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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.
