• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• UTRGV School of Music announces the 2019-2020 Patron of the Arts Distinguished Artist Series

    Thursday, August 01, 2019 — The UTRGV School of Music’s Patron of the Arts Series continues to bring world class performances to the university and Valley communities on both the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses.

• UTRGV School of Medicine welcomes Class of 2023 with White Coat Ceremony

    Saturday, July 27, 2019 — The UTRGV School of Medicine welcomed its newest 55 students July 27 with a White Coat Ceremony at UTRGV Performing Arts Auditorium.

• ‘Be Our Guest’

    Friday, July 26, 2019 — In much the spirit of Lumiére’s grand song, “Be Our Guest,” UTRGV has launched a hospitality and tourism initiative designed to teach students about serving guests with style and meeting their needs with efficiency.

• 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.

• RGV Hispanic Chamber names UTRGV’s Quintanilla a ‘Woman of Distinction’

    Wednesday, July 24, 2019 — Amanda Quintanilla, a victim services specialist at UTRGV, was selected recently by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (RGVHCC) as a Woman of Distinction.

• UTRGV creates Agroecology Professional Development Institute

    Thursday, July 18, 2019 — Science teachers from 15 school districts in the Rio Grande Valley will head back to their classrooms this fall with new curriculum, courtesy of the UTRGV Agroecology Professional Development Institute.

• Eye of the be(er)holder

    Wednesday, July 17, 2019 — It’s not about the type of beer that fills your glass; it’s all about the process. Just ask Steve Padilla.

• UTRGV’s two-time national chess champions hosting week-long summer chess camp

    Wednesday, July 10, 2019 — Members of the UTRGV Chess Team – two-time national champions as well as the Texas champions – are holding a summer camp for students and adults of various levels of accomplishment, from learning the game to upping it.

• UTRGV hosts largest UTCRS Railway Safety summer camp to date

    Wednesday, July 10, 2019 — The University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS) rode into the world of STEM and transportation at its sixth annual summer camp for area elementary school students.

• UTRGV Marine Science Summer Camp offers closeup look at marine life

    Tuesday, July 09, 2019 — Alison Brovold’s children weren’t the only ones who learned from the UTRGV Marine Science Summer Camp.

• UTRGV Piano Camp fosters, encourages musical talent

    Wednesday, July 03, 2019 — As one of two students at his school who plays piano, Andre Jesús García Garza, of Jubilee Brownsville, was looking for the opportunity to meet others who share his interest.

• 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.

• 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.

• UTRGV students learn, experience the world through Study Abroad courses

    Wednesday, June 26, 2019 — This summer, 170 UTRGV students are traveling the world to discover new experiences through the Study Abroad program.

• UTRGV’s Team Mario Summer Camp offers adventures for children on Autism Spectrum

    Tuesday, June 25, 2019 — The Team Mario Fun Fridays Summer Camp at the UTRGV Edinburg Campus took explorers on a trip into the wild with Animal Adventures, starting with a nursery rhyme to the Shel Silverstein poem, “Boa Constrictor.”

• UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán prepares for summer performances

    Friday, June 21, 2019 — The UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán has an exciting summer planned with performances in Chicago Illinois, Denver, Colorado, and Santa Barbara, California.

• UTRGV hosts progress meeting to deliver updates on efforts to combat vector-borne diseases

    Friday, June 21, 2019 — UTRGV kicked off the third annual progress meeting for the Western Gulf Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases, June 20 on the Edinburg Campus.

• 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.

• Bringing pride and tradition: UTRGV reveals mascot

    Wednesday, June 12, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley today unveiled the look of its new mascot – the Vaquero.

• UTRGV Men’s Basketball to host five summer camps

    Thursday, June 06, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Men’s Basketball team will host five summer camps – Little Kids Camp (June 8), Shooting Camp (June 8), Skills Camp (June 10-12), Team Camp (June 14-16), and an Elite Camp (August 9-10) – ...

• UTRGV partners with TAMU, UTMB for course in outbreak investigation

    Wednesday, June 05, 2019 — Students from three universities, including UTRGV, traveled across Texas to get field experience in outbreak investigation and learn about the One Health initiative, as part of a cooperative course between UTRGV, Texas A&M University and The ...

• UTRGV expands summer camps, programs in Brownsville and SPI

    Friday, May 31, 2019 — In its ongoing efforts to expand programs and classes across the Rio Grande Valley, UTRGV has added summer camps and programs on the Brownsville Campus throughout June and July.

• UTRGV Baseball set to host two summer evaluation camps

    Friday, May 31, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Baseball team announced on Friday that it will host summer evaluations camps for high school baseball players on June 4 and July 9 at 10 a.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.

• UTRGV students share disaster preparedness research findings with area officials

    Friday, May 31, 2019 — There are almost 180,000 people in the Rio Grande Valley living with a disability, and most are not prepared to deal with a disaster like a hurricane.

• 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 School of Nursing welcomes prospective students from Project HEAL2

    Friday, May 24, 2019 — The UTRGV School of Nursing on May 23 welcomed eight students from the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District who are prospective UTRGV nursing students.

• Experience the Opera at UTRGV

    Friday, May 24, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Opera Theater will present one of the greatest operas of all time, “Carmen,” in Spanish with English captions, on May 29-30 and June 2.

• 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.

• UTRGV Department of Public Affairs and Security Studies hosts first Borderland Security Conference

    Thursday, May 23, 2019 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Public Affairs and Security Studies hosted its first Borderland Security Conference, “On the Border by the Sea,” May 23-24 at the PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón on the ...

• UT System Board of Regents gives go-ahead to UTRGV for a Doctor of Audiology degree

    Thursday, May 23, 2019 — The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved the planning process for a new graduate degree program, a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.), for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV Chess Team recognized at Texas State Capitol in Austin

    Thursday, May 23, 2019 — The UTRGV Chess Team – back-to-back national champions in the Final Four of Collegiate Chess – took a triumphal mini tour of Austin on May 22 to accept kudos, resolutions and proclamations from Gov. Greg Abbott, the House and the ...

• Three outstanding community leaders recognized as UTRGV 2019 Distinguished Alumni

    Thursday, May 23, 2019 — UTRGV recently hosted its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards, the highest honor an alumnus of UTRGV or one of its legacy institutions can receive.

• UTRGV Academic Affairs leader testifies before House SubCommittee on higher education and labor

    Wednesday, May 22, 2019 — Dr. Patricia Alvarez McHatton, UTRGV executive vice president for Academic Affairs, Student Success, and P-16 Integration, testified Wednesday, May 22, in Washington, D.C., before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment.