August 28, 2024
Research is underway at the UTRGV Edinburg campus to see if recycled glass can help with agricultural and coastal restoration.The research consists of using a mixture of soil and the recycled glass to grow plants. The project is in its early stages, and researchers say they have been able to get some results. “[It’s] asking, can we use recycling glass to grow vegetables that we can use.” Professor Teresa Patricia Feria Arroyo said. The team says farmers across the Rio Grande Valley face erosion that causes them to lose the fertile soil that helps crops grow.
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May 14, 2024
At Dean Incera's heartfelt farewell gathering, we celebrated her remarkable contributions and shared fond memories, feeling both the joy of her new endeavors and the warmth of her legacy in the College of Sciences.
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February 6, 2024
Dr. Manohar Chakrabarti, assistant professor in the SIBCS, has secured a $503,000 NSF grant to research genetic and molecular mechanisms in plants, aiming to develop climate-smart crops resilient to extreme weather, particularly droughts and heatwaves, with a goal to enhance agricultural sustainability amid pressing global concerns about climate change.
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January 24, 2024
The College of Sciences proudly announces faculty member Dr. Erin Easton's participation in a groundbreaking international expedition led by Dr. Javier Sellanes López, exploring submarine mountains in the Southeast Pacific to study biodiversity and oceanographic features, utilizing advanced technology and contributing to the BiodUCCT project.
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October 27, 2023
Dr. Cristina Villalobos, Myles and Sylvia Aaronson Endowed Professor at UTRGV, is set to receive the 2024 M. Gweneth Humphreys Award from the Association for Women in Mathematics in recognition of her exceptional mentoring contributions to the mathematical profession, continuing the legacy of the award's namesake, M. Gweneth Humphreys, who dedicated her career to teaching mathematics to women.
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September 21, 2023
Dr. Cristina Villalobos, an esteemed faculty member at the UTRGV College of Sciences, has been featured in the September 2023 issue of Nature Computational Science for her outstanding work in promoting equitable STEM education, emphasizing the importance of technology accessibility, and urging innovative solutions for online tutoring accessibility to bridge educational disparities.
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September 19, 2023
UTRGV Professor Richard Kline, involved in the development of the thriving RGV Reef off South Padre Island, celebrates the transformation of the Gulf of Mexico floor into a vibrant marine habitat through the addition of decommissioned ships and concrete structures, with ongoing efforts to measure and expand the fish population, buoyed by recent support from a donor.
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September 15, 2023
UTRGV College of Sciences students excel in agricultural research externship at the University of Arkansas, gaining advanced lab skills and valuable experience while expanding their career horizons, thanks to a USDA-funded collaboration aimed at increasing Hispanic representation in agricultural and food sciences.
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September 15, 2023
The National Science Foundation has awarded UTRGV $439,413 in the form of an NSF-MRI grant, led by Dr. Nirakar Sahoo, to acquire a state-of-the-art Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), revolutionizing interdisciplinary molecular research opportunities at the university, with significant support from Dr. Robert K. Dearth and Dr. Bradley Christoffersen, marking a major milestone in establishing the first microscopy core facility at UTRGV.
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September 14, 2023
UTRGV and Texas Southmost College (TSC) forge a new astronomy research and education partnership, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), to advance multi-messenger and time domain astronomy, providing Hispanic community college students in South Texas with valuable research opportunities and enhancing the STEM ecosystem in the region.
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August 31, 2023
Jon Schwenk, scientist at Los Alamos, is teaming up with Tian Dong, assistant professor at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, on the project "Evaluating water, sediment, and nutrient transport rates and accumulation patterns in alluvial ridge basins between the abandoned river channels (resacas) of the Rio Grande delta."
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August 23, 2023
The National Science Foundation is funding a partnership between the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and Texas Southmost College (TSC) to conduct multi-messenger astronomy research, led by Dr. Mario Diaz, facilitating Hispanic community college students' engagement in time domain astronomy.
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July 25, 2023
The Texas Beach Watch program, led by UTRGV's Coastal Studies Lab, safeguards beachgoers by monitoring and informing about water quality to prevent bacterial infections.
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July 12, 2023
Dr. Racelis, an associate professor of agroecology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is working with farmers in the Rio Grande Valley to find ways to grow food with less water and less dependence on Big Ag for seeds and fertilizer as the region faces extreme heat, water scarcity, and drought due to climate change.
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July 5, 2023
Dr. Racelis, program director of the agroecology and resilient food systems program at the University of Texas RGV, is leading a research project in the Rio Grande Valley to determine if cover cropping, a regenerative agricultural technique, can help commodity farmers in the water-scarce region become more climate resilient.
