• Haunted History of the RGV: Fort Ringgold

    Thursday, October 31, 2024
  Founded in 1848 along the Rio Grande, Fort Ringgold isn’t simply an important landmark in American history. It is, by many accounts, a cauldron of spooky sightings and supernatural tales. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ...

• ‘Scans aren’t scary!’

    Thursday, October 31, 2024
  At IoN, he guides patients through the procedures their doctors or clinical researchers have ordered. He explains the technology to ease some patients' anxiety about lying very still in machines that can look like something out of a science ...

• Valley students hear from industry experts at UTRGV’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Conference

    Wednesday, October 30, 2024
  The UTRGV RCVCOBE Hospitality and Tourism Management Program recently hosted a conference for more than 200 Valley high school students wanting to learn about the hospitality business.

• UTRGV’s Hebbard earns UT Regents Outstanding Teaching Award

    Wednesday, October 30, 2024
  This month, The University of Texas System Board of Regents honored her dedication and innovative teaching methods with the prestigious 2024 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA). Hebbard, a lecturer in the UTRGV Writing and Language ...

• UTRGV McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy celebrates grand opening

    Tuesday, October 29, 2024
  The UTRGV McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy officially was unveiled to the public Tuesday, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring administration from both UTRGV and the McAllen school district.

• UTRGV opens its new Center for Human Genetics Building on the Brownsville Campus

    Monday, October 28, 2024
  The UTRGV School of Medicine today celebrated the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Center for Human Genetics, headquartered on the Brownsville Campus.

• UTRGV students to debut documentary focusing on global child displacement on Oct. 28

    Friday, October 25, 2024
  Students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) are set to showcase their talents for a worthy cause on Monday, Oct. 28, with the premiere of a documentary – "Stand Together for Children" – highlighting the ...

• UTRGV welcomes Student Regent Anthony Dragun for campus visits

    Thursday, October 24, 2024
  Anthony John Dragun, the University of Texas System student regent, recently made a trip to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley as part of of his one-year appointment on the Board of Regents, the UT System governing body.

• UTRGV receives $500,000 for Manufacturing Incubator

    Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) announced today it received $500,000 in federal funding for its Rio Grande Valley Manufacturing Incubator, a project set to bolster advanced manufacturing and economic growth in the region.

• Three UTRGV students to serve on state advisory committees for THECB

    Friday, October 18, 2024
  Three UTRGV students have been chosen to be student representatives on advisory committees for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• UTRGV unites for a greener future at Campus Sustainability Day

    Thursday, October 17, 2024
  The UTRGV Office for Sustainability recently hosted the annual Campus Sustainability Day in Edinburg and Brownsville, an event designed to highlight the university’s commitment to sustainable practices across campuses.

• UT Health RGV expert brings innovative orthopedic surgery to Valley residents

    Wednesday, October 16, 2024
  With cooler weather looming, October marks Bone and Joint Health Awareness Month, an ideal time to focus on bone health and learn ways to prevent common issues.

• UTRGV recognized by ED as among schools ‘doing the most to lift students up’

    Wednesday, October 16, 2024
  UTRGV has been named one of 200 institutions nationwide – and 14 in Texas – eligible for the U.S. Department of Education's Postsecondary Success Recognition Program. Part of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s ...

• UTRGV marks record-breaking $86.9M for FY24 total research expenditures

    Monday, October 14, 2024
  – UTRGV is reporting a record-breaking $86.9 million in total research expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), a steady and significant increase from $28.68 million in FY2016 (UTRGV's first year). The amount nearly triples the ...

• UT Health RGV cancer expert advises early detection and care for breast cancer

    Wednesday, October 09, 2024
  Dr. Terence Herman, medical oncologist and hematologist at UT Health RGV, says Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed annually in October, is a good time for women in the Rio Grande Valley to take advantage of available screening resources, and ...

• UTRGV NRC and OneStar to host RGV Nonprofit Summit

    Tuesday, October 08, 2024
  The UTRGV Nonprofit Resource Center is joining forces with OneStar to host the 2024 RGV Nonprofit Summit, Oct. 30 in Harlingen.

• UTRGV admits fifth PACT cohort to Physician Assistant early assurance program

    Friday, October 04, 2024
  The fifth cohort of the Physician Assistant Career Track Early Assurance Program (PACT) at UTRGV has begun its higher education journey with five new Valley students.

• Graduate Medical Education physicians are having an impact on healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley

    Friday, October 04, 2024
  Dr. Martha Solis, a recent UTRGV School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program graduate, chose to remain in the Rio Grande Valley and join the UTRGV School of Medicine faculty after her training, driven by a profound commitment to the ...

• UTRGV awarded $18.4M NIH grant to establish cancer research center

    Thursday, October 03, 2024
  UTRGV has received an $18.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Rio Grande Valley Cancer Health Disparity Research Center (RGV-CHDRC).

• UTRGV and STC receive NSF grant for coordinated studies in calculus

    Wednesday, October 02, 2024
  The “HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Enhancing Student Success in Calculus to Strengthen STEM Pathways at Hispanic-Serving Institutions,” is intended to increase student success and decrease the average time students take ...

• Successful STEPS: RGV pilot program for child health expands to San Antonio

    Tuesday, October 01, 2024
  After a years-long pilot program succeeded in increasing the health of nearly 2,000 Rio Grande Valley pre-schoolchildren, UTRGV’s South Texas Early Prevention Study (STEPS) research team, in partnership with the Social & Health Research ...

• Invited to the FIESTA: The Family Centered Innovations collaboration between UTRGV and STC integrates families into STEM studies

    Tuesday, October 01, 2024
  The Family Centered Innovations announced collaboration between UTRGV and STC.

• UTRGV achieves prestigious Seal of Excelencia recertification

    Tuesday, October 01, 2024
  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia recertification as announced today by Excelencia in Education, the nation’s premier authority on efforts to accelerate Latino student success in higher ...