• UTRGV appoints new AVP for Research Enhancement

    Thursday, June 29, 2023
  The UTRGV Division of Research has announced the appointment of Abby Guillory as the new assistant vice president for Research Enhancement. The overarching goal for this new position is to expand, enhance and sustain research and scholarly ...

• Vackars gift $1 million to the UTRGV Department of Communication

    Wednesday, June 28, 2023
  Robert C. and Janet Vackar have gifted $1 million to the UTRGV College of Liberal Arts to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in mass communication.

• UTRGV’s Karen Lozano named ‘Great Immigrant, Great American’ by Carnegie Corp. of New York

    Wednesday, June 28, 2023
  The Carnegie Corporation of New York has named UTRGV’s Dr. Karen Lozano, professor of Mechanical Engineering and Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor, a “Great Immigrant, Great American.”

• UTRGV earns second gold rating for campus sustainability practices

    Friday, June 23, 2023
  UTRGV has received another distinction for collegiate sustainability, this time with a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainable Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (AASHE ...

• UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence awarded NSF grant for SaLT program

    Wednesday, June 21, 2023
  The National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program) has awarded a $199,838 grant to the UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence’s Students as Learners and Teachers program ...

• UTRGV School of Medicine awarded final stage of accreditation

    Friday, June 16, 2023
  The UTRGV School of Medicine (SOM) was notified Thursday that it has completed the final stage of accreditation required by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).

• UTRGV Mariachi student winning soloist in national contest

    Thursday, June 15, 2023
  The loudest grito heard at the 34th annual Mariachi USA concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California was belted by Jenika Montes, UTRGV junior and national winner of the Jarritos Mariachi USA Talent Search Competition.

• UTRGV’s AHEC Scholars Program aims to create culturally competent healthcare workers

    Wednesday, June 14, 2023
  UTRGV’s Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program is training about 90 students to help increase access to healthcare in underserved communities in Cameron, Starr and Hidalgo counties.

• UTRGV event launches AgDiscovery Program

    Tuesday, June 13, 2023
  UTRGV kicked off its new AgDiscovery Program, in which 12 area high school students will engage in hands-on learning workshops, behind-the-scenes tours, laboratory and field exercises, and a variety of character- and team-building activities. The ...

• DR. DAD: How a UTRGV School of Medicine student and father balances both roles

    Monday, June 12, 2023
  For Hector Trejo, a third-year UTRGV School of Medicine student and a father, the hours are long and the responsibilities great. This Father's Day, Trejo reflects on his dual role as a man of medicine and as a dad to 3-year-old Gabriel ...

• UTRGV summer camps available for kids of all ages

    Friday, June 09, 2023
  UTRGV summer camps will be available throughout June and July, with programs ranging from STEM to athletics to fine arts, and will be open to elementary through high school students in the Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration awarded $1M grant to develop teacher residency program

    Thursday, June 08, 2023
  Dr. Alma Rodriguez, dean of the UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration (CEP) and Dr. Zulmaris Diaz, professor and director of Field Experiences in the CEP, recently were awarded a $1million grant to launch a sustainable, affordable ...

• UTRGV B2BMED program paved road to success, first cohort grads say

    Thursday, June 08, 2023
  Five scholars in the first cohort of the Rio Grande Valley Bridge to Baccalaureate in Biomedical Sciences program graduated from UTRGV this spring semester, three years after its inception in 2020.

• UTRGV awarded two USDA grants to advance local ag production

    Wednesday, June 07, 2023
  Before collaborating with UTRGV’s Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Advancement (SARA), Jose Aguirre’s specialty mushroom production was the definition of small-scale. He and his two partners hand-created small batches of ...

• Sylvia Robles receives VentureWell’s 2023 Sustainable Practice Impact award

    Wednesday, June 07, 2023
  Dr. Sylvia Robles, assistant professor of practice in UTRGV’s Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship (RCVCOBE), was recognized by VentureWell. She received its 2023 Sustainable Practice Impact Award.

• DHS Science and Technology officials visit UTRGV to discuss student opportunities

    Thursday, June 01, 2023
  Funding opportunities, paid internships, and UTRGV-led project updates were among the topics of discussion during a recent university visit with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology officials.