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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.