• UTRGV ASL Club presenting De’Via workshops for Camp Sign

    Friday, July 23, 2021
  UTRGV’s ASL Club will present two De’Via (Deaf View/Image Art) painting workshops this month as part of the Texas Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Camp Sign virtual activities.

• UTRGV Athletics set to host clinics and matches in Brownsville

    Friday, July 23, 2021
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and City of Brownsville announced on Friday a partnership to host youth clinics and athletic events, all of which is presented by Chick-fil-A Boca Chica.

• UT Health RGV opens hearing centers in Edinburg and Harlingen

    Tuesday, July 20, 2021
  UT Health RGV has opened its UT Health RGV Hearing Center in two clinical locations, one in Edinburg and another in Harlingen.

• UTRGV graduate student honored with Future Texas Business Legend Award

    Monday, July 19, 2021
  UTRGV graduate student Alejandra Jimenez had no idea she had been nominated for the 2021 Future Texas Business Legend Award given by the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation – until she got online.

• Eight UTRGV faculty members recognized with Faculty Excellence Awards

    Thursday, July 15, 2021
  The annual UTRGV Faculty Excellence Awards this year recognize eight faculty members for their accomplishments inside and outside the classroom.

• UTRGV part of NSF grant research team to study tenure processes in Higher Ed

    Wednesday, July 14, 2021
  Achieving tenure can be one of the most rewarding accomplishments in a professor’s career and can provide job security in a competitive environment. But, is it always a fair process?

• UTRGV earns $1.45M NIH grant for pancreatic cancer research

    Friday, July 09, 2021
  The UTRGV School of Medicine was recently awarded a $1.45 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support its goal of developing a treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer.

• New UTRGV School of Medicine dean meets the Class of 2025

    Tuesday, July 06, 2021
  In his first week as the new dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine, Dr. Michael B. Hocker welcomed the Class of 2025, the newest cohort of medical students on July 2.

• University Marketing and Communications team earn multiple awards this season

    Thursday, July 01, 2021
  The UTRGV University Marketing and Communications (UMC) Department recently was recognized with numerous honors from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Southwest District IV (CASE) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF) ...

• Ongoing prostate cancer research at UTRGV School of Medicine gets boost from HHS grant

    Wednesday, June 30, 2021
  UTRGV School of Medicine was recently awarded a $1,453,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to research aggressive and late-stage prostate cancers.

• Lew Hill Memorial Fund to support scholarships for UTRGV students

    Wednesday, June 30, 2021
  Renee Hill, the widow of former UTRGV men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, announced she is dedicating 100 percent of the donations to the Lew Hill Memorial Fund to support ...

• UTRGV launches financial assistance initiatives for Fall Semester

    Tuesday, June 29, 2021
  Building on its efforts throughout the pandemic, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has launched several initiatives aimed at providing students financial support for the upcoming Fall 2021 semester.

• PRIDE MONTH: UTRGV Safe Zone Allies offer support to LGBTQIA+ community year round

    Friday, June 25, 2021
  As Pride Month begins to wind down, UTRGV Allies wants LGBTQIA+ individuals in the university community to know they are valued members of the Vaquero family, and always have a safe place to ask questions, be vulnerable and learn throughout the ...

• Veronica Gonzales named a Woman of Distinction by RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

    Thursday, June 24, 2021
  Veronica Gonzales, senior vice president for Governmental and Community Relations, was recognized by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (RGVHCC) as a 2021 Woman of Distinction in government.

• UTRGV Enactus organization ranks in Top 16 at national expo competition

    Tuesday, June 22, 2021
  The Enactus chapter at UTRGV finished in the top 16 of the 2021 Enactus U.S. National Expo for its community projects and initiatives to improve and enhance the lives of their fellow Vaqueros and Rio Grande Valley citizens.

• UTRGV School of Medicine receives provisional accreditation status from national accrediting authority

    Tuesday, June 22, 2021
  The UTRGV School of Medicine is one step closer to obtaining full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the national accrediting authority for the U.S. and Canada

• UTRGV receives historic $40 million gift!

