January 2019 | The Newsroom

MS in Bioethics approved for UTRGV School of Medicine

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine to offer a Master of Science in Bioethics degree program.

UT Health RGV now offering orthopedic and sports medicine services in Weslaco and Harlingen

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
UT Health Rio Grande Valley is expanding its clinical services to offer orthopedic and sports medicine care.

UTRGV alumna begins reign as Miss Fiesta San Antonio

Friday, January 25, 2019
UTRGV alumna and San Antonio native Victoria Gonzalez is more than ready for the responsibilities of being crowned Miss Fiesta San Antonio 2019.

UT Health RGV celebrates opening of its Surgery and Women’s Specialty practice

Thursday, January 24, 2019
Patients in Harlingen will not have to travel far to receive specialized care in surgery and women’s health.

UTRGV and City of Matamoros open student services office in IMACULTA

Thursday, January 24, 2019
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the City of Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico, have partnered to provide a student services center in that city.

UTRGV researcher makes bold fruit selections for wine

Thursday, January 24, 2019
In a small winery near Raymondville, bottles without formal labels line the wall. The tops are marked simply, with numbers written on red, green and yellow stickers.

UTRGV School of Medicine professor researching new treatment for endometriosis

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
A drug previously deemed clinically useless might have promise repurposed as a treatment for endometriosis, according to research being done at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine.

UTRGV ranked among the nation’s most affordable master’s online programs

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been ranked 19th among the top 25 public universities for affordability in online master’s degrees, by bestmastersprograms.org.

UTRGV joins three other minority-serving institutions in BranchEd initiative to help train teachers

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration is one of four minority-serving institutions selected by the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchEd) to join its national Teacher Preparation Transformation Center, supported by the ...

UTRGV’s University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS) earns award for leadership

Monday, January 21, 2019
The Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) has awarded The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley the council’s inaugural Workforce Development and Technology Transfer Leadership Award.

UTRGV: Men’s Intramural Flag Football team claims national championship title

Friday, January 18, 2019
For the men’s intramural flag football team at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, there was no better way to ring in the New Year than by winning the national title.

UTRGV Chess team advance to defend national title

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The UTRGV Chess Team, fresh off a successful tournament at the Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship, now will defend its title as national champions at the Presidents’ Cup in April in New York.

Grant to allow roomier bus shelters to be installed at UTRGV campuses

Monday, January 14, 2019
In the future, students and employees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley who commute via the Vaquero Express Campus Connector route will have new, comfortable bus shelters thanks to a grant received by the Lower Rio Grande Valley ...