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UTRGV earns Carnegie Foundation’s coveted Community Engagement Classification for 2020

Friday, January 31, 2020
UTRGV is one of just 119 colleges and universities in the United States to receive the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for 2020.

UTRGV Travel Notice to China

Friday, January 31, 2020
As part of our ongoing commitment to our UTRGV community’s Health and Safety, the Office of Emergency Preparedness, along with our Infectious Disease Outbreak Committee, continues to monitor the current novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ...

UTRGV ranks first among nation’s public institutions for least student debt

Thursday, January 30, 2020
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is first in the nation among public institutions for least student debt, according to recent rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

HESTEC GEAR UP Days

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
About 120 ninth-graders from across the Rio Grande Valley took part in UTRGV’s Gear Up Days on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the UTRGV Brownsville Campus.

Keeping Vaqueros in the Game

Monday, January 27, 2020
The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and UT Health RGV are partnering to keep the university’s student-athletes in the game.

UTRGV School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling awarded grant for student education

Friday, January 24, 2020
Dr. Elizabeth Palacios, UTRGV clinical professor in the School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, is heading an initiative to boost the number of master’s-level students who can get training in vocational rehabilitation (VR) at the ...

UTRGV students share science knowledge with children at museum event

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
While many UTRGV students volunteered Jan. 20 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, community stewardship for many spans the entire year at a variety of events and with service-learning projects.

UTRGV looks to ‘Pack the House’ for men’s basketball game with New Mexico State

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
For the fourth consecutive year, the UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is giving away 500 #RallyTheValley T-shirts, and is offering “buy one, get one free” vouchers at corporate partner locations.

UTRGV students to participate in MLK Day of Service

Friday, January 17, 2020
UTRGV students will descend on the entire Rio Grande Valley to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20.

UTRGV attracts young STEM minds to SeaPerch Challenge in Brownsville

Friday, January 17, 2020
HESTEC launched the start of yearlong festivities on Friday with the annual SeaPerch Challenge, held at the Brownsville ISD’s Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center in Brownsville.

UTRGV and Saint Joseph Academy in Brownsville sign Dual Enrollment MOU

Thursday, January 16, 2020
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Saint Joseph Academy in Brownsville have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Dual Credit program that will result in students earning up to 24 college credits at no cost to students and their ...

UTRGV Hospitality and Tourism Management Program, Luby’s partnering for one-day event to help raise money for scholarships

Thursday, January 16, 2020
UTRGV’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Program is partnering with Luby’s to host the event “Healthy Eating and Wellness at Luby’s,” with a percentage of the sales going to student scholarships in the hospitality ...