• UTRGV faculty honored with prestigious UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards

    Monday, August 17, 2020 — For their commitment to providing a quality and meaningful education to their students, two UTRGV faculty members have been honored with one of the highest and most prestigious awards in the nation that recognizes teaching excellence – the ...

• UTRGV’s Dr. Cristina Villalobos earns Presidential Award of Excellence

    Friday, August 07, 2020 — Dr. Cristina Villalobos, a Myles and Sylvia Aaronson Endowed professor in the UTRGV School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, associate dean for the College of Sciences, and founding director of the Center of Excellence in STEM Education, ...

• UTRGV receives federal grant to provide scholarships for students aspiring to become clinical laboratory scientists

    Monday, July 13, 2020 — UTRGV has been awarded a $1.15 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) to help provide scholarships to aspiring students from financially disadvantaged ...

• UTRGV UTeach adviser earns national award

    Wednesday, July 08, 2020 — Monica Yates, academic adviser for UTeach at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Staff Award by the UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA.)

• UTRGV professor one of seven in nation named 2020 SME College of Fellows

    Wednesday, June 17, 2020 — SME, one of the nation's largest organizations for the manufacturing industry, recently named a UTRGV professor of manufacturing and industrial engineering as one of its 2020 College of Fellows.

• UTRGV’s commitment to helping pollinators renews Bee Campus USA designation

    Thursday, May 28, 2020 — UTRGV is making a big contribution to the Rio Grande Valley by targeting some of its smallest inhabitants.

• UTRGV linguists awarded federal grant to document the language of the RGV

    Thursday, May 21, 2020 — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded two UTRGV professors and their University of Arizona collaborator a grant for a project on bilingualism on the U.S. Mexico border.

• UTRGV physics undergrad takes Best Poster award at Women in Physics conference

    Wednesday, February 26, 2020 — UTRGV physics undergraduate student Brina Martinez took the “Best Poster” award at the 2020 regional Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP), hosted at Texas A&M University, College Station.

• UTRGV acquires special system for Quantum Computing Research

    Monday, February 24, 2020 — In a quiet, specially designed lab on UTRGV’s Brownsville Campus, researchers prepare for the arrival of Raith’s Pioneer-2.

• UTRGV professor earns medal for scientific work, support for Latin American researchers

    Thursday, February 20, 2020 — As part of the team that made possibly the most important astronomical discovery of the 21st century, Dr. Mario Diaz encouraged other Latin Americans to participate in the research.

• UTRGV’s Seligman elected president of national psychology organization

    Friday, February 07, 2020 — Dr. Laura Seligman, a professor in the UTRGV Department of Psychological Science, has been elected president of the national Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) for 2020-2021.

• UTRGV School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling awarded grant for student education

    Friday, January 24, 2020 — Dr. Elizabeth Palacios, UTRGV clinical professor in the School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, is heading an initiative to boost the number of master’s-level students who can get training in vocational rehabilitation (VR) at the ...

• Lozano earns distinguished National Academy of Inventors Fellow status

    Tuesday, January 14, 2020 — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) honored UTRGV Professor Karen Lozano as one of 168 prolific academic innovators from across the world with the esteemed distinction of NAI Fellow status.

• UTRGV professors receive grant to enhance agriculture

    Friday, January 03, 2020 — Research by two UTRGV professors is monitoring the critical honeybee population in South Texas via tiny cameras placed on their hives.

• UTRGV Learning Center places in national Innovation in Technology contest

    Friday, December 20, 2019 — The UTRGV Learning Center received second place at the 2019 National College Learning Center Association’s Innovative Use of Technology Award competition.

• UTRGV School of Medicine’s Professor Krouse conferred as fellow, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

    Monday, December 16, 2019 — Dr. Helene Krouse, professor and associate dean for Interprofessional Education at the UTRGV School of Medicine, was conferred as a Fellow Ad Eundem in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Dec. 9, 2019 in ...

• UTRGV senior one of 15 students in the country to attend national Bunche political science program

    Friday, December 06, 2019 — UTRGV senior and political science major Erika Gonzalez spent part of her summer far from home. She wasn’t on vacation, though.

• UTRGV computer science major creates winning 2019 President’s Holiday Card

    Tuesday, December 03, 2019 — Lidia Franzelly Garcia said the holidays are usually a time for her to reflect and create goals for the next year.

• UTRGV MBA students place first nationally at Hotel ROI’s university competition

    Monday, November 25, 2019 — Imagine camping under the stars – but in a glamorous way. Roughing it, but in comfort. It’s called “glamping,” and it proved to be a winning hotel concept for the UTRGV MBA student team representing UTRGV Hospitality and ...

• UTRGV student veteran receives Help A Hero scholarship

    Friday, November 08, 2019 — As Veteran’s Day approaches, one UTRGV student can celebrate being the recipient of the Veteran of Foreign Wars’ Sports Clips Help A Hero scholarship.

• UTRGV’s Mercado named Psychologist of the Year by the Texas Psychological Association

    Friday, November 01, 2019 — Dr. Alfonso Mercado, UTRGV associate professor of clinical psychology, has been named Psychologist of the Year by the Texas Psychological Association. He also has been elected TPA president beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

• UTRGV’s Sigma Delta Pi chapter honored for outstanding activities in Spanish-language studies

    Tuesday, October 22, 2019 — The National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has named UTRGV’s Alpha Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi an “Honor Chapter” for its activities during the 2018-19 academic year.

• EPA awards grant to student water filtration project

    Tuesday, October 22, 2019 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded funding to UTRGV for its Biochar-Geomedia Water Filter project, which will create a low-cost prototype filter to clear out lead and other harmful chemicals in drinking water.

