or her whole heart and not ask for much in return, maybe just a snack or a belly rub every once in a while. Whether it’s a 120-pound Great Dane or a three-pound ...

• UTRGV now certified as a Bee Campus USA affiliate

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, which encourages campuses to help all pollinators – not just bees – by providing a healthy habitat rich in a variety of native ...

• Vaquero Move-In Day: Learning to live on your own

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  Students and their families carried boxes, containers, backpacks, televisions and decorations into the dormitories at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley campuses this week, as the new school year gets underway.

• Bird’s the word: UTRGV researchers studying parrot vocalizations for insight into cognitive development

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  UTRGV graduate student Caleb Arellano is reviewing thousands of hours of videos to study sibling interaction. Except he can’t understand what they’re saying.

• Parrot research a feather in UTRGV grad student’s cap

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  Caleb Arellano, a UTRGV graduate student from Illinois, enrolled at UTRGV to work specifically with Dr. Karl Berg, an assistant professor in the College of Sciences, Department of Biology.

• UTRGV celebrates accomplishments, changes, with fall convocations

    Thursday, August 23, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley celebrated another successful academic year, during two convocation ceremonies that focused on past accomplishments and future goals for the university.

• Peru: Cuzco, Choquequirao, Salkantay: Students embrace extreme Andean travel

    Thursday, August 23, 2018
  UTRGV students tackled a challenging study abroad curriculum in Peru in June that included art, architecture, history and biology – and an extreme, rigorous trek in the Andes.

• UTRGV M.Ed. in Counseling achieves accreditation by national council

    Thursday, August 16, 2018
  The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling within the UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration has been granted accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related ...

• UTRGV’s STEP UP program expands school district partnerships to McAllen and Los Fresnos

    Thursday, August 16, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Student Teacher Education Preparation University Partnership (STEP UP) program is fulfilling its goal in expanding and assisting future teachers in the Valley.

• England, Scotland: Traveling in U.K. help students broaden awareness of people living with disabilities

    Wednesday, August 15, 2018
  After a 30-minute hike through the Scottish countryside, Jaquelin Duenez, of Hidalgo, made it to Arthur’s Seat, the highest point in Scotland that overlooks the gorgeous city of Edinburgh.

• Art knows no borders: University in China hosts UTRGV exhibit

    Friday, August 10, 2018
  A University of Texas Rio Grande Valley art exhibit showcasing aspects of Mexican musical culture had a week-long run recently at Hengyang Normal University (HYNU), located in Hengyang, Hunan, China.

• Marketing students gain first-hand global perspective on sustainability practices

    Wednesday, August 08, 2018
  Eleven students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley traveled to Germany this summer as part of a two-week study abroad course in marketing.

• New UTRGV online degree program in Addiction Studies launches this fall

    Monday, August 06, 2018
  The UTRGV School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling starting this fall semester will offer a brand new Bachelor of Science degree in Addiction Studies that is fully online.

• UTRGV School of Medicine and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health to offer dual degree programs

    Friday, August 03, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is offering two new dual degree programs for its medical students: a Doctor of Medicine/Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics (MD/MSBMI) and a Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health (MD/MPH).

• UTRGV awarded grant for anti-HIV drug research

    Friday, August 03, 2018
  Researchers at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences are working to develop a next generation of anti-HIV drugs that are more effective and have fewer side effects.

• UTRGV Continuing Education to launch community-embedded Entrepreneurship Certificate Program

    Thursday, August 02, 2018
  The newly created Academy for Entrepreneurs, an initiative by UTRGV Continuing Education, will serve as the springboard for innovation and entrepreneurship activities in the Rio Grande Valley.

• From food to fashion, trip to South Korea provides world of experiences for students

    Thursday, August 02, 2018
  From learning to cook traditional Korean dishes to practicing Taekwondo, UTRGV students who studied abroad in South Korea this summer got the experience of a lifetime wrapped into a two-week course.

• UTRGV researchers use TACC resources to uncover mechanisms behind chemical synthesis

    Monday, July 30, 2018
  Sometimes, when experimental scientists get their hands on a supercomputer, it can change the course of their research and open up new questions for exploration.

• UTRGV School of Medicine welcomes Class of 2022 with White Coat Ceremony

    Saturday, July 28, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine welcomed its newest students with a White Coat Ceremony on Saturday at the Performing Arts Center at Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.

• Smithsonian traveling sports exhibit, ‘Hometown Teams,’ now open at UTRGV University Library, Edinburg

    Friday, July 27, 2018
  The UTRGV University Library on the Edinburg Campus held a reception July 26 for about 100 visitors to a new exhibition called Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America.

• UTRGV School of Medicine residents, medical students participate in Operation Lone Star at PSJA High

    Friday, July 27, 2018
  Family medicine residents and first-year medical students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley participated recently in Operation Lone Star at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School.

• UTRGV H-E-B Planetarium draws close to 500 stargazers for planetary observations

    Thursday, July 26, 2018
  All eyes were on the skies as stargazers and space geeks alike gathered at the UTRGV H-E-B Planetarium on the Edinburg Campus on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn.

• UTRGV School of Medicine, community celebrate opening of UT Health RGV Primary Care at Laguna Vista

    Thursday, July 26, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Valley dignitaries and the community on Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of its UT Health RGV Primary Care clinical site in Laguna Vista at 723 Santa Isabel Blvd.

• Three UTRGV music ensembles perform this summer in international music festivals

    Wednesday, July 25, 2018
  Three University of Texas Rio Grande Valley music ensembles wowed fellow musicians overseas this summer.

• Students find new, valuable perspective on theater and culture diversity

    Wednesday, July 25, 2018
  The flight to Dublin, Ireland, was a long one, but once the UTRGV students touched ground on the Emerald Isle they found the countryside breathtaking.