    Tuesday, June 15, 2021
  Today is a momentous day in the history of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley as it received a transformative $40 million gift from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett to enhance its mission of student success and expanding ...

• Virtual team gets virtual win: UTRGV’s AMSA student chapter wins poster competition at national convention

    Friday, June 11, 2021
  A UTRGV student organization has been recognized in a national competition for its social media campaign promoting accommodations for people with disabilities in higher education.

• UTRGV named one of the Best Business Schools for Women by College Consensus

    Thursday, June 03, 2021
  The UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship has been named one of the Best Business Schools for Women for 2021 by College Consensus, a unique new college review aggregator.

• Dr. John Krouse honored with national mentorship award

    Thursday, June 03, 2021
  Throughout his medical career Dr. John H. Krouse, dean of UTRGV School of Medicine and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, has created career opportunities for young physicians and provided words of encouragement when they needed it. ...

• UTRGV rewrites graphic design curriculum to reflect industry changes and growth

    Tuesday, June 01, 2021
  Beginning in fall 2021, UTRGV’s College of Fine Arts will offer a new undergraduate graphic design degree to keep up with expanding industry needs.

• 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 ...

• School of Social Work graduates celebrate with loved ones at drive-through hooding ceremony

    Friday, April 30, 2021
  More than 50 graduates from the UTRGV School of Social Work celebrated the completion of their master’s degrees with family and friends during a special drive-through hooding ceremony on Thursday, April 29, on the Edinburg Campus.

• UTRGV helping preserve the ‘Voces of a Pandemic’ in the Valley

    Thursday, April 29, 2021
  Students in Dr. Noreen Rivera’s American and Mexican American Literature and Cultural Studies classes at UTRGV are preserving the stories of Latinos affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• UTRGV School of Medicine receives AAMC Award to improve healthcare messaging to underserved communities

    Tuesday, April 27, 2021
  A team of UTRGV School of Medicine students, Master of Social Work students, and resident physicians are the recipients of the Association of American Medical Colleges AAMC Nurturing Experiences for Tomorrow’s Community Leaders (NEXT) Award ...

• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves proposal for UTRGV SOM Human Genetics doctoral program

    Friday, April 23, 2021
  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved Thursday the degree proposal for a doctorate in human genetics for the UTRGV School of Medicine.

• UT Health RGV to launch V Express Care Clinics at two H-E-B locations in the Valley

    Monday, April 19, 2021
  UT Health RGV will open two clinical sites at H-E-B Plus! locations in Brownsville and Mission.

• UTRGV receives reskilling grant to help eligible students finish undergrad work

    Monday, April 19, 2021
  UTRGV is offering former university students the opportunity to come to UTRGV to complete their degrees in one year.

• UTRGV virtual career expo for health and nursing professionals set for April 20

    Wednesday, April 14, 2021
  The UTRGV Career Center will host the Spring 2021 Virtual Health Professionals & Nursing Career Expo on Tuesday, April 20, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., for interested students and alumni.

• UTRGV hosts annual HESTEC in virtual format for GEAR UP students

    Wednesday, April 14, 2021
  This month more than 700 UTRGV and Region One ESC GEAR UP students will take part in the university's annual HESTEC (Hispanic, Engineering, Science and Technology) program, which is being held online this spring.

• UT Health RGV reaches milestone, testing more than 100,000 for COVID-19

    Tuesday, April 13, 2021
  After a year of COVID-19 testing operations, UT Health RGV has administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 tests.

• UTRGV’s Dr. Michael Dobbs publishes book on understudied field of neurotoxicology

    Friday, April 09, 2021
  Dr. Michael Dobbs, chair of the Department of Neurology in the UTRGV School of Medicine and a pioneering neurologist, recently published his fifth book, this one on an understudied field in healthcare – neurotoxicology.

• National Three-peat!

    Monday, April 05, 2021
  The reigning chess champs have done it again.

