• 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 ...

• 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.