• UTRGV School of Music marks busy summer with performances around the country and the world

    Tuesday, July 24, 2018
  The UTRGV School of Music and a number of its award-winning musical ensembles this summer continued to extend the university’s reach with trips for performances and appearances around the world.

• UTRGV faculty and students at forefront of Zika research

    Thursday, July 19, 2018
  In the aftermath of recent flooding in South Texas, the Rio Grande Valley is facing major public health concerns with a growing mosquito population, which can lead to a potential outbreak of certain vector-borne diseases like the West Nile and ...

• UTRGV’s Fort Ringgold documentary accepted into indie film showcase

    Thursday, July 19, 2018
  Many Rio Grande Valley residents know the history of Rio Grande City’s Fort Ringgold. But the number will grow vastly now, thanks to a documentary produced by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley called “And Then The Soldiers ...

• All aboard the Ridley!

    Wednesday, July 18, 2018
  The loud rumbling of the Ridley’s boat motor could barely drown out the shouts of delight and awe as the high school students scrambled about the starboard rail to catch a glimpse of a creature some had never seen before.

• Former participant helping new generation learn at UTRGV Railway Safety Camp

    Tuesday, July 17, 2018
  Victoria Garza, a UTRGV mechanical engineering major from Pharr, said summer camps set her future career path.

• UTRGV gains new interdisciplinary major in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

    Tuesday, July 17, 2018
  Beginning this fall, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will offer a brand new Bachelor of Science major in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems.

• Students embrace living in the moment

    Monday, July 16, 2018
  Linda Torres, a graduate student at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, ziplined over the mountains of Brazil this May.

• UTRGV School of Medicine welcomes Class of 2022 with orientation

    Wednesday, July 11, 2018
  For Alejandro Aquino and Adriana Saavedra – both of them first-year UTRGV medical students and Rio Grande Valley natives – the first day of orientation for medical school was a dream come true.

• National Science Foundation awards grant to UTRGV’s Department of Computer Science

    Wednesday, July 11, 2018
  The National Science Foundation’s Division of Computing and Communication Foundations has awarded UTRGV’s Department of Computer Science a grant for their project, “Unifying Self-Assembly through Tile Automata.”

• UTRGV School of Medicine awarded NIH grant for type 2 diabetes research

    Tuesday, July 10, 2018
  Dr. Sara M. Reyna, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, has received a three-year, $435,900 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research ...

• UTRGV professor recognized for human rights advocacy

    Tuesday, July 10, 2018
  Dr. Selma Yznaga, associate professor of counseling at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has been awarded the 2018 Kitty Cole Human Rights Award by the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development.

• UTRGV School of Medicine ranked among the most affordable for out-of-state students

    Tuesday, July 10, 2018
  The U.S. News & World Report has listed The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine as one of the most affordable medical schools in the country for out-of-state students.

• UTRGV School of Medicine treats patients, unveils UTHealth RGV

    Tuesday, July 10, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine is launching UTHealth RGV, its much-anticipated clinical practice, which will provide patients throughout the Valley additional access to primary and specialty care.

• UTRGV program ranked third in nation for its online EdD in Curriculum & Instruction

    Monday, July 09, 2018
  Grad School Hub, a website that provides information for finding the best universities to pursue a higher education degree, has ranked UTRGV’s online EdD in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Educational Technology program ...

• UTRGV student theatre group reaching new heights… literally

    Tuesday, July 03, 2018
  It’s hard not to notice the latest additions to the UTRGV theater department: They’re 11 feet tall.

• UTRGV’s MUSE programs strive to help migrant students understand the potential of higher education

    Tuesday, July 03, 2018
  “We came in as strangers, we left as brothers.”

• UTRGV Information Systems professor selected for Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship

    Tuesday, July 03, 2018
  Dr. Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo, associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Information Systems, has been awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) to travel to Ghana to work with the Kwame Nkrumah ...

• HOT DIGGITY … ! UTRGV student making third appearance at famous July 4 hot dog eating contest

    Tuesday, July 03, 2018
  UTRGV junior Kassie Zapata is just fine with the fact that it’s a dog eat dog world.

• National Society of Collegiate Scholars designates UTRGV chapter a Silver Star

    Wednesday, June 27, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s chapter of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) has earned designation as a Silver Star Chapter for the 2017-2018 academic year.

• Those Who Can, Teach!

    Wednesday, June 27, 2018
  Diana Anaid Salas’ childhood dream was to become an educator, a dream sparked by watching her mother in the classroom.

• For UTRGV ROTA recipient Wimberly, the act of teaching is key

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018
  Dr. Cory Wimberly, associate professor of philosophy at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, views his teaching style as performance, in the theoretical sense.

• UTRGV ROTA recipient Ramirez focuses on learner-centered classrooms

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018
  Dr. Dagoberto Ramirez starts out his UNIV 1301 classes by asking his students three simple questions: Who are you? Where are you from? On whose shoulders did you stand on to get here?

• Rabbi Kogan named director, UTRGV School of Medicine Institute for Bioethics and Social Justice

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018
  Rabbi Claudio Kogan, M.D., M.B.E., M.Ed., has been named director of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine’s new Institute for Bioethics and Social Justice.

• Team Mario summer camp ‘blasts off’ at UTRGV

    Wednesday, June 20, 2018
  “Three, two, one – blast off!” Those exciting words kicked off Space Explorers Day at the Team Mario Fun Fridays Summer Camp on the UTRGV Edinburg Campus.

• Harlingen, Los Fresnos students back from International Sea Perch Competition

    Wednesday, June 20, 2018
  The Harlingen High School SeaPerch team placed 18th overall out of 75 teams at the International Sea Perch Competition, June 1-3 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The five-member team also placed 14th in the engineering notebook ...

• Two UTRGV faculty honored with UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

    Tuesday, June 19, 2018
  The University of Texas System Board of Regents has honored two UTRGV faculty members with the 2018 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA).