• UTRGV offers students up to $500 under Summer Liftoff program

    Thursday, April 01, 2021
  All eligible UTRGV students who enroll in at least six credit hours or more for Summer 2021 may receive up to $500 for tuition and mandatory fees, as part of the university’s Summer Liftoff program.

• UTRGV to host virtual NSF INCLUDES - Advancing Latinas in STEM symposium

    Thursday, April 01, 2021
  UTRGV will host a virtual NSF INCLUDES Symposium, Advancing Latinas in STEM Academic Careers on April 8 and 9, focused on gender and racial equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.

• UTRGV to host Spring 2021 Virtual Teachers Job Expo

    Thursday, March 25, 2021
  The UTRGV Career Center will host the Spring 2021 Virtual Teachers Job Expo on Friday, March 26, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., for interested students and alumni.

• UTRGV online nursing degrees recognized by The Princeton Review

    Thursday, March 25, 2021
  UTRGV’s accelerated online graduate nursing programs have been recognized by The Princeton Review in its Best Online Nursing School Master’s Program listings.

• UTRGV professor appointed to national social work Program Directors Academy

    Wednesday, March 24, 2021
  Dr. John Gonzalez, UTRGV associate professor and associate dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Social Work, has been appointed to the advisory committee of the Council on Social Work Education’s Program Directors Academy.

• UTRGV fourth-year medical students celebrate Match Day 2021

    Tuesday, March 23, 2021
  The UTRGV School of Medicine’s Class of 2021 celebrated a memorable Match Day on Friday, with 50 medical students matching to residency programs around the country.

• ‘Out of the Canon’

    Tuesday, March 23, 2021
  Despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTRGV Theatre Department is still determined that the show must go on.

• Nine finalists compete in UTRGV’s Big Idea Competition

    Wednesday, March 17, 2021
  The inaugural Big Idea Competition hosted by the UTRGV Center for Innovation and Commercialization (CIC) brought together students, faculty, alumni, and community members to pitch innovative startup ideas to a panel of judges.

• Passing the Torch: UTRGV’s Teacher Prep program helps connect student teachers with area schools

    Monday, March 15, 2021
  Before teacher Michelle Milligan retired in December, she wanted to make sure her seventh-grade students would be able to have a smooth transition.

• COVID-19 statistics expert from Harvard to speak at UTRGV during virtual event

    Friday, March 12, 2021
  A Harvard University expert on COVID-19 statistics and data will be the distinguished speaker March 19 at a UTRGV virtual colloquium. The UTRGV School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (SMSS), which hosts the annual colloquium, is ...

• UTRGV extends Tuition Advantage deadline to March 15

    Tuesday, March 09, 2021
  The UTRGV Tuition Advantage deadline has been extended through March 15 for undergraduate students attending classes in Fall 2021.

• Virtual Competitors: UTRGV Chess Team and FIDE cohosting online global tournament

    Tuesday, March 09, 2021
  The World Chess Federation (FIDE) and two-time national chess champion UTRGV will cohost the first FIDE World University Online Chess Championship, beginning March 13 and concluding March 21.

• UTRGV commemorates International Women’s Day with virtual event

    Monday, March 08, 2021
  International Women’s Day has been celebrated across the globe today in celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

• UTRGV Chess Team wins international tournament and opportunity to train with chess legend Kasparov

    Wednesday, March 03, 2021
  Victors once again, the UTRGV Chess Team adds the international Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup to its list of triumphs. The KCF University Cup, held in February this year, is an international online event open to teams from ...

• New UTRGV chair of surgery Albo looks to training next generation of surgeons

    Wednesday, March 03, 2021
  The UTRGV School of Medicine on June 1 welcomes Dr. Daniel Albo, MD, PhD, FACS, as its new chair of surgery.

• ‘Energy & U’ virtual show debuts with more than 9,000 guests during UTRGV Engineers Week

    Thursday, February 25, 2021
  As part of Engineers Week 2021, a special “Energy and U” show will be available to the community on Saturday, Feb. 27, at various times throughout the day. 

