• UTRGV to gain new master’s degree in Human Resources Management in 2024

    Thursday, November 30, 2023
  A new Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management is set to start next year in the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The new accelerated online program, or AOP, is slated to start January 2024 during ...

• UTRGV STDOI investigators receive $10M grant to establish an NIH Diversity Center for Genome Research

    Wednesday, November 29, 2023
  UTRGV recently was awarded $10.6M by the National Institutes of Health to support genetic research on depression and liver disease among Hispanics ¬– a majority demographic in the Rio Grande Valley with high rates of both disorders.

• UTRGV Football Head Coach Travis Bush named Grand Marshal of McAllen Holiday Parade

    Monday, November 27, 2023
  The City of McAllen, in collaboration with UTRGV, today announced final details for the annual McAllen Holiday Parade.

• UTRGV officially purchases Majestic Theatre in downtown Brownsville

    Monday, November 27, 2023
  It’s official! UTRGV now owns one of downtown Brownsville’s most iconic buildings – the Majestic Theatre.

• Families connect with students’ STEM research at UTRGV’s fourth FIESTA Symposium

    Wednesday, November 22, 2023
  On Saturday, Nov. 18, Ramona Velazquez stood proudly among a sea of trifold displays at the UTRGV HPEII fieldhouse, as her granddaughter Victoria presented the science behind palo azul, ­a tea derived from “Texas Kidneywood” bark.

• History in plain sight: CHAPS displays new traveling exhibit ‘Ancient Landscapes of South Texas’

    Friday, November 17, 2023
  Ever wonder if you have a piece “hidden history” in your backyard? Some history buffs at UTRGV may have the answer to that question.

• UT Health RGV celebrates construction progress on its Cancer & Surgery Center

    Friday, November 17, 2023
  With the lifting of a symbolic tree atop two final metal beams, members of Vaughn Construction and HKS Architects & Designers, construction team on the UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center, celebrated a milestone Nov. 7 in the project.

• UTRGV Testing Center awarded CLEP Honors Achievement

    Thursday, November 16, 2023
  UTRGV’s Edinburg Testing Center has been given the CLEP Honors National Achievement award for being a top 20 CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) honors test center.

• UTRGV SOM appoints assistant dean of Clerkships

    Wednesday, November 15, 2023
  Dr. Maria de Jesus Muñoz returns to RGV to share 20 years of experience with med students

• Wine Not?

    Wednesday, November 15, 2023
  UTRGV students did not have to travel far to expand their wine knowledge thanks to a free two-day course that helped them gain the prestigious Court of Master Sommelier certification.

• UTRGV SOPM hosts inaugural Research Day

    Tuesday, November 14, 2023
  One year since its founding, the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine’s research arm is fully operational, and second-year students already are working on new avenues for treatment and prevention under the guidance of their university ...

• RGV Quilt Guild presents five service quilts to military students, faculty at UTRGV School of Medicine

    Friday, November 10, 2023
  Five UTRGV School of Medicine students and faculty recently were recognized for their service in the U.S. Armed Forces by a local quilting organization. The Rio Grande Valley Quilt Guild made and presented five quilts at a small ceremony held in ...

• UTRGV hosting ‘Artrageous’ this weekend

    Friday, November 10, 2023
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will host “Artrageous,” a live art exhibition that features live painting, vocalists, dancers, and musicians, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12 at the UTRGV Performing Arts Center in Edinburg. The ...

• UTRGV Chess Team logs another national title, as 2023 US National Collegiate Rapid Chess co-champions

    Wednesday, November 08, 2023
  It’s another checkmate for UTRGV’s three-time national champion chess team, which just brought home a national win as the 2023 U.S. National Collegiate Rapid Chess Champions.

• UTRGV awarded $5M grant to help revolutionize defense manufacturing

    Friday, November 03, 2023
  UTRGV hosted the inaugural meeting of its America's Additive Foundry (AAF) Consortium, an initiative funded by a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) program.

• UTRGV Student Food Pantry collects tons of food during Hunger Action Month

    Thursday, November 02, 2023
  The UTRGV Student Food Pantry recently expanded its fight against hunger with a food drive that spanned the entire Rio Grande Valley and amassed 2.25 tons of food. Last year, the Student Food Pantry distributed more than 16.8 tons of food over ...