• UTeach RGV awarded NSF grant for Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

    Friday, June 15, 2018
  The National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program has awarded UTRGV a grant that will recruit science and mathematics undergraduates and prepare them to become secondary school teachers in their respective majors.

• UTRGV alum receives Fulbright to study female micro-entrepreneurship in Nicaragua

    Thursday, June 14, 2018
  Dr. Michael Pisani, an alumnus of UTRGV legacy institution UT Pan American, has received the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and study international business and entrepreneurship in Nicaragua.

• Team of UTRGV professors researching the Valley’s hurricane preparedness

    Tuesday, June 12, 2018
  Hurricane season is underway, and professors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are researching ways to help the community deal with potential storms.

• UTRGV UREC listed in Top 50 Best Campus Recreation Centers by College Consensus

    Monday, June 11, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University Recreation (UREC) made the list of the Top 50 Best Campus Recreation Centers by CollegeConsensus.com.

• U.S. Chess Federation names UTRGV ‘Chess College of the Year’ for 2018

    Friday, June 08, 2018
  The University at Texas Rio Grande Valley Chess Team is continuing its 2018 year of victories, this time being recognized by the U.S. Chess Federation as the Chess College of the Year.

• UTRGV lecturer spearheads butterfly garden to attract, preserve winged beauties

    Thursday, June 07, 2018
  The Lower Rio Grande Valley is home to nearly 40 percent of the 700 species of butterflies found in the United States. Now, the UTRGV biology department is hoping to attract as many of those as it can with its new butterfly garden on the ...

• UTRGV student to co-lead Girlstart Summer Camp in Valley and North Texas

    Thursday, June 07, 2018
  This summer, UTRGV biology major Gabriela Rodriguez will be inspiring young girls to transform the world through STEM.

• UTRGV awarded ‘Child Care Access Means Parents in School’ grant for student-parent services

    Wednesday, June 06, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been awarded a grant to help parents from low-income backgrounds attain a postsecondary education with assistance from campus-based child care services, such as the UTRGV Child Development Center.

• Dr. Yash P. Gupta to lead UTRGV’s Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship

    Wednesday, June 06, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has named Dr. Yash P. Gupta as the new dean of the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

• Seven UTRGV students awarded Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers

    Monday, June 04, 2018
  Seven UTRGV students were among the first 100 Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers recipients under the Raise Your Hand Foundation.

• ‘Good Books Radio’ summer reading list: All of them

    Friday, June 01, 2018
  If you ask the host of “Good Books Radio” for a summer reading list, it would be a very long list.

• Faculty collaborate on sustainability-based curriculum through annual ICSAC Conference

    Friday, May 25, 2018
  If you were to ask someone 10 to 20 years ago what exactly sustainability was, you’d probably get more blank stares than any actual information. Although sustainability is making a slow but steady trickle into the minds of younger ...

• UTRGV Ballet Folklórico and Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán to perform June 8 at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performance Arts

    Friday, May 25, 2018
  The UTRGV Ballet Folklórico and Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán will showcase their extraordinary talents on a national stage when they perform at the American College Dance Association’s (ACDA) National College Dance Festival on June 8.

• UTRGV triplets graduating with biology degrees now will take separate career paths

    Thursday, May 24, 2018
  The Perez triplets have shared every graduation since kindergarten. But their May 2018 commencement ceremony at UTRGV will probably be their last together.

• UTRGV names observatory for faculty member Torres with May 5 stargazing celebration

    Thursday, May 24, 2018
  A beautiful evening on Saturday, May 5, made it the perfect setting for the official dedication of the UTRGV Dr. Cristina V. Torres Memorial Astronomical Observatory at Resaca de la Palma State Park in Brownsville. Hundreds of people gathered to ...

• UTRGV medical student receives HHMI Medical Research Fellows award

    Thursday, May 24, 2018
  David Goldblatt, a second-year medical student at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, is one of 66 students in the nation to receive the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Medical Research Fellows Award for the ...

• ‘I’m proud to be bilingual’

    Thursday, May 24, 2018
  Stemming from a partnership to create bilingual, bicultural and biliterate students, more than 40 McAllen ISD fifth-graders, all wearing graduation stoles with their elementary schools’ names on them, were cheered on by family as they were ...

• Sixteen UTRGV students awarded Gilman Scholarships for study abroad

    Tuesday, May 22, 2018
  Sixteen UTRGV students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships that will take them to diverse parts of the world for their Study Abroad courses this summer.

• Missing: Millions of years of RGV history

    Tuesday, May 22, 2018
  For geologist Dr. Juan González, time travel is a simple road trip along Expressway 83.

• UTRGV hosts undergrads from Mexico for engineering ‘hack-a-thon’

    Monday, May 21, 2018
  Eighteen engineering students from CETYS (Center for Technical and Higher Education) University in Mexico visited The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for a weeklong visit with the College of Engineering to learn about American higher ...

• UTRGV political science alumna awarded Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Spain

    Friday, May 18, 2018
  For Karina Guerrero, a UTRGV political science alumna, traveling abroad during her university years was a personal goal that never came to be. Then, shortly after her graduation from UTRGV in December, her dream came true.

• More than 600 UTRGV staffers honored during inaugural Staff Service Awards

    Friday, May 18, 2018
  Over 600 staff members were recognized for their years of dedicated service at the first annual UTRGV Staff Service Awards and Recognition ceremonies.

• UTRGV gets preliminary nod from UT Regents for PharmD program

    Friday, May 18, 2018
  The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved planning authority for UTRGV to create a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program, which would prepare students for state licensure and entry into the profession as licensed pharmacists.

• UTRGV doctoral degree in clinical psychology approved by state coordinating board

    Wednesday, May 16, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has received approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish a new degree program for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in clinical psychology.