• First Blackstone Launchpad event at UTRGV is The Big Idea Competition

    Thursday, February 25, 2021
  UTRGV is one of several campuses in the University of Texas System to receive a substantial gift from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to expand its signature Blackstone LaunchPad student entrepreneurship programming.

• UTRGV ranks among highest in Texas for teacher production, retention

    Tuesday, February 23, 2021
  UTRGV is among the top universities to produce the largest number of teachers in Texas, and has among the highest retention rates, according to the 2020 Performance Analysis for Colleges of Education (PACE) study.

• Multiple UTRGV degree programs receive high national rankings from Intelligent.com

    Tuesday, February 23, 2021
  A number of UTRGV degree programs have received top rankings by Intelligent.com.

• FESTIBA at UTRGV to run through March 13 with virtual events, book distribution

    Monday, February 22, 2021
  UTRGV’s annual Festival of International Books & Arts (FESTIBA), an educational and entertaining event that promotes literacy and appreciation of reading for all ages, started on Feb. 20 and will run through March 13 this year.

• Engineers Week: ‘Imagining Tomorrow’

    Monday, February 22, 2021
  Today marks the first day of Engineers Week 2021 – a week full of virtual events led by the UTRGV College of Engineering & Computer Science faculty geared toward students throughout the community ranging in ages from Kindergarten ...

• UT Health RGV Clinical Lab expands testing services to increase capabilities, decrease wait time for results

    Thursday, February 11, 2021
  The UT Health RGV Clinical Laboratory this month is expanding as a comprehensive diagnostics lab with a range of testing capabilities well beyond COVID-19 samples.

• THECB approves amendments to VCOBE degree plan at UTRGV

    Wednesday, February 10, 2021
  A degree plan in UTRGV’s Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship has some modifications this semester, including a name change.

• Terry Crews shares advice and laughs with UTRGV community

    Tuesday, February 09, 2021
  Actor, artist and activist Terry Crews was all smiles when he spoke to a virtual audience of UTRGV students, staff and faculty during the university’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Monday night.

• UTRGV campus community shocked, saddened by death of Coach Lew Hill

    Sunday, February 07, 2021
  The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced that men’s basketball Head Coach Lew Hill died Sunday at the age of 55.

• UTRGV’s CHAPS program receives Texas Historical Commission’s 2020 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation

    Friday, February 05, 2021
  UTRGV’s Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools program continues to make a lasting mark in preserving Rio Grande Valley history with its recent 2020 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation, presented by the Texas ...

• UTRGV scientist selected for national advisory board for minority aging research

    Friday, January 29, 2021
  Dr. Romeo Escobar, UTRGV assistant professor of social work, has been appointed to the newly formed Scientific Advisory Board of the Resource Center for Minority Aging Research Coordinating Center (RCMAR).

• UTRGV and Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium partner to address added challenges of the pandemic

    Tuesday, January 26, 2021
  UTRGV and the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) are partnering to help area adolescents address the mental health challenges they may be facing, especially amid the challenges of the pandemic.

• UTRGV students cross disciplines to help build local superfood business

    Wednesday, January 20, 2021
  The Rio Grande Valley is abundant with a superfood that can be used as a natural sweetener – important in an area with high rates of obesity and diabetes.

• UTRGV, two-time national chess champions, qualifies for college Final Four

    Tuesday, January 12, 2021
  The new year is off to a winning start for the UTRGV Chess Team. Two-time national champions, UTRGV is again one of the four universities who have qualified to compete in the President’s Cup – informally known as the Final Four ...

• UTRGV Hospitality and Tourism Management students participate in second national competition

    Monday, January 11, 2021
  The UTRGV Hospitality and Tourism Management program is a little more than a year old, yet it continues to gain national attention.

• UTRGV medical providers receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

    Wednesday, January 06, 2021
  UTRGV’s Dr. Michelle Lopez, the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the Rio Grande Valley back in December, today received her second dose and is among the first group of fully vaccinated people in the region.