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The University of Texas System Board of Regents recently authorized UTRGV to pursue the purchase of 10.2 acres at 1400 East Nolana Avenue in McAllen, which includes an 88,970-square-foot office and warehouse building currently used by The Monitor newspaper and AIM Media Texas Operating, LLC, to support the expansion of academic and health affairs.
UTRGV to expand academic and health affairs with new property acquisition in McAllen

  Friday, May 09, 2025 — The University of Texas System Board of Regents has authorized The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to pursue the purchase of property in McAllen to support the expansion of academic and health affairs.

Dr. Andrya Rivera-Burciaga led the effort to include end-of-life care in the nursing curriculum at UTRGV. Her research on perspectives on dying aims to normalize conversations about dignity, death and mourning.
Dying ‘Beautifully’ in the Rio Grande Valley: Rivera-Burciaga embeds end-of-life nursing into UTRGV curriculum

  Friday, May 09, 2025 — Graduating with confidence, UTRGV nursing students are equipped to handle the complexities of death and dying, thanks to Dr. Andrya Rivera-Burciaga. As the coordinator for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, she collaborates with Nancy ...

Carlos Cisneros will graduate during the UTRGV School of Medicine’s Commencement on Saturday, May 10, in Edinburg, celebrating the transition of 50 graduates from students to physicians after four years of hard work.
CLASS OF 2025: UTRGV School of Medicine graduating med student inspired by mother’s cancer battle

  Thursday, May 08, 2025 — Carlos Cisneros was just 6 years old when his mother was diagnosed with leukemia and began treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He didn’t fully understand the science back then, but he did understand what mattered.   Doctors had ...

A beautiful connection in medicine. Dr. Everardo Cobos, interim dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine, mentored Dr. Victor Tran's mother, Dr. Mytrang Thi Tran, during her residency at Texas Tech University. Now, he's guiding her son’s journey in medicine at UTRGV.
Generations of Healing: UTRGV School of Medicine physician resident continues family journey into medicine

  Wednesday, May 07, 2025 — At the UTRGV School of Medicine, mentorship is as vital as the medicine practiced and history has a way of repeating itself. In Dr. Victor Tran's case, it was a pathway laid down by generations of healing.

The UTRGV Libraries in Edinburg and Brownsville have been officially designated as Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, becoming the 8th and 9th PTRCs in Texas.
UTRGV libraries designated as national Patent and Trademark Resource Centers

  Tuesday, May 06, 2025 — Thanks to the recent opening of two new¿Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Libraries, Rio Grande Valley innovators will no longer need to drive 300 miles to the nearest patent office in ...


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