• STDOI receives $3.6 million from NIH for fatty liver research

    Monday, May 14, 2018
  The South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute (STDOI) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine has received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute for Minority ...

• Some UTRGV grads cap off college career with mortarboard messages

    Monday, May 14, 2018
  No matter the semester, UTRGV commencement ceremonies are colorful, high-energy events with lots of happy tears, cheers of support and heartfelt family embraces.

• UTRGV celebrates 3,100 graduates over two days of commencement ceremonies

    Saturday, May 12, 2018
  More than 2,000 prospective graduates moved their tassels from right to left to signify the completion of their degrees, during the second day of UTRGV’s Spring 2018 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12.

• UTRGV kicks off commencement with ceremony in Brownsville

    Saturday, May 12, 2018
  More than 700 UTRGV graduates dressed in full commencement regalia lined up for the first of four spring commencement ceremonies, held Friday evening on the Student Union lawn on the Brownsville Campus.

• UTRGV provides nursing mother suites in support of Mother-Friendly Worksite state health initiative

    Friday, May 11, 2018
  UTRGV campuses support what the Department of State Health Services calls a Mother-Friendly Worksite by providing nursing mother suites, which allow working staff, faculty or student moms designated rooms to breastfeed or pump breast milk.

• UTRGV graduates uphold tradition and symbolism of the Memory Stole

    Friday, May 11, 2018
  Pride and tradition are important to universities, and after two legacy institutions became The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, it was doubly important that some established commencement traditions carry on.

• Harlingen ECHS students visit UTRGV Brownsville Campus for orientation and onboarding session

    Friday, May 11, 2018
  More than 150 Harlingen CISD students visited The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Campus to start orientation for fall 2018 classes, as part of the school district’s new relationship with UTRGV.

• UTRGV electrical engineering graduate encourages other young women to tackle STEM head on

    Thursday, May 10, 2018
  For Priscilla Castillo, a UTRGV electrical engineering major, commencement really is the starting line, not the end of the line.

• Mother and daughter graduating at UTRGV Spring Commencement

    Wednesday, May 09, 2018
  When families crowd into UTRGV commencement ceremonies, they usually look for the best seat to see their graduate.

• UTRGV Rehab Counseling graduate student snags three 2018 national awards

    Tuesday, May 08, 2018
  Winning a national award is an accomplishment. But winning three national awards in one school year is quite the achievement.

• UTRGV-produced radio show ‘Stories from Texas’ headed to print, audio book

    Monday, May 07, 2018
  Most Texans know “Stories from Texas” – and its signature tagline, “…and some of them are true” – as a radio program and podcast.

• Legacy of Service: UTRGV Physics Department remembers, honors Dr. Cristina Torres

    Friday, May 04, 2018
  Known for empowering her students to always reach for the stars, Dr. Cristina Torres will be honored posthumously Saturday, May 5, when The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley names its observatory in her memory – the UTRGV Dr. Cristina ...

• UTRGV honors achievement, performance, with annual Faculty Excellence Awards

    Thursday, May 03, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley honored more than 50 faculty members during its annual Faculty Excellence Awards, held Thursday, May 3, in Brownsville.

• UTRGV accounting major headed to PWC internship in Dallas, then to Archer Fellowship in Washington, D.C.

    Thursday, May 03, 2018
  Although summer typically means a bit of a break for most students, Arturo Olivarez is about to be one busy fellow.

• UTRGV School of Medicine welcomes back potential students

    Monday, April 30, 2018
  For McAllen natives Gilbert “Trey” Silva III and Gina Milano, there’s no place like home – to attend medical school.

• UTRGV documentary theatre project continues work on video version of ‘Crawling with Monsters,’ play about border violence

    Friday, April 27, 2018
  UTRGV’s Latino Theatre Initiatives (LTI) and the Department of Theatre are producing a video version of “Crawling with Monsters,” an award-winning documentary theatre project.

• Shining Bright: H-E-B UTRGV Planetarium celebrates 55 years of educational star-gazing

    Friday, April 27, 2018
  We’ve all heard the song. “The stars at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas.” For Rio Grande Valley students visiting the H-E-B UTRGV Planetarium on the university’s Edinburg Campus, the stars shine big ...

• UTRGV School of Medicine celebrates opening of UT Health RGV Pediatric Specialty

    Thursday, April 26, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine hosted a grand opening of its UT Health RGV Pediatric Specialty office, Wednesday, April 25, at 4150 Crosspoint Blvd. in Edinburg.

• UTRGV’s Learning Center offers more than just tutoring

    Wednesday, April 25, 2018
  The Learning Center at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has a bit of an image problem: Some people don’t even know it exists.

• UTRGV physicist named 2018 Outstanding Young Researcher at international conference

    Wednesday, April 25, 2018
  Dr. Myoung-Hwan Kim, UTRGV assistant professor of physics, was named the 2018 Outstanding Young Researcher by the Association of Korean Physicists in America (AKPA), during the annual meeting of the American Physical Society in March in Los Angeles.

• UTRGV CHAPS program to showcase updated Fort Brown trail guide

    Friday, April 20, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, in collaboration with Texas Southmost College and the National Parks Service, is set to launch a series of new additions to the trail guide and webpage on Fort Brown.

• UTRGV earns fourth designation as a Tree Campus USA by Arbor Day Foundation

    Friday, April 20, 2018
  The Arbor Day Foundation has named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley as a 2017 Tree Campus USA university for the fourth consecutive year, in recognition of its commitment to urban forest management and sustainability.

• UTRGV is building a strong commitment to sustainability

    Friday, April 20, 2018
  While Earth Day brings attention to many environmental issues, meeting environmental and other sustainability goals is a constant focus at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

• Help with speech and presentation just a click away for UTRGV students, faculty, staff

    Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  When students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley visit Adam Steele, he admits teasing them a bit.