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June 30, 2023
The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) collaboration, including the internationally-recognized Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy (CGWA) and Center for Advanced Radio Astronomy (CARA) at UTRGV, has confirmed the presence of a subtle background of gravitational waves in our universe, with Professor Joseph Romano joining UTRGV as the new Director of CARA, further strengthening the faculty involved in groundbreaking gravitational wave discoveries.
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June 26, 2023
Dr. Karl Berg highlights the significance of a recent study showing bottlenose dolphin mothers using "motherese" to communicate with their calves, offering insights into the evolution of language.
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June 23, 2023
UTRGV successfully concludes its AgDiscovery Program, inspiring and equipping high school students for future careers in agriculture through hands-on workshops, tours, and research experiences.
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June 21, 2023
Alyssa G. Cavazos and Dr. Cristina Villalobos, as the co-principal investigator, will be involved in a collaborative project at UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence focused on improving undergraduate STEM education.
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June 21, 2023
Our very own Dr. Anna Erwin, a participant in the 2023 joint meeting of the Association for the Study of Food in Society and the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society, contributed to a roundtable discussion on teaching agroecology and provided insights into the critical agroecological education for sustainable food systems transformation.
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June 13, 2023
UTRGV held a special event June 11 to kick off its new AgDiscovery Program, in which 12 area high school students will engage in hands-on learning workshops, behind-the-scenes tours, laboratory and field exercises, and a variety of character- and team-building activities.
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June 11, 2023
On May 31, Professor Wang Xiaohui from the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences was invited to give an academic report entitled "Statistical Methods Applications in Environmental Science and Public Health Projects" at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. This report is the 438th lecture of the "Beauty of Science" Frontier Forum, hosted by Associate Professor Zhao Donghong from the Department of Applied Mathematics.
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June 8, 2023
Our very own Geologist Dr. Juan Gonzalez and his team are utilizing a seed grant to study the formation of rare coastal Lomas, which support a distinct ecosystem found nowhere else in North America.
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May 24, 2023
en faculty members have been named recipients of the 2022-2023 UTRGV Faculty Excellence Awards. Among these recipients were our very own Dr. Alexis Racelis and Dr. Satya Kachiraju!
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May 22, 2023
UTRGV students and faculty were part of an afternoon of exchange at the Sustainability Ambassador reception, held May 5 at the Ballroom on the Edinburg Campus.
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May 19, 2023
Researchers from the UTRGV College of Sciences have joined forces with lead partner Texas A&M AgriLife Research and other major agriculture entities on a $65 million grant to assess greenhouse gas fluxes and conduct soil analyses.
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May 8, 2023
Dr. Teresa Patricia (Paty) Feria-Arroyo, a professor of Biology at UTRGV, has been inducted into the prestigious UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers for 2023, acknowledging her outstanding teaching and dedication to inclusive learning experiences. Her induction highlights her role as an inspirational educator and mentor, contributing to the advancement of teaching quality and innovation in Texas.
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May 1, 2023
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make our 2023 College of Sciences Annual Research Conference a success! From thought-provoking presentations to engaging poster topics, the research conference was a true inspiration!
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April 24, 2023
Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria-Arroyo, a UTRGV professor of Biology and principal investigator on the project, and co-PI Dr. Tamer Oraby, associate professor of Statistics in the School of Mathematics and Statistical Science, have been awarded a $197,000 sub-award from a global charitable foundation for their research.
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April 24, 2023
Mackenzie Feldman, a graduate student in the UTRGV School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences, come to the Valley all the way from Oahu, Hawaii. She obviously likes to stay busy, and it’s all for a good cause: sustainable agriculture.
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April 21, 2023
On Thursday, April 27 Dr. Mario Diaz and Dr. Jorge Pullin will present and sign their book (coauthored with Gaby Gonzalez and Jorge Pullin) "The Sounds of the Cosmos: Gravitational Waves and the birth of Multi-messenger Astronomy", MIT Press, 2023. The event will take place at Búho, the independent bookstore in downtown Brownsville, 1140 E Washington St. and it is sponsored by the South Texas Astronomical Society (STARS).
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March 10, 2023
A distant — and lonely — galaxy appears to have pulled in and assimilated all of its former companion galaxies. “The question is, what happened to all of these galaxies?” said co-author Juan Madrid of the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley.
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February 17, 2023
It is that time of year again where the 2023-2024 SGA Candidate Application is now open via the SGA Elections V Link page. Our goal is to have students from every college/school apply for a position within SGA. For questions, feel free to reach out to kourtnie.hernandez@utrgv.edu.
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February 8, 2023
The Summer 2023 GET PHIT Internship Program application is now open. Eligible students from GET PHIT consortium institutions have the opportunity to apply for paid internship placement in health departments and other organizations.
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