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  • Nursing professor selected to serve on national advisory committee to assist veterans

      Friday, May 28, 2021
    Dr. Eloisa Tamez, professor of Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is a newly appointed member of a national advisory board to aid veterans.

  • Associate professor earns UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers honor

      Wednesday, May 26, 2021
    Dr. Alyssa Guadalupe Cavazos, UTRGV associate professor in the Department of Writing and Language Studies and director for the Center for Teaching Excellence, was recently inducted into The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished ...

  • ‘My grandmother was my family’

      Tuesday, May 25, 2021
    “It is said that a mother’s love is the heart of a family. In my case, my grandmother was my family,” Haimanti Majumder, a UTRGV graduate student, wrote in her winning essay for the 2020-2021 UTRGV Family of the Year Essay Contest.

  • New UTRGV program to generate registered dietitian nutritionists in the RGV

      Tuesday, May 25, 2021
    Beginning this fall, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will now offer a new graduate program in dietetics for students wishing to become registered dietitian nutritionists.

  • RCVCOBE welcomes esteemed faculty to leadership team

      Monday, May 24, 2021
    Two top-notch scholars will join the leadership team for the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship this summer.

  • ‘The Valley has never left me’

      Friday, May 21, 2021
    Growing up in the sunbaked Rio Grande Valley left a lasting impression for legacy institution alumnus Esteban Rodriguez, who graduated with his MFA in Creative Writing from UTPA in 2013.

  • What’s Brewing, UTRGV?

      Thursday, May 20, 2021
    The owners of Reserva Coffee Roasters started a new chapter for the small business when they opened their doors at the UTRGV School of Medicine’s Team-Based Learning Center in Edinburg this week.

  • WELCOME BACK, VAQUEROS!

      Saturday, May 15, 2021
    More than a year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic robbed UTRGV’s Class of 2020 of the opportunity to celebrate their graduation day in person with a true ceremony and their loved ones. This weekend, UTRGV made up for it by inviting the graduates ...

  • UTRGV names Dr. Michael B. Hocker new dean of the School of Medicine

      Friday, May 14, 2021
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced Friday the appointment of Dr. Michael B. Hocker as the new dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine.

  • UT Health RGV begins vaccinating children age 12-15 against COVID-19

      Wednesday, May 12, 2021
    This evening UT Health RGV began vaccinating children ages 12-15 against COVID-19.

  • UTRGV School of Medicine celebrates second class with in-person commencement

      Monday, May 10, 2021
    After four demanding years of classwork, labs, research, hospital rotations, and more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 51 medical students and seven Master of Science in Bioethics students persevered to earn their degrees from the UTRGV ...

  • Hats off Grads!

      Saturday, May 08, 2021
    More than 3,100 graduates were celebrated this weekend at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's first in-person Commencement ceremonies since the pandemic began more than a year ago.

  • Tomorrow’s Educators: 23 students to graduate from UTRGV’s STEP UP program

      Friday, May 07, 2021
    Jacqueline Elizondo and Cynthia Gallegos are thrilled that graduation day has finally arrived, and they will be among 23 teacher candidates from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's STEP UP (Student Teacher Educator Preparation: ...

  • New degree program leads UTRGV student to dream career with Texas Department of Agriculture

      Thursday, May 06, 2021
    A passion for food and helping his fellow Texans live healthier lives has led Javier Camacho, a member of the UTRGV Class of 2021, to his ideal job with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).

  • Cherry on Top: Rio Grande City native to celebrate UTRGV School of Medicine graduation on birthday

      Wednesday, May 05, 2021
    Commencement on Saturday, May 8, for the UTRGV School of Medicine Class of 2021 will be special for Adrian David Barrera as he not only celebrates the day he was born, but also the day he graduates to officially become a doctor.

  • UTRGV School of Medicine to celebrate Class of 2021 with ceremony in Brownsville

      Wednesday, May 05, 2021
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Class of 2021 will mark their graduation day Saturday, May 8, on the Brownsville Campus.

  • Virtual symposium to highlight animal behavior research conducted by UTRGV and HCISD students at Gladys Porter Zoo

      Tuesday, May 04, 2021
    A partnership between UTRGV, Harlingen CISD and the Gladys Porter Zoo (GPZ) has yielded some informative animal behavior research that will be shared virtually with the community Wednesday, May 5, during the Animal Behavior Meets Social Science: ...

  • Telling stories all day, every day: UTRGV mass communication major reflects on path to graduation

      Tuesday, May 04, 2021
    Reporting about local festivals, holiday parades, community events, and – most importantly – sharing people’s stories is UTRGV senior Colleen DeGuzman’s forte as a part-time reporter for the Rio Grande Valley newspaper ...

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