• Two UTRGV staffers honored with first Regents Outstanding Employee Award

    Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  Two staff members of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have been named recipients of the UT System Regents Outstanding Employee Award (ROEA) – Dalyn Ruiz, campus affairs coordinator, University Events, and Barbara J. Garza, director ...

• Hernandez, UTRGV program coordinator, given top honor from Texas MATHCOUNTS

    Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  Dedication and hard work to the MATHCOUNTS state program has garnered a top award for Milton Hernandez, program coordinator in the UTRGV Office of Community Relations.

• Two students honored at UTRGV Student Employee of the Year banquets

    Wednesday, April 18, 2018
  UTRGV has named two Student Employees of the Year and two Supervisors of the Year in recognition of National Student Employment Appreciation Week, which was held April 9-13.

• UTRGV P.D. offers active shooter trainings to promote campus safety

    Monday, April 16, 2018
  Forty-five seconds. That’s the average reaction time when you find out there’s an active shooter near you.

• UTRGV receives $249,992 grant from NSF to promote ‘Latinas in STEM’

    Thursday, April 12, 2018
  The National Science Foundation has awarded a $249,992 grant to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for support of their project, “NSF INCLUDES Symposium for ADVANCING STEM Latinas in Academic Careers.”

• UTRGV Robotics team ranked first in Texas at annual Region 5 IEEE competition

    Thursday, April 12, 2018
  The UTRGV Robotics team ranked first among all Texas university teams, during the annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region Five Robotics Competition, held April 7 in Austin.

• UTRGV takes CHAPS to Rio Grande City – Fort Ringgold

    Thursday, April 12, 2018
  If you’re looking for history – why not try looking in your own backyard?

• Students receive UTRGV rings at annual ceremony

    Wednesday, April 11, 2018
  About 87 students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley gathered to demonstrate school pride and receive their official UTRGV rings at the annual Ring Ceremony held Tuesday, April 10 at the UTRGV Performing Arts Center in Edinburg.

• UTRGV opens Center for Vector-Borne Disease to address illnesses spread by insects

    Tuesday, April 10, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is now home to the UTRGV Center for Vector-Borne Disease (CVBD), a collaborative effort to develop a self-sustaining, research-focused center in South Texas.

• UTRGV hosts 31 middle, high school teams for first GreenPowerUSA South Texas electric car competition

    Tuesday, April 10, 2018
  UTRGV hosted the first HESTEC GreenPowerUSA South Texas Electric Car Competition, held at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport on April 6-7.

• UTRGV holds first International Conference on Data Intelligence and Security

    Tuesday, April 10, 2018
  Computer science faculty from around the world gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Padre Island on Monday for UTRGV’s first International Conference on Data Intelligence and Security.

• UTRGV School of Medicine:

    Monday, April 09, 2018
  Two UTRGV medical professors were honored by the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) during the 22nd annual NHMA Conference this month in Washington, D.C.

• UTRGV junior’s research revealing centuries of RGV pre-history

    Monday, April 09, 2018
  Many people think life in the Rio Grande Valley started when Spain began handing out land grants. But the work of one junior at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley could help change that impression.

• Embracing Change

    Friday, April 06, 2018
  Most people find it difficult to adjust to change. But not Dr. Lino Garcia Jr., Ph.D.

• UTRGV scholarship donors meet recipients at annual luncheons

    Friday, April 06, 2018
  UTRGV scholarship recipients recently had the chance to meet the donors who are investing in their education.

• Checkmate! UTRGV community celebrates its first national chess championship

    Friday, April 06, 2018
  The UTRGV Chess Team is still riding high from its first national championship win, and to keep the momentum going, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley held a celebration in their honor Friday, April 6.

• UTRGV’s Model United Nations Club earns two awards at national conference

    Friday, April 06, 2018
  Eight UTRGV students attended the annual conference of the National Model United Nations in New York City in March, and brought home two awards.

• UTRGV business students take first place in international CME Group Trading Competition

    Tuesday, April 03, 2018
  A group of undergraduate business students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in March beat out more than 500 teams from 37 countries to capture their first ever championship win in the 15th annual CME Group Trading Challenge.

• UTRGV Student Media wins more than 50 recognitions at state conference

    Monday, April 02, 2018
  The UTRGV Student Media Department took home more than 50 recognitions from the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) state conference, held recently in Dallas.

• New National Champions!

    Sunday, April 01, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Chess Team pulled off a stunning win over five-year reigning national champs Webster University this weekend in the annual President’s Cup, the Final Four of College Chess competition, at the ...

• UTRGV hosts Easter Egg hunts, activities

    Friday, March 30, 2018
  UTRGV students got to be big kids this week and participated in Easter Egg Hunts on both campuses – Tuesday at Troxel Lawn on the Edinburg Campus and Thursday on the Student Union Lawn on the Brownsville Campus. The hunt was sponsored by ...

• UTRGV School of Medicine dean presents white coat to aspiring neurosurgeon

    Wednesday, March 28, 2018
  He hasn’t completed elementary school yet, but aspiring neurosurgeon Justin Maya received his first white coat on Wednesday, March 28, from Dr. John H. Krouse, dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine and executive vice president for Health ...

• UTRGV Snapchat, and how The Man, The Myth, The Legend came to fame

    Tuesday, March 27, 2018
  On any college campus, you’ll hear tales – rumors, myths, legends – some tall, some not. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is no exception.

• The Road to Viral

    Tuesday, March 27, 2018
  UTRGV’s large and still growing Snapchat footprint all began when kinesiology major Cristopher Din felt there was something missing in campus life. It was summer 2015, right before UTRGV opened its doors, and Din was finding it difficult to ...

• UTRGV School of Medicine celebrates opening of student-run clinic at Proyecto Desarrollo in Peñitas

    Tuesday, March 27, 2018
  It was a dream two years in the making.