• White House names UTRGV Professor Karen Lozano a Presidential Excellence Award recipient

    Wednesday, October 16, 2019 — The White House has named UTRGV Professor Dr. Karen Lozano as one of 15 recipients nationwide of the 2019 Presidential Excellence Awards in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.

• UTRGV receives grant to continue Early Head Start child care program

    Tuesday, October 01, 2019 — UTRGV has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to continue funding Head Start programs that provide comprehensive child care for children up to 3 years of age from low-income families.

• NSF awards grant to UTRGV’s Akundi for regional engineering workshops

    Friday, September 27, 2019 — Dr. Satya Aditya Akundi, UTRGV assistant professor of engineering technology, has been awarded a grant by The National Science Foundation to undertake a regional workforce development effort in conducting workshops on Model-Based Systems ...

• UTRGV SOM professor named NAM fellow for 2019-2021

    Thursday, September 26, 2019 — Dr. Saul Rivas, clinical assistant professor of gynecology at the UTRGV School of Medicine, has been named the 2019-2021 Norman F. Gant/American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellow by the National Academy of Medicine.

• UTRGV senior selected to be a #TribFest19 Social Media Ambassador

    Thursday, September 26, 2019 — Denisce Palacios, a senior at UTRGV, has been selected as one of the #TribFest19 social media ambassadors.

• Research fellowship inspires UTRGV senior to pursue engineering with cultural perspective

    Thursday, September 19, 2019 — Nancy Bautista, a UTRGV senior majoring in mechanical engineering, was in class when she got an email that sent butterflies to her stomach. She didn’t open it until later that evening, though.

• UTRGV President Guy Bailey Named 2019 Border Texan of the Year

    Wednesday, September 11, 2019 — Dr. Guy Bailey, president of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was named the 2019 Border Texan of the Year, for his commitment to providing students with a high-quality education at a low cost that leads to graduation and future positive ...

• UTRGV and NCWIT partner to support women in computer science at UTRGV

    Wednesday, September 11, 2019 — UTRGV and the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) are collaborating to create a two-year plan to improve gender equality in computer science at the university.

• UTRGV receives NSF grant to further gravitational wave research

    Friday, September 06, 2019 — The National Science Foundation recently awarded UTRGV’s Department of Physics and Astronomy a grant to further its gravitational wave research.

• UTRGV MFA student finalist in AXA Art Prize

    Thursday, September 05, 2019 — A self-portrait of Josie Delcastillo features the artist standing boldly against a blood orange sky. Given the tears in her eyes and the cactus spines sprouting from her silhouette, she appropriately named her award-winning piece, ...

• NSF funds UTRGV professor’s TOROS telescope project to track cosmic gravitational wave events

    Thursday, August 08, 2019 — The National Science Foundation has awarded UTRGV’s Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy (CGWA) $516,000 for the second phase of construction of a telescope dedicated to research on gravitational waves.

• Kleberg Foundation awards UTRGV School of Medicine four-year grant for scholarships

    Thursday, July 25, 2019 — The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation has awarded The UTRGV School of Medicine a four-year, $2.5 million grant for scholarships for medical students from the Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV graduate design student takes Silver in national Addy competition

    Wednesday, July 03, 2019 — UTRGV graduate student Monica Lugo recently made UTRGV history at the 2019 American Advertising Awards competition by becoming the first UTRGV student to advance to nationals and to receive an award at that level.

• UTRGV’s Villalobos receives national award for scientific scholarship, STEM leadership

    Tuesday, July 02, 2019 — Dr. Cristina Villalobos, a professor in the UTRGV School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, has been honored by the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology with the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award ...

• Two UTRGV faculty members named recipients of UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards

    Monday, July 01, 2019 — Two UTRGV faculty members from the College of Health Professions and College of Sciences have been honored with one of the highest and most prestigious awards in the nation that recognizes teaching excellence – the 2019 Regents’ ...

• Two UTRGV professors selected as PhysTEC Fellows

    Thursday, June 27, 2019 — Dr. Nicolas Pereyra, UTRGV associate professor of physics, and Dr. Liang Zeng, UTRGV associate professor of physics, have been chosen as PhysTEC Fellows for the 2019-2020 cohort.

• Stories to tell: UTRGV’S Fort Ringgold documentary earns Telly Award

    Wednesday, June 26, 2019 — UTRGV’s Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools (CHAPS) program has two main goals: tell stories, and share the rich history of the Rio Grande Valley.

• Eleven UTRGV students named Charles Butt Scholars

    Wednesday, June 19, 2019 — The second cohort of Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers, under the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation, includes 11 recipients from UTRGV.

• UTRGV School of Medicine wins TMA student chapter of the year

    Thursday, May 30, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine has won the Texas Medical Association-Medical Student Section (TMA-MSS) 2018-2019 Chapter of the Year Award for its efforts in community service and recruitment of TMA members.

• UTRGV, a Seal of Excelencia finalist, recognized for helping Latino students succeed

    Friday, May 24, 2019 — UTRGV is one of 20 universities and colleges selected by Excelencia in Education as a finalist for the Seal of Excelencia.

• FESTIBA 2020 Mariachi Festival awarded $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

    Friday, May 17, 2019 — The UTRGV FESTIBA 2020 Mariachi Festival has been awarded a grant from Art Works, the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grant-making program.

• UTRGV leads in Texas for innovation and excellence in online education

    Tuesday, May 14, 2019 — UTRGV’s Center for Online Learning and Teaching Technology (COLTT) has been recognized with the “Outstanding Commitment to Excellence & Innovation in Distance Learning by an Organization” award, by the Texas Distance ...

• Texas Bar Foundation awards grant to UTRGV to help empower youth in the foster system

    Friday, May 10, 2019 — The Texas Bar Foundation has awarded funding to UTRGV to improve college readiness among foster youth in the Rio Grande Valley.