• UTRGV and Saint Joseph Academy in Brownsville sign Dual Enrollment MOU

    Thursday, January 16, 2020 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Saint Joseph Academy in Brownsville have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Dual Credit program that will result in students earning up to 24 college credits at no cost to students and their ...

• UTRGV Hospitality and Tourism Management Program, Luby’s partnering for one-day event to help raise money for scholarships

    Thursday, January 16, 2020 — UTRGV’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Program is partnering with Luby’s to host the event “Healthy Eating and Wellness at Luby’s,” with a percentage of the sales going to student scholarships in the hospitality ...

• UTRGV Department of Human Genetics part of international collaboration on genetics during organ development

    Thursday, December 26, 2019 — Dr. John VandeBerg, a professor of Human Genetics at UTRGV, is part of an international research collaboration that has produced the first detailed roadmap of how our DNA sends its information to the embryo’s cells to control the ...

• Star of Bethlehem leads to astronomical questions

    Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — There are countless stars in the sky, but one, particularly, is tied to Christmas – the Star of Bethlehem. According to the Gospel of Matthew, a star led the magi to Jesus.

• Community Sustainability Ambassadors Program concludes with competition

    Monday, December 16, 2019 — UTRGV’s Office for Sustainability (OFS) is working on an educational community experience program designed to help shape leaders in sustainable development and based on the philosophy that societal growth should consider environmental, ...

• Well done, Vaqueros!

    Saturday, December 14, 2019 — Graduation day finally arrived for more than 2,000 graduates who were the center of attention at UTRGV’s fall commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 14.

• Family pursues UTRGV degrees together, overcomes obstacles

    Tuesday, December 10, 2019 — The hardest thing for Gabriel Carrizales, then a sailor in the U.S. Navy, wasn’t the time he spent overseas. It was a Red Cross message he received in 2009 while he was thousands of miles from home, deployed in the mountains of Afghanistan.

• UTRGV offers resources to help grow small businesses

    Wednesday, November 27, 2019 — Lou Castro sat next to a small barbecue pit holding containers of TXQ Rubs, at the UTRGV Community Engagement & Student Success Building in Edinburg.

• UTRGV’s Project PLEASE aims to strengthen special ed administration in the Valley

    Tuesday, November 26, 2019 — Faculty in the UTRGV College of Education and P-16 Integration have been awarded a $1.2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to fund a collaborative initiative to help grow leaders in special education administration.

• UTRGV earns kudos from UT System for tobacco-free efforts

    Monday, November 25, 2019 — UT System Eliminate Tobacco Use initiative recently recognized UTRGV for its determination and commitment to ending tobacco usage on campus.

• UTRGV Athletics set to launch Vaquero Village

    Friday, November 22, 2019 — UTRGV Athletics has announced that Vaquero Village, a new pregame fan experience at UTRGV basketball games, will go live Dec. 3, right before the men’s basketball game against Sam Houston State.

• UTRGV Center for Latin American Arts presents an evening with the Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad Veracruzana

    Tuesday, November 19, 2019 — The UTRGV Center for Latin American Arts will present an evening with the Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad Veracruzana, 7 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Performing Arts Complex on the Edinburg Campus and Dec. 8 at the TSC Performing Arts Center in ...

• Vaquero Tech Centers officially open in the UTRGV Campus Bookstores

    Tuesday, November 19, 2019 — Ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new Vaquero Tech Centers, located inside the UTRGV Campus Bookstores, were held Tuesday, Nov. 19, on the Brownsville and Edinburg campuses.

• UTRGV to hold ribbon-cutting ceremonies for Vaquero Tech Centers in campus bookstores

    Friday, November 15, 2019 — UTRGV is holding ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the university’s new Vaquero Tech Centers, located inside the UTRGV Campus bookstores on the Brownsville and Edinburg campuses.

• 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.

• The Devil still Dances

    Thursday, October 31, 2019 — “Folklore has no beginning and no end.”

• Priceless: BSM at UTRGV opens ‘pay-what-you-can’ restaurant

    Monday, October 07, 2019 — When you order lunch at BSM Global Blends, you aren’t presented with a bill for the total cost, but rather, with a question: “What would you like to donate today?”

• UTRGV Student Accessibility Services not limited to students with physical disabilities

    Friday, October 04, 2019 — UTRGV’s Student Accessibility Services office offers a broad range of resources, including for pregnant students. But many have no idea just how diverse the services are.

• Voting at UTRGV campus locations increased in 2018

    Wednesday, October 02, 2019 — The percentage of students voting in last year’s elections at locations on UTRGV’s campuses across the Rio Grande Valley has gone up to 43.2 percent, from 39.1 percent in 2018.

• 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.

• UTRGV Student Food Pantry coordinator: ‘Poor college student’ label is no joke

    Monday, September 30, 2019 — September is Hunger Action Month, a time to take a pro-active part in ending hunger.

• ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion’ interactive exhibit now open to public at UTRGV Edinburg Campus

    Monday, September 30, 2019 — The genius of Leonardo da Vinci is on display through December at the UTRGV Engineering Building on the Edinburg Campus.