• UTRGV professors and alumna to be inducted into Texas Institute of Letters

    Tuesday, March 27, 2018
  Two University of Texas Rio Grande Valley faculty and one alumna have been approved to join the Texas Institute of Letters, an honor society that recognizes literary achievement among Texas writers.

• McAllen Rotary clubs support JSTEM summer PBI program

    Monday, March 26, 2018
  The McAllen Founders and McAllen South Rotary clubs each has made a $2,000 donation to the UTRGV Office of Continuing Education, to be used as scholarship money for high school students to attend the coming JSTEM (Journalism, Science, Technology, ...

• UTRGV Liberal Arts departments host Chicano activist conference

    Friday, March 23, 2018
  The UTRGV Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the Department of Criminal Justice on Friday, March 23, hosted a conference to honor fallen Chicano activists.

• Age of Aquariums

    Thursday, March 22, 2018
  Fish at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Coastal Studies Lab have new homes, thanks to the donation of three large aquariums from a hotel in Austin.

• UTRGV’s Hunter-Holly named a recipient of the 2018 NATS Emerging Leader Awards

    Wednesday, March 21, 2018
  Spring Break was in full swing, but Dr. Daniel Hunter-Holly was still in his office helping students. Music clearly plays a major role in the life of the associate professor of music and voice in the UTRGV School of Music, Department of Fine Arts.

• UTRGV’s Heise named Fellow by the American Council on Education

    Wednesday, March 21, 2018
  The American Council on Education (ACE) has announced that Dr. Elizabeth A. Heise, the vice provost fellow for Faculty Affairs and Diversity at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and an associate professor in the School of Earth, ...

• UTRGV professor named Outstanding Physician Assistant Educator of the Year

    Tuesday, March 20, 2018
  Frank Ambriz, clinical associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Physician Assistant Studies and program director of the Master in Physician Assistant Studies Bridge Program (MPAS), has been named the 2018 Outstanding Physician Assistant ...

• STIAC at UTRGV: Student assessments help save more than $1M for area businesses

    Friday, March 16, 2018
  While just starting its second year, a program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley already has helped local businesses save more than a million dollars.

• Five UTRGV staff members nominated for UT Regents Outstanding Employee Award

    Thursday, March 15, 2018
  Five UTRGV staff members have been selected as nominees for the 2018 UT System Regents Outstanding Employee Award(ROEA).

• The Family Business: Three generations part of UTRGV Rehab Services program

    Thursday, March 15, 2018
  When it comes to giving back to the community, UTRGV student Jesus Basañez learned from some of the best. His grandmother, Ernestina Notargiacomo, started the ball rolling. Then her daughter (and Jesus’s mother), Bonnie Notargiacomo, ...

• Triplets say growth, lifestyle adjustments continue during second semester at UTRGV

    Thursday, March 15, 2018
  When you meet triplets Oscar, Karen and Karla Romero together on campus, you won’t see triple: They’re fraternal, not identical. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t extremely close.

• Knapp Community Care Foundation gives UTRGV nearly $2 million for genomic research center in Mid-Valley

    Monday, March 12, 2018
  The Knapp Community Care Foundation (KCCF) has awarded The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley $1,989,727 over four years for theSouth Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute (STDOI) at the UTRGV School of Medicine, to conduct genomic research ...

• UTRGV freshmen CAMP students present at national conference

    Monday, March 12, 2018
  Seven students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) presented to students and faculty from across the state at the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies “Tejas ...

• 2018 UTRGV Distinguished Alumni recognized for their impact on the university, Texas and the world

    Friday, March 09, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has honored three outstanding alumni with the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor UTRGV alumni can receive.

• UTRGV IASS celebrates International Women’s Day with luncheon in Brownsville

    Friday, March 09, 2018
  Dr. Teresa Feria-Arroyo, associate professor of biology, said she is delighted to have been honored as the Outstanding International Women Faculty Member on Friday, during the UTRGV International Women’s Day celebration held on the ...

• UTRGV Office of Emergency Preparedness and Hidalgo County Health partner to offer free drive-thru flu vaccination clinic

    Friday, March 09, 2018
  Hidalgo County Health and Human Services and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Office of Emergency Preparedness on Friday partnered to offer 500 free flu vaccines to all first responders, UTRGV faculty, staff, their families and ...

• UTRGV faculty providing professional transferable skills to community through Continuing Education course series

    Thursday, March 08, 2018
  A team of university faculty and administrators are leading an effort to help students and employees in the community in developing key skills that will meet the demands of a current and evolving workforce.

• UTRGV students garner 22 awards in local ADDY competition

    Thursday, March 08, 2018
  Seventeen graphic design students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley walked away with 22 awards for creative excellence, during the 2018 American Advertising Federation (AAF)-Rio Grande Valley (ADDY) Rio Grande Valley awards ceremony ...

• UTRGV sophomore pens winning 'Family of the Year' essay about adoptive family

    Wednesday, March 07, 2018
  Luis Cano, a UTRGV sophomore pursuing a degree in electrical engineering, has a lot to be grateful for. And he was able to put his feelings into words to become the winner of the 2018 UTRGV Family of the Year essay contest.

• UTRGV’s Latino Theatre Initiatives named ‘program to watch’ by national organization

    Wednesday, March 07, 2018
  The Latino Theatre Initiatives at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is one of 19 student organizations from 12 states to be recognized as a program to watch in 2018 by Excelencia in Education.

• UTRGV Office of Emergency Preparedness, Hidalgo County Health, partner to offer free flu vaccines

    Wednesday, March 07, 2018
  Hidalgo County Health and Human Services has partnered with the UTRGV Office of Emergency Preparedness to offer free flu vaccines to all first responders, UTRGV faculty & staff and their families, and the public.

