• Spain: Students become immersed in the culture and language of Spain

    Friday, September 28, 2018
  From day trips spent perusing the shops and villas in Barcelona, to examining world-renowned art at the Salvador Dali art museum, UTRGV’s Study Abroad in Spain groups had a full and busy summer.

• UTRGV legacy alum’s film career led him to ‘Westworld’

    Friday, September 28, 2018
  Ali Naqvi is a name you might not recognize. Not yet, anyway. Naqvi, a UTRGV legacy alumnus from Mission, has worked on movies and TV shows you’re probably familiar with. And he’s been in front of the camera a few times, ...

• UTRGV mechanical engineering professor named one of the 2018 ‘Mexicanos Distinguidos’

    Thursday, September 27, 2018
  Dr. Karen Lozano, a Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor in mechanical engineering, and director of Nanotechnology Center of Excellence at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, added another accolade to her list of achievements.

• UTRGV School of Medicine hosts first grand opening for Area Health Education Centers

    Monday, September 24, 2018
  The UTRGV School of Medicine continues its mission to close gaps in access to healthcare and expand educational opportunities for its students with its three Area Health Education Centers (AHEC).

• Belize: Students dive into their research in Belize

    Thursday, September 20, 2018
  UTRGV students studying abroad in Belize this summer explored one of the most famous dive sites in the world - the Great Blue Hole.

• Sierra magazine ranks UTRGV on international Cool Schools list for sustainability efforts

    Thursday, September 20, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has made the Sierra's Top 100 Cool Schools list.

• UTRGV MBA student awarded Project Management Institute 2018 PMIEF James R. Snyder Award

    Wednesday, September 19, 2018
  Taiwo Abraham, an international graduate student from Nigeria in the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says he was stunned when he found out he had won.

• UTRGV alumna lands engineering job at the ‘Most Magical Place on Earth’

    Tuesday, September 18, 2018
  Sailyn Ortega always knew which career adventure she would pursue.

• Mexico: Students learn about global change during life changing trip to Merida

    Thursday, September 13, 2018
  Nine students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley spent a week in Mérida, on the Yucatán peninsula in México, as part of a study abroad trip focused on global change.

• UTRGV adds accelerated online Master of Accountancy program

    Wednesday, September 12, 2018
  A new online Master of Accountancy (MACC) program has been added to the list of UTRGV’s Accelerated Online Graduate Programs in the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship.

• NSF awards UTRGV College of Sciences grant for STEM-HSI project

    Wednesday, September 12, 2018
  UTRGV’S College of Sciences was recently awarded a grant for its project, “Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM Through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Community Engagement,” from the National Science Foundation.

• UTRGV ranked fourth in Texas by BestColleges.com

    Monday, September 10, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the fourth-best university in Texas, according to the Best Colleges in Texas for 2018 rankings.

• UTRGV hosting 10 institutions worldwide for Cross Connections: International Exhibition of Design and Illustration

    Friday, September 07, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Art is hosting Cross Connections: 2018 International Exhibition of Design and Illustration, a juried exhibit featuring artwork from 10 universities from around the world.

• Costa Rica: Trip to wildlife preserve a truly immersive experience

    Thursday, September 06, 2018
  Eight students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley spent two weeks exploring the scenic wilds of Costa Rica as part of a study abroad English course, and brought home some valuable lessons about the earth and the environment.

• UTRGV student musician places first in competition at Texas Music Festival

    Tuesday, September 04, 2018
  Andres Vela, a UTRGV Music Performance major, won first prize in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition in Houston recently at the Texas Music Festival.

• UTRGV partners with H-E-B Read 3 and Edinburg Housing Authority on literacy, nutrition awareness program

    Tuesday, September 04, 2018
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley College of Education and P-16 Integration, H-E-B Read 3 and the Edinburg Housing Authority partnered this summer to bring community awareness to the issues of literacy and nutrition.