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February 2023

  • Business owner, nurse, UTRGV alumna works to uplift community

      Tuesday, February 28, 2023
    Dr. Esther Akindayomi, a UTRGV MBA alumna and local business owner, admits she tends to overbook herself.

  • UTRGV faculty receives Carnegie African Diaspora fellowship

      Tuesday, February 28, 2023
    Dr. Aje-Ori Agbese, an associate professor at UTRGV, has been awarded a fellowship under the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to Nigeria this summer, to work on a film project with Pan Atlantic University’s Nollywood ...

  • UTRGV alum trailblazer, innovator in Black hair care

      Monday, February 27, 2023
    Mecia Duru, a UTRGV alumna who graduated with a degree in Mass Communications in 2018, became the change she wanted to see in her community by helping bridge the gaps in Black hair care disparities.

  • UTRGV mechanical engineering alumna paints own path to success

      Friday, February 24, 2023
    Opportunities increasingly are on the rise for women in the historically male-dominated field of engineering – thanks to determined women like UTRGV alumna Laura Escobar.

  • UTRGV School of Medicine announces $6 million CPRIT award to expand cancer research

      Friday, February 24, 2023
    UTRGV and the prestigious Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) gathered in McAllen on Friday with community leaders and key legislators to celebrate a five-year, $6 million award from CPRIT to the university’s South ...

  • UTRGV piano student named winning soloist for New York Golden Classical Music Awards

      Thursday, February 23, 2023
    This summer, Jingyue Ren, a grad student at UTRGV, will perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as one of the winners of the New York Golden Classical Music Awards.

  • UTRGV celebrates 17th annual FESTIBA starting Feb. 25

      Wednesday, February 22, 2023
    UTRGV is bringing the joy and wonder of literacy to the community with its annual Festival of International Books & Arts (FESTIBA).

  • UTRGV center provides opportunity for students and local entrepreneurs to compete for $5K in Business Plan Competition

      Wednesday, February 22, 2023
    With a goal of turning great ideas into great businesses, the annual UTRGV Rafael Munguia Business Plan Competition is currently accepting applications through Friday, Feb. 24.

  • Super bowl of science competitions: UTRGV hosts Regional Science Bowl

      Tuesday, February 21, 2023
    High school students from across the Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi faced off in the Super Bowl of science competitions, the 2023 Regional Science Bowl, hosted by UTRGV on Feb. 11.

  • CPRIT awards UTRGV School of Medicine $6 million to advance cancer research

      Tuesday, February 21, 2023
    The UTRGV School of Medicine's South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research (ST-CECR) has been awarded $6 million by the prestigious Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), funding that will help accelerate the ...

  • Dr. Karen Lozano first UTRGV inductee to National Academy of Engineering

      Monday, February 20, 2023
    Dr. Karen Lozano, UTRGV professor of Mechanical Engineering and Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor, has been elected into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

  • Engineer’s Week: ‘Creating the Future’

      Monday, February 20, 2023
    Engineers Week 2023 kicked off on Friday and continues this week celebrating the theme “Creating the Future.”

  • New rankings list UTRGV as 7th best public university in nation

      Thursday, February 16, 2023
    A new college ratings system that highlights the economic impact of institutions, as well as the return of investment they provide students, recently ranked UTRGV as the seventh Best Public University in the nation.

  • UTRGV Honors College part of consortium developing FANH innovation

      Thursday, February 16, 2023
    The UTRGV Honors College is part of a multi-institution consortium, called the Grand Challenge Scholars Institute, tasked with developing the future workforce in the fields of food, agriculture, and natural and human sciences (FANH) by leveraging ...

  • DoD Under Secretary Shyu visits UTRGV to deliver inspirational keynote at National Manufacturing Expo

      Thursday, February 16, 2023
    Heidi Shyu, the U.S. Department of Defense under secretary for research and engineering, on Feb. 16 launched the 2023 National Manufacturing Expo being hosted on the UTRGV Edinburg Campus.

  • UT System student regent visits UTRGV

      Tuesday, February 14, 2023
    University of Texas System Student Regent Neelesh C. "Neel" Mutyala connected with UTRGV leaders and students recently during a two-day tour of the university.

  • UTRGV hosting 2023 Manufacturing Expo & Exhibition

      Monday, February 13, 2023
    UTRGV will host its second National Manufacturing Expo and Exhibition, Feb. 16 and 17 on the Edinburg Campus.

  • UTRGV Library honors Black History Month with new resources, events

      Thursday, February 09, 2023
    The University Library at UTRGV, in honor of Black History Month, has compiled displays and resources on the Edinburg, Harlingen, and Brownsville campuses to help celebrate this month of recognition.

  • RedRover Readers RGV fosters social-emotional well-being for children

      Tuesday, February 07, 2023
    Buddy, a mixed-breed dog, was left to starve in the rain and snow, spending most of his young life chained to a tree in the backyard of neglectful owners. He had no shelter, and neighborhood kids would throw rocks at him. He spent his days in ...

  • UTRGV to host science bowl competition for high school students

      Friday, February 03, 2023
    High school students will convene on The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg campus on Saturday, Feb. 11, to show off their math and science skills at the Regional Science Bowl competition.

  • UTRGV to conduct homecoming week on both Brownsville and Edinburg campuses

      Thursday, February 02, 2023
    UTRGV will host its traditional spring Homecoming events, Feb. 6-11, to unite the community via Vaquero pride and spirit.

  • UTRGV’s Alvarez granted NEH Faculty Awards Fellowship for research on Chicana feminism

      Wednesday, February 01, 2023
    Dr. Stephanie Alvarez, UTRGV associate professor of Mexican American Studies and director of the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS), has been awarded a research fellowship by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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