• UTRGV lecturer Limón appointed to state board by Texas Gov. Abbott

    Tuesday, March 06, 2018
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Harlingen native and UTRGV accounting lecturer Jimmie Limon to the Texas Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board.

• Rock Steady: UTRGV Geology Club works with community to make geoscience fun, informative

    Monday, March 05, 2018
  The UTRGV Geology Club recently invited the public to visit the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and Birding Center to learn about rocks, minerals, land formations and geoscience in general. University faculty and students were on hand to guide visitors ...

• UTRGV School of Medicine practice plan, UT Health RGV, to open Surgery and Women’s Specialty Center in Harlingen

    Friday, March 02, 2018
  UT Health Rio Grande Valley, the clinical component of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, has acquired a general surgery practice in Harlingen as part of the School of Medicine’s mission to increase access to ...

• UTRGV art, computer science students level up, thanks to collaborative class

    Friday, March 02, 2018
  The pizza, chips and video games didn't look like your typical mid-term. But for art and computer science students in the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley game development course, that’s exactly what it was.

• Big Read keynote Alejandro Zambra discusses culturally charged literature

    Thursday, March 01, 2018
  For Chilean author Alejandro Zambra, there are multiple ways to get home. The feeling of “home” is up to the interpreter – the reader.

• UTRGV Strikes Gold

    Thursday, March 01, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the first in the UT System and one of only three universities in Texas to earn “Gold” status for its sustainability initiatives.

• UTRGV marks 'Year of the Dog' with Lunar New Year Celebration

    Thursday, March 01, 2018
  If you were born in 1970, 1982, 1994 or 2006, you are officially a dog person.

• Authors get rock star treatment at Brownsville elementary school during FESTIBA

    Thursday, March 01, 2018
  Students at Brownsville Independent School District's Morningside Elementary heard about the epic battle between the Donkey Lady and La Llorona from author Xavier Garza, who visited the campus as part of the Reading Rock Stars program during ...

• Corpus Christi teams win big at Regional Science Bowl at UTRGV

    Thursday, March 01, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley hosted more than 200 middle and high school students at the U.S. Department of Energy Regional Science Bowl, held Feb. 17 on the Edinburg Campus.

• Stellar UTRGV faculty member to be honored for research and teaching excellence

    Wednesday, February 28, 2018
  For pushing the boundaries of innovation and knowledge, Dr. Karen Lozano, the Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor in mechanical engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, will be presented with the Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in ...

• UT Regents approve building of UTRGV School of Medicine Team Based Learning Center

    Tuesday, February 27, 2018
  The University of Texas System Board of Regents gave The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) the green light to construct a new building for the ever-growing UTRGV School of Medicine. The project will be funded through the Permanent ...

• Girls from area high schools attend UTRGV Engineering Week Girl Day

    Thursday, February 22, 2018
  Engineering is commonly known as a male-dominated profession. But The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is striving to shift that demographic and break stigmas by inspiring young women to ...

• Mr. Amigo Pedro Fernandez wows Charreada audience with warmth, charm

    Thursday, February 22, 2018
  Mr. Amigo 2017 Pedro Fernández was greeted with enthusiasm and fanfare Thursday in Brownsville, during a Charreada celebration co-hosted by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Texas Southmost College.

• UTRGV’s Quantz selected to conduct inaugural All-National Guitar Ensemble

    Wednesday, February 21, 2018
  For the first time, a guitar ensemble will be included as part of the National Association for Music Education’s All-National Honor Ensembles – and a University of Texas Rio Grande Valley professor will wield the baton.

• UTRGV’s FESTIBA Week 2018 brings new attractions, favorite pastimes

    Wednesday, February 21, 2018
  The 12th annual Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA) will host some of its highly anticipated recurring events this year, along with some new attractions. The festival runs Feb. 26 to through March 3.

• UTRGV one of 75 organizations to receive an NEA Big Read Grant

    Friday, February 16, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has received a $14,000 grant to host the NEA Big Read.

• UTRGV’s Racelis named AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute Fellow

    Thursday, February 15, 2018
  Dr. Alex Racelis. assistant professor in the School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (SEEMS) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is one of 15 food and water security researchers in the world named as 2018-19 Public Engagement ...

• New radio program to highlight UTRGV’s next generation of leaders

    Thursday, February 15, 2018
  A familiar voice soon will hit the airwaves of KMBH 88FM, the Rio Grande Valley’s National Public Radio station.

• Area middle school students advance to MathCounts state competition in Austin

    Thursday, February 15, 2018
  More than 100 middle school students from across the Rio Grande Valley competed Friday Feb. 9, in MathCounts at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Edinburg Campus.

• Richardson, UTRGV professor emeritus, republishes popular book ‘Batos, Bolillos, Pochos & Pelados’

    Wednesday, February 14, 2018
  UTRGV Professor Emeritus Dr. Chad Richardson has republished a popular book, co-authored with Michael J. Pisani, titled “Batos, Bolillos, Pochos, & Pelados.”

• For Valentine’s Day, UTRGV community says sense of family, growth opportunities top list of why the university is important to them

    Wednesday, February 14, 2018
  Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about candy, stuffed bears and expensive dinners with the significant other. Students across the UTRGV Edinburg and Brownsville campuses recently shared their feelings about another important part of ...

• Two UTRGV professors take a tour around the map to explain the history of chocolate

    Tuesday, February 13, 2018
  Chefs de cuisine the world over experiment with it. Sweet or savory? Salt or cinnamon? Dessert or main course?

• Environmental sciences more than just playing with dirt

    Monday, February 12, 2018
  When Rebekah Hernandez chose her major, her family was concerned. She remembers them asking, “Are you sure you want to do this? Do you even have job opportunities with this? What is going to happen with your life?”

• University Library honors Black History Month with February book exhibit

    Friday, February 09, 2018
  In honor of Black History Month, more than 100 books showcasing prominent figures in black history – including Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Maya Angelou and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – will be available for checkout and on display ...

