• UTRGV celebrates Class of 2020 with one-of-a-kind ceremony

    Saturday, May 30, 2020
  COVID-19 may have crashed the in-person graduation ceremonies for UTRGV, but that did not stop the university from celebrating Saturday morning with its more than 3,000 Spring 2020 graduates, during its first ever Virtual Commencement event.

• Family has double reason to celebrate: Father and son graduate together Saturday from UTRGV

    Friday, May 29, 2020
  There is to be no graduation regalia or commencement walk this semester for 24-year-old UTRGV graduate Jeremy Schmatz, of McAllen. But the pride his father has for him needs neither crowds nor gowns.

• ‘Education is Everything’ UTRGV Spring 2020 graduate recognized for strength, perseverance

    Thursday, May 28, 2020
  For many students attending college, the balance between work, school and personal life can be overwhelming – making sure to be in class on time, get the bills paid and still make time for friends and family. To all that, we now add the ...

• UTRGV’s commitment to helping pollinators renews Bee Campus USA designation

    Thursday, May 28, 2020
  UTRGV is making a big contribution to the Rio Grande Valley by targeting some of its smallest inhabitants.

• ‘She’s my favorite person’ Mother and daughter celebrate graduating together from UTRGV

    Wednesday, May 27, 2020
  Lilly Elliott, a Pharr native, since high school has been envisioning graduating at the same time as her mother.

• Curbside Celebration for UTRGV Military Graduates

    Wednesday, May 27, 2020
  A long-standing tradition during UTRGV’s Commencement Week has been the Veteran- and Military-Affiliated Graduation.

• Vaqueros grad Draik Banks goes from middle blocker to U.S. Army officer

    Tuesday, May 26, 2020
  From the court to the battlefield. Following a successful collegiate volleyball career, Draik Banks graduates from UTRGV with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.

• Nursing graduates ready to help patients from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Tuesday, May 26, 2020
  The COVID-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing has placed UTRGV’s commencement ceremonies online, so 3,559 graduates will earn their degrees virtually at 10 a.m. Sat., May 30.

• UTRGV Athletics offering free season ticket for Spring graduates

    Tuesday, May 26, 2020
  The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has created the Young Alumni Pass, an opportunity for spring 2020 UTRGV graduates to get one free season ticket to a UTRGV sport during the 2020-21 athletic season.

• UT System Regents approve proposal for new doctoral program within UTRGV School of Medicine

    Friday, May 22, 2020
  The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved a degree proposal for a doctorate in Human Genetics at the UTRGV School of Medicine.

• UTRGV professor: Marvel at blue dragons, but don’t touch

    Friday, May 22, 2020
  Nature's camouflage makes one sea predator's appearance not only a rare sight, but also an interesting one.

• Free Wi-Fi available to UTRGV community via campus parking lots

    Thursday, May 21, 2020
  Who would have thought UTRGV’s parking lots would be a great place to study and do research? Free Wi-Fi, y’all!

• UTRGV linguists awarded federal grant to document the language of the RGV

    Thursday, May 21, 2020
  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded two UTRGV professors and their University of Arizona collaborator a grant for a project on bilingualism on the U.S. Mexico border.

• ‘It’s never too late’

    Wednesday, May 20, 2020
  It’s never too late to accomplish your goals – Lupita Moreno is living proof of that. The 75-year-old grandmother and great-grandmother graduated this semester with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

• UTRGV serving RGV Safety Net Clinics during COVID-19 pandemic

    Wednesday, May 20, 2020
  The UTRGV School of Medicine’s Department of Population Health and Biostatistics is working across UTRGV departments to connect community partners in need with solutions during this COVID-19 pandemic.

• STEP UP uses mixed-reality simulations to help teach future educators about school culture

    Tuesday, May 19, 2020
  “I think you misplaced my child’s homework.”

• Food Security Initiative aims to help eliminate hunger on campus and bring fresh produce at low cost

    Friday, May 15, 2020
  Many college campuses around the country increasingly are seeing students struggling with food insecurity and lack of access to fresh and healthy food they can afford.

• A New Dog in Town

    Wednesday, May 13, 2020
  The UTRGV Police Department recently added a new member to the team.

• UTRGV Office for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention Director: Home not safe for everyone

    Tuesday, May 12, 2020
  Safety concerns stemming from COVID-19 have moved UTRGV classes and many university jobs online, so work can be done from home.

• UTRGV announces fall and spring relief efforts

    Monday, May 11, 2020
  UTRGV has announced an innovative Fall/Spring Relief Package, which through a combination of CARES Act funds and university funds, will provide eligible students with up to $1,500 in financial assistance during the 2020-21 academic year.

• Grant will allow UTRGV School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education to expand residency programs

    Monday, May 11, 2020
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education has received an $11 million grant from the Academic Quality and Workforce Division, a division of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• UTRGV School of Medicine Class of 2020 celebrates with virtual commencement

    Saturday, May 09, 2020
  Four intense years of medical school have flown by for McAllen native Veronica Treviño.

• Brownsville native fulfills childhood dream to become a medical doctor

    Friday, May 08, 2020
  As a young boy growing up in Brownsville, Ramiro Tovar knew early on that medicine was his future.

• UTRGV SOM senior assistant dean for Admissions knows when her students graduate, her own dreams come to life

    Friday, May 08, 2020
  When Betty Monfort first arrived in the Rio Grande Valley about five years ago, she had no idea she was in one of the fastest growing areas in Texas.

• Virtual veterans or newbies, UTRGV faculty’s shift to online coursework has some positive results

    Thursday, May 07, 2020
  Music courses may not seem easy to transition fully online. But with a DSLR camera and speakers mounted on the wall next to his computer, multiple screens surrounding him, and an iPad sharing annotations to students in real-time, UTRGV School of ...

• 2020 Texas State Poet Laureate and UTRGV professor Emmy Pérez begins appointment in midst of pandemic

    Thursday, May 07, 2020
  Emmy Pérez, the 2020 Texas Poet Laureate, said everyone needs a diversion from the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine, so why not put pen to paper and chronicle your journey?

• 15 UTRGV STEM faculty complete ADVANCE Leadership Workshop online

    Tuesday, May 05, 2020
  During a time when most people are still working from home and scheduling more Zoom meetings, 15 UTRGV STEM female faculty managed to complete UTRGV’s 2020 ADVANCE Leadership Workshop series that transitioned from in-person to online.

• UTRGV Student Food Pantry seeing recent increase in demand during COVID-19

    Friday, May 01, 2020
  While demand at food banks across the Rio Grande Valley has surged due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTRGV Student Food Pantry has only seen an increase in use in the past week.