• UT Health RGV to open employee health, more primary care and specialty practices

    Thursday, August 30, 2018
  Employees of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will benefit from lower out-of-pocket costs when seeing a UT physician for treatment, starting this fall.

• UTRGV grant will help train parents caring for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Thursday, August 30, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has received a grant that will help provide training for parents and home-based caregivers looking after children with autism spectrum disorder.

• Italy: Trip to Italy creates lasting impressions

    Thursday, August 30, 2018
  UTRGV junior Suzanne El-Haj’s return from her study abroad courses in Italy left an unexpected feeling.

• #OneOrange: UTRGV Day celebrates three years of success

    Wednesday, August 29, 2018
  To commemorate three years of major accomplishments, recognitions, and just being Vaqueros, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley celebrated its anniversary with a big bash.

• Lunch is Served: Students meet up with UTRGV president and leadership team at annual picnic

    Tuesday, August 28, 2018
  Students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley spent their lunch hour hanging with UTRGV President Guy Bailey and his leadership team during the annual Picnic with the President.

• Online college guide ranks UTRGV seventh among U.S. southern colleges in ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ category

    Monday, August 27, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been ranked seventh on a list of 50 schools in the Best Bang for the Buck in the Southern Colleges category.

• UTRGV professor co-authors study showing Hispanic-white wage gap remains steady

    Monday, August 27, 2018
  Hispanic workers continue to receive less earnings than their white counterparts, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute, an independent, nonprofit think tank that researches the impact of economic trends and policies on ...

• Rrrrufff and Ready UTRGV K-9s continue to protect and serve

    Sunday, August 26, 2018
  Dog lovers know that no matter the circumstance, a dog will love you with his or her whole heart and not ask for much in return, maybe just a snack or a belly rub every once in a while. Whether it’s a 120-pound Great Dane or a three-pound ...

• UTRGV now certified as a Bee Campus USA affiliate

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, which encourages campuses to help all pollinators – not just bees – by providing a healthy habitat rich in a variety of native ...

• Vaquero Move-In Day: Learning to live on your own

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  Students and their families carried boxes, containers, backpacks, televisions and decorations into the dormitories at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley campuses this week, as the new school year gets underway.

• Bird’s the word: UTRGV researchers studying parrot vocalizations for insight into cognitive development

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  UTRGV graduate student Caleb Arellano is reviewing thousands of hours of videos to study sibling interaction. Except he can’t understand what they’re saying.

• Parrot research a feather in UTRGV grad student’s cap

    Friday, August 24, 2018
  Caleb Arellano, a UTRGV graduate student from Illinois, enrolled at UTRGV to work specifically with Dr. Karl Berg, an assistant professor in the College of Sciences, Department of Biology.

• UTRGV celebrates accomplishments, changes, with fall convocations

    Thursday, August 23, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley celebrated another successful academic year, during two convocation ceremonies that focused on past accomplishments and future goals for the university.

• Peru: Cuzco, Choquequirao, Salkantay: Students embrace extreme Andean travel

    Thursday, August 23, 2018
  UTRGV students tackled a challenging study abroad curriculum in Peru in June that included art, architecture, history and biology – and an extreme, rigorous trek in the Andes.

• UTRGV M.Ed. in Counseling achieves accreditation by national council

    Thursday, August 16, 2018
  The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling within the UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration has been granted accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related ...

• UTRGV’s STEP UP program expands school district partnerships to McAllen and Los Fresnos

    Thursday, August 16, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Student Teacher Education Preparation University Partnership (STEP UP) program is fulfilling its goal in expanding and assisting future teachers in the Valley.

• England, Scotland: Traveling in U.K. help students broaden awareness of people living with disabilities

    Wednesday, August 15, 2018
  After a 30-minute hike through the Scottish countryside, Jaquelin Duenez, of Hidalgo, made it to Arthur’s Seat, the highest point in Scotland that overlooks the gorgeous city of Edinburgh.

• Art knows no borders: University in China hosts UTRGV exhibit

    Friday, August 10, 2018
  A University of Texas Rio Grande Valley art exhibit showcasing aspects of Mexican musical culture had a week-long run recently at Hengyang Normal University (HYNU), located in Hengyang, Hunan, China.

• Marketing students gain first-hand global perspective on sustainability practices

    Wednesday, August 08, 2018
  Eleven students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley traveled to Germany this summer as part of a two-week study abroad course in marketing.

• New UTRGV online degree program in Addiction Studies launches this fall

    Monday, August 06, 2018
  The UTRGV School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling starting this fall semester will offer a brand new Bachelor of Science degree in Addiction Studies that is fully online.

• UTRGV School of Medicine and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health to offer dual degree programs

    Friday, August 03, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is offering two new dual degree programs for its medical students: a Doctor of Medicine/Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics (MD/MSBMI) and a Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health (MD/MPH).

• UTRGV awarded grant for anti-HIV drug research

    Friday, August 03, 2018
  Researchers at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences are working to develop a next generation of anti-HIV drugs that are more effective and have fewer side effects.

• UTRGV Continuing Education to launch community-embedded Entrepreneurship Certificate Program

    Thursday, August 02, 2018
  The newly created Academy for Entrepreneurs, an initiative by UTRGV Continuing Education, will serve as the springboard for innovation and entrepreneurship activities in the Rio Grande Valley.

• From food to fashion, trip to South Korea provides world of experiences for students

    Thursday, August 02, 2018
  From learning to cook traditional Korean dishes to practicing Taekwondo, UTRGV students who studied abroad in South Korea this summer got the experience of a lifetime wrapped into a two-week course.