• Two UTRGV social work graduate students join CSWE Minority Fellowship Program

    Wednesday, December 30, 2020
  UTRGV social work graduate students Zuni Ortega and Simon Rios recently were accepted to be part of the Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program (CSWE MFP) 2020-2021 cohort.

• UT Health RGV expands vaccine services to Brownsville

    Wednesday, December 30, 2020
  To continue with its commitment of vaccinating the Rio Grande Valley, UT Health RGV began the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at its fourth site in Brownsville ¬on Wednesday.

• UTRGV Year in Review

    Tuesday, December 29, 2020
  Despite the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world, UTRGV weathered 2020 with perseverance and strength.

• UTRGV begins Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Harlingen and Mercedes

    Tuesday, December 29, 2020
  Today marked the first day UTRGV started the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Mercedes and Harlingen to continue its commitment of vaccinating the Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV receives first shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Mercedes and Harlingen

    Monday, December 28, 2020
  Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine – the second vaccine granted emergency authorization by the federal government – arrived Monday at the UT Health RGV/Knapp Family Health Center in Mercedes and the UTRGV Clinical Education Building in ...

• UTRGV professor researching effects of nuclear war on fisheries

    Monday, December 28, 2020
  Smoke clogs the air. The outcome is grim.

• UTRGV MPA program initiates largest group into Pi Alpha Alpha honor society

    Wednesday, December 23, 2020
  This month, 27 lifelong members were initiated to UTRGV’s chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, an honor society for public affairs graduate students.

• UTRGV First Year Writing Program recognized for excellence by top writing organization

    Tuesday, December 22, 2020
  UTRGV’s First Year Writing Program is one of four recipients of the Conference on College Composition and Communication’s 2020-2021 Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.

• More accolades for UTRGV professor of engineering and manufacturing

    Tuesday, December 22, 2020
  When not one, but two major organizations have recognized your achievements in the same year, your role as an expert in your field is cemented.

• UTRGV medical and PA students to aid in COVID-19 vaccine efforts

    Monday, December 21, 2020
  As UT Health RGV prepares to receive and administer more COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks, university medical and physician assistant (PA) students are volunteering to help administer the long-awaited vaccine.

• UTRGV rehabilitation professor recognized as Emerging Scholar by higher education newsmagazine

    Monday, December 21, 2020
  Capping off 2020 with another merit, Dr. Eluterio Blanco Jr., clinical assistant professor in the UTRGV School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, becomes one of just 15 Emerging Scholars named by the newsmagazine Diverse: Issues in Higher ...

• UTRGV partners with STC to create fast track to education degrees

    Monday, December 21, 2020
  UTRGV and South Texas College have partnered to create a competency-based education program that creates a pathway to an undergraduate degree in early childhood studies.

• UT Health RGV provides COVID-19 vaccinations to support area EMS providers

    Saturday, December 19, 2020
  UT Health RGV on Saturday continued to strengthen frontline personnel by administering the COVID-19 vaccine to EMS providers from across the Rio Grande Valley who engage in 9-1-1 emergency services like pre-hospital care and transport.

• UTRGV wins Texas Social Media Award for its informative work during the pandemic

    Friday, December 18, 2020
  UTRGV recently won a Texas Social Media Award, highlighting its work on keeping the university community informed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• ‘Our Only Hope’

    Friday, December 18, 2020
  Dr. Linda Nelson was among the first to conduct COVID-19 testing in the Rio Grande Valley, leading the effort to organize UTRGV’s testing sites and working on the front lines herself to administer the tests.

• UTRGV inoculates first person in the Valley with COVID-19 vaccine

    Wednesday, December 16, 2020
  As the COVID-19 vaccines rolled out all over the country on Tuesday, UTRGV received 1,950 vaccines, to be administered that afternoon to the university’s frontline workers.

• UTRGV receives first COVID-19 vaccines, starts immediate inoculations for its frontline workers

    Tuesday, December 15, 2020
  UTRGV this morning received 1,950 COVID-19 vaccines, to be administered starting in the afternoon to the university’s healthcare providers and support staff.

• Fall 2020 Virtual Commencement honors the challenges of online classes, steadfast students

    Saturday, December 12, 2020
  Before saying goodbye to a challenging year, UTRGV celebrated a bright spot Saturday by honoring more than 2,700 graduates during the Fall 2020 Virtual Commencement.

• Family of three earning graduate degrees at UTRGV

    Friday, December 11, 2020
  Graduating from UTRGV became a major family affair for a North Texas mother, daughter and father – they promised each other that if they started the educational journey, they would finish together and walk together.

• UTRGV professor, area superintendents, release study on children’s nutrition along the border

    Friday, December 11, 2020
  Childhood obesity is a major public health concern, one that disproportionately effects populations living in poverty and the minority groups prevalent in the Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV invests $1.5M for merit-based scholarships

    Thursday, December 10, 2020
  To further enhance its efforts to retain top high school students from the region, UTRGV has announced it will invest $1.5 million to double the amount of merit-based scholarships available in Fall 2021.

• UTRGV graduate happy to make her parents proud

    Thursday, December 10, 2020
  Johnny Galvan Jr. remembers living on popcorn and noodles as a college student. His daughter – and soon-to-be UTRGV graduate Carmen Elena Galvan – has had a much different experience.

• To Food and Family

    Wednesday, December 09, 2020
  Tucked away on a sprawling cattle ranch in northern Hidalgo County, self-taught culinary expert and food historian Melissa Guerra knows how to pass the time.

• UTRGV design students take top honors at virtual Adobe Jam App competition

    Wednesday, December 09, 2020
  Three UTRGV design students within the College of Fine Arts School of Art took first and second places at the annual Adobe Jam Texas Design Competition, during a virtual event held mid-November.

• UTRGV first gen graduate to ring the bell at fall commencement

    Tuesday, December 08, 2020
  Ringing the bell at the end of a UTRGV commencement is a tradition that signifies a rite of passage, the life transition from a college student to a graduate.

• UTRGV grad to ring the traditional bell in honor of her mother, a cancer survivor

    Tuesday, December 08, 2020
  A few weeks ago, Jasmine Leija was videotaped for the Virtual Commencement ceremony. As she rang the bell for the College of Fine Arts, she thought of her mother, Silvia.

• Texas Rep. Armando Martinez earns MPA from UTRGV

    Monday, December 07, 2020
  One Texas legislator is capping off the 2020 year with not only a reelection, but also with a master’s degree.

• UTRGV rewards three creative digital entries in President’s Holiday Card Contest

    Friday, December 04, 2020
  ‘Tis the season for keeping traditions alive the best and safest way possible, so UTRGV will honor the artistic expressions of a unique holiday season by continuing the university’s annual President’s Holiday Card Contest.

• UTRGV ranked Most Affordable Online Master’s in Educational Technology

    Thursday, December 03, 2020
  The UTRGV Educational Technology Program has another top ranking to add to its list of achievements: It was named the No. 1 Most Affordable Online Master's in Educational Technology Degrees by CollegeChoice.net.

• UTRGV to offer new multifunctional undergraduate bachelor’s program in Integrated Health Sciences

    Wednesday, December 02, 2020
  The UTRGV College of Health Professions will offer a new Bachelor of Science hybrid degree program in Integrated Health Sciences starting Spring 2021.

• A Series of Windows

    Tuesday, December 01, 2020
  For Joann González, a 20-year-old UTRGV Theater and Film major, the COVID-19 pandemic affected her family in various ways – but one of the hardest was not being able to visit her grandfather.