• UTRGV nursing faculty Dr. Nora Martinez certifies as sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)

    Wednesday, February 04, 2026
  Dr. Nora Martinez joins a small number of nurses across the Rio Grande Valley who can perform the two-to-three-hour evidence-gathering exams on victims of sexual assault.

• As Texas invests billions in dementia research, UTRGV expert brings Valley perspective to the table

    Tuesday, February 03, 2026
  Dr. Gladys Maestre – director of the UTRGV Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research – was invited to participate in a Texas Tribune conversation examining how the state's new Dementia Prevention and ...

• UT Health RGV physician encourages residents to prioritize annual checkups

    Tuesday, February 03, 2026
  February is National Self-Check Month, and Dr. Daniela Hernandez, an internal medicine doctor at UT Health RGV, encourages residents across the Rio Grande Valley to make routine self-checks and annual wellness visits a habit, especially before ...