• UTRGV opens Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Training Clinic in Edinburg

    Monday, September 23, 2019 — UTRGV held a grand opening, Sept. 6, for a new Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Training Clinic that will provide a world-class education for the next generation of evidence-based and culturally grounded clinical psychology researchers, practitioners ...

• UTRGV MSA student places second at national competition

    Friday, September 20, 2019 — Elaijah Islam, a high school senior at the UTRGV Mathematics and Science Academy, already has an ideal career pathway.

• 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.

• City of Edinburg, UTRGV partner on Leadership Development Program

    Wednesday, September 18, 2019 — The UTRGV Office of Professional Education & Workforce Development will facilitate a series of workshops for managers and directors from all departments at the City of Edinburg, starting this month.

• UTRGV unveils historic free-tuition program

    Monday, September 16, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Monday announced the most expansive free-tuition program among public institutions in the state of Texas.

• UTRGV program offers help for students struggling with addiction

    Friday, September 13, 2019 — College students face challenges that go beyond academics. Some deal with issues outside the classroom – like addiction.

• GAME START: Rider Esports brings gaming to UTRGV

    Thursday, September 12, 2019 — If you ask about his childhood, Irving Guerrero will tell you just how video games shaped his life.

• UTRGV’s Jenet, BISD, BCIC partner to offer future space settlement design competition

    Thursday, August 29, 2019 — Eighty high school students from the Brownsville Independent School District competed recently in the first Space Settlement Design Tournament: 2050 Lunar Mining Settlement, at Veterans Memorial Early College High School.

• UTRGV Ballet Folklórico welcomes new Ballet Folklórico Alumni company

    Wednesday, August 28, 2019 — Sara Sanchez, a UTRGV legacy alumna and high school folklórico instructor, recently ran into some of her former students on their way to dance rehearsal with UTRGV’s Ballet Folklórico.

• University marks fourth anniversary with UTRGV Day

    Wednesday, August 28, 2019 — To celebrate four years of changing lives and making a difference in the region, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley marked its anniversary with UTRGV Day.

• Parade and Picnic highlight second day of UTRGV’s Fall 2019 semester

    Tuesday, August 27, 2019 — UTRGV President Guy Bailey and his leadership team served up hamburgers to hundreds of students during the annual Picnic with the President at the Brownsville Campus.

• UTRGV’s first-day enrollment surpasses 29,000

    Monday, August 26, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley welcomed 29,619 students to campus Monday, Aug. 26, the first day of the 2019 fall semester.

• Vaquero Move-In Day: Making UTRGV home

    Friday, August 23, 2019 — An estimated 850 UTRGV students are expected to be living on campus this academic year, and move-in days are always hectic and emotional.

• Howdy, Y'all!

    Thursday, August 22, 2019 — This week, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley welcomes more than 4,500 entering freshmen during the annual Vaquero Roundup.

• UTRGV PA program celebrates 25 years of service to the Valley with this year’s White Coat Ceremony

    Monday, August 19, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Physician Assistant Studies commemorated its anniversary with a White Coat Ceremony to welcome 100 new PA students.

• UTRGV Receives High Marks in Best Colleges Rankings

    Thursday, August 15, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks third among public universities in Texas that provide the best value, according to the Best Colleges for Your Money 2019 rankings released by Money.com.

• UTRGV students cherish experiences as they study in Florence, Italy, this summer

    Tuesday, August 13, 2019 — The Cradle of the Italian Renaissance – Florence, Italy – provided the backdrop for an unforgettable UTRGV Study Abroad experience this summer for six undergraduate students.

• UTRGV Summer Chess Camp participants learn from grandmasters

    Friday, August 09, 2019 — In his final year at Rising Scholars Academy of South Texas, Rene Zavier Villarreal was part of the chess team, which won first place at the Texas Chess Association Regional Chess Championship.

• JSTEM Summer Program campers create biofilters, collaborate with students in Ghana

    Friday, August 09, 2019 — Sand, rocks and permeable concrete can help save lives, but you have to know how to use them. And a recent JSTEM Summer Program at UTRGV taught area high school students how to do just that.

• 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.

• International study finds blood pressure over 24 hours is best predictor of heart, vascular disease

    Wednesday, August 07, 2019 — Dr. Gladys Maestre, professor of neurosciences at The UTRGV School of Medicine, director of the Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer´s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging, and director of the Memory Disorders Center at the UTRGV Institute for ...

• Several UTRGV organizations hold clothing drive to benefit Mujeres Unidas

    Tuesday, August 06, 2019 — A simple, brand-new t-shirt dropped into a decorated donation box can make a big difference for one person.

• UTRGV Names New Vice President and Director of Athletics

    Friday, August 02, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced Friday that it has hired Chasse Conque (pronounced Chase Konk) as its new Vice President and Director of Athletics.

• UTRGV student-made documentary now registered with the Library of Congress

    Thursday, August 01, 2019 — Jillian Glantz, a senior political science major at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, knows how to seize an opportunity.