• More than 150 students win awards at 58th annual RGV Regional Science and Engineering Fair

    Thursday, February 08, 2018
  More than 700 middle and high school students from across South Texas participated in the 58th annual Rio Grande Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair, hosted by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Sat. Feb. 3.

• UTRGV ‘FOLD’ Exhibition unifies artists in cultural, feminist concepts

    Wednesday, February 07, 2018
  The concept of folding is a three-dimensional exercise. Folding a piece of paper, for example, will conceal the other side, yet reveal a new transformation. For Raheleh Filsoofi, a UTRGV assistant professor of ceramics, the act of folding is ...

• UTRGV economics professor Marie Mora appointed to Board of Directors of Dallas Fed’s San Antonio Branch

    Wednesday, February 07, 2018
  Dr. Marie T. Mora, UTRGV professor of economics and associate vice provost for Faculty Diversity, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ San Antonio Branch by the Federal Reserve Board of ...

• UTRGV marketing department expanding its consumer neuroscience research

    Tuesday, February 06, 2018
  Dr. Reto Felix is carefully reviewing a recording of his driving. Unlike a dash cam, this recording includes a red dot that shows exactly where his eyes have focused.

• Three UTRGV School of Medicine leaders to join UT System’s Shine Academy of Health Science Education

    Tuesday, February 06, 2018
  Three administrators from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine have been selected to serve on The University of Texas System Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education.

• Summer Pell grants will now be available for 2018 at UTRGV

    Tuesday, February 06, 2018
  For the first time since 2011, eligible students at UTRGV and across the county will be able to obtain additional federal Pell grants for the summer semester.

• UTRGV professor to participate in deep sea stewardship project

    Friday, February 02, 2018
  Dr. Diego Figueroa, assistant professor in the UTRGV School of Environmental and Marine Sciences (SEEMS) with a joint appointment in the Department of Biology, is taking part in a seed grant from the National Academies Keck Future Initiative and ...

• South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute awarded $2.36M NIH grant

    Wednesday, January 31, 2018
  Dr. Joanne Curran, of the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute and the Department of Human Genetics at the UTRGV School of Medicine, has received a four-year, $2.36 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National ...

• UTRGV joins push to scale active learning in undergraduate math education

    Wednesday, January 24, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and 11 other universities have announced they will be part of a special initiative known as SEMINAL: Student Engagement in Mathematics through an Institutional Network for Active Learning.

• UTRGV to host 58th annual RGV Regional Science and Engineering Fair

    Tuesday, January 23, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will host the 58th annual Rio Grande Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which supports students’ interests in 17 different science-related fields of study.

• UTRGV School of Medicine receives $650,000 in grants from Methodist Healthcare Ministries

    Monday, January 22, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine has been awarded two grants totaling $650,000 from Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. for two of its clinical outreach initiatives.

• UTRGV legacy alumnus pens, illustrates books on growing up in the Valley

    Friday, January 19, 2018
  Xavier Garza remembers the bedtime stories his mother would tell him before he drifted off to sleep as a child. Instead of traditional fairy tales filled with castles and magic, the stories were filled with lechuzas, la llorona and plenty of cucuys.

• UTRGV’s ADVANCE Leadership Institute expands to include university staff

    Friday, January 19, 2018
  Jennifer McGehee-Valdez is one of the first staff members to join the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's ADVANCE Leadership Institute.

• UTRGV Rusteberg and Brownsville Museum of Fine Art collaborate on ‘Borderlands’ exhibit

    Thursday, January 18, 2018
  UTRGV’s Art Gallery at Rusteberg Hall and the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art have collaborated on “Icons and Symbols of the Borderland,” an exhibit curated by Diana Molina and organized by the Juntos Art Association.

• UTRGV weathers icy blast, freezing temperatures

    Wednesday, January 17, 2018
  Bicycles with icicles? Definitely not an everyday sight in the Rio Grande Valley. UTRGV campuses in the Upper Valley saw some minor ice, but Vaqueros on the Brownsville Campus were greeted by icicles from a strong winter freeze that pushed ...

• UTRGV students observe MLK Day of Service with volunteerism

    Monday, January 15, 2018
  Students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley spread out across the Valley on Monday, Jan. 15, to honor Martin Luther King Day by volunteering and community service. UTRGV students volunteered at a wide variety of community locations to ...

• UTRGV’s Mendez named chair of UT System Emergency Management Committee

    Friday, January 12, 2018
  Pablo Mendez is a man with a plan. After all, it’s his job, and his decisions can carry the weight of life and death.

• UTRGV Student Food Pantry aims to help students with year-round need

    Friday, January 12, 2018
  The season of goodwill brought with it a rise in charitable donations. But while the season has ended, the need hasn't.

• UTRGV, Weslaco leaders gather for beam signing ceremony

    Thursday, January 11, 2018
  Representatives from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Weslaco Economic Development Corporation, the U.S. Economic Development Administration-Southwest Region, the City of Weslaco, the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, and ...

• UTRGV experts offer tips to avoid dropping the ball on those New Year’s resolutions

    Tuesday, January 09, 2018
  The clank of weight room equipment and the scuffling of shoes on the basketball court at the UTRGV University Recreation Center is louder than usual these days. Like gyms across the United States, membership gets a boost at the start of the New Year.

• UTRGV student turns adversity into positive action in Puerto Rico

    Monday, January 08, 2018
  Studying abroad can bring new experiences for students looking to add some adventure to the curriculum. But when UTRGV education major Michelle C. Hernandez decided to spend a semester in Puerto Rico this past summer, she hadn’t bargained ...

• UTRGV chess team's expert moves lead to Final Four

    Friday, January 05, 2018
  The UTRGV Chess Team ended 2017 on a high note, qualifying once again for the President's Cup, the Final Four of College Chess.