• UTRGV president announces new provost / senior VP

    Monday, March 20, 2023
  Dr. Luis H. Zayas, who for 10 years (2012-2022) served as dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named UTRGV’s new provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs, President Guy ...

• UTRGV fourth-year medical students ‘feeling lucky’ this Match Day

    Friday, March 17, 2023
  The UTRGV School of Medicine's fourth-year medical students celebrated their hard work this annual Match Day, on Friday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day. Forty-five members of the Class of 2023 and four from the Class of 2022 ...

• UTRGV anthropology group participates in humanitarian efforts in Eagle Pass

    Thursday, March 16, 2023
  Peace of mind can be hard to find – especially if you’re the family of undocumented immigrants who have disappeared crossing the border.

• UTRGV student entrepreneur is named Future Texas Business Legend

    Thursday, March 16, 2023
  We all have a purpose.

• UTRGV profs talk about meteorite activity in the RGV

    Wednesday, March 15, 2023
  The UTRGV College of Sciences, the Astrobiochemistry Lab, and the Center of Excellence in STEM Education (C-STEM) will host a public talk regarding meteorites, titled “From the Stars to Your Backyard: Meteorites Impacting the Rio Grande ...

• Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin to headline UTRGV’s Distinguished Speaker Series

    Wednesday, March 15, 2023
  Academy-award winning actress and activist Marlee Matlin will open UTRGV’s Spring 2023 Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 22.

• RCVCoBE’s Maria Leonard named Woman of Distinction by RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

    Tuesday, March 14, 2023
  Maria Leonard, an assistant professor of practice of Management with the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, has been selected by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for its annual Women of Distinction ...

• UTRGV, Mission CISD, Rotary Club project nurtures ‘next-gen farmers’

    Tuesday, March 14, 2023
  School children from the Mission school district have become empowered agents of change against food insecurity, harvesting crops they grew with the support of a partnership between the City of Mission Rotary Club and three departments at UTRGV.

• UTRGV ENACTUS Chapter’s SOAR Project students tour sustainable farm

    Monday, March 13, 2023
  Back in February, UTRGV’s ENACTUS Chapter members helped several students from its Sustainable Opportunities for Advancement and Recruiting (SOAR) project tour the Terra Preta Farm in Edinburg.

• Home for the Hub: UTRGV holds grand opening for eBridge Center

    Friday, March 10, 2023
  The doors are finally open.

• UTRGV celebrates International Women’s Day by #EmbracingEquity

    Friday, March 10, 2023
  Positive, impactful messages of equity uplifted women and supporters on International Women’s Day, during an event March 8 at the UTRGV Ballroom in Edinburg.

• UTRGV hosts health day for more than 700 pre-K students

    Friday, March 10, 2023
  Little Marco Alvarado is still in pre-K at PSJA, but he gets it.

• UTRGV UTCRS awarded grant to promote railway transportation safety

    Thursday, March 09, 2023
  The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded UTRGV’s University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS) a $10 million grant to focus on promoting safety in railway transportation systems.

• Guy Bailey to join Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success network

    Thursday, March 09, 2023
  UTRGV President Guy Bailey is one of the newest members of the Excelencia in Education Presidents for Latino Success network.

• UTRGV hosts commemoration of 200 years of diplomatic relationships between the U.S. and México

    Thursday, March 02, 2023
  The UTRGV Center for Mexican American Studies, FESTIBA, the UTRGV colleges of Liberal Arts and Fine Arts, in collaborating with the Mexican Consulate in McAllen, will host a panel and celebration to commemorate 200 years of diplomatic ...

• UTRGV Graduate College hosts Graduate Fair 2023

    Wednesday, March 01, 2023
  UTRGV Graduate College will be hosting its Graduate Fair 2023 in March on the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses.

• UTRGV research efforts and accolades continue to grow, break internal records

    Wednesday, March 01, 2023
  When UTRGV started in 2015, one of its founding priorities was to conduct research that would have an impact on the Rio Grande Valley, the state of Texas and beyond.