• UTRGV students helping bring attention to importance of ‘Be the Match’

    Tuesday, September 14, 2021 — Did you know a blood stem cell transplant from a matched donor can be a cure for blood cancers, sickle cell and other diseases? Not all patients have an equal chance of finding a match, though.

• UTRGV Center for Vector-Borne Disease to host community seminar on prevention, safety

    Friday, September 10, 2021 — UTRGV’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease is taking charge of the wet months that generate an explosion in the mosquito population in the Rio Grande Valley and the diseases they bring, using community outreach and education.

• UTRGV Student Government Association approves referendum proposal

    Tuesday, September 07, 2021 — UTRGV’s Student Government Association (SGA) on Tuesday voted to support a student referendum that will provide an opportunity for the student body to cast its vote on the expansion and creation of programs aided by an increase to the ...

• UTRGV, City of Pharr celebrate signing agreement on new building for the university’s School of Nursing

    Friday, September 03, 2021 — The UTRGV School of Nursing on Sept. 2 celebrated its expansion during a signing ceremony with the City of Pharr, at the site of the school’s future facility at 2800 N. Cage Boulevard.

• UTRGV celebrates largest online fundraising event, Day of Giving

    Tuesday, August 24, 2021 — UTRGV this year will host its annual Day of Giving – the university’s largest online annual fundraising event – on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

• TAKE THE CHALLENGE:

    Friday, August 20, 2021 — As UTRGV prepares for the start of the Fall 2021 semester on Aug. 23, now more than ever the university is encouraging its Vaqueros to get vaccinated.

• UT Health RGV to build Cancer and Surgery Center

    Thursday, August 19, 2021 — UT Health RGV is expanding its healthcare offerings in South Texas with a new Cancer and Surgery Center, with oncology advisory services provided by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — a world leader in cancer care and research.

• UTRGV ASL Club presenting De’Via workshops for Camp Sign

    Friday, July 23, 2021 — UTRGV’s ASL Club will present two De’Via (Deaf View/Image Art) painting workshops this month as part of the Texas Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Camp Sign virtual activities.

• UTRGV Athletics set to host clinics and matches in Brownsville

    Friday, July 23, 2021 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and City of Brownsville announced on Friday a partnership to host youth clinics and athletic events, all of which is presented by Chick-fil-A Boca Chica.

• To Protect and Serve

    Thursday, July 22, 2021 — At the most critical time of the pandemic, Sgt. Adelaida Leal and her fellow campus police officers spent countless hours under the blazing South Texas sun, directing traffic and guiding frightened patients to the UT Health RGV drive-thru ...

• Lew Hill Memorial Fund to support scholarships for UTRGV students

    Wednesday, June 30, 2021 — Renee Hill, the widow of former UTRGV men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, announced she is dedicating 100 percent of the donations to the Lew Hill Memorial Fund to support ...

• PRIDE MONTH: UTRGV Safe Zone Allies offer support to LGBTQIA+ community year round

    Friday, June 25, 2021 — As Pride Month begins to wind down, UTRGV Allies wants LGBTQIA+ individuals in the university community to know they are valued members of the Vaquero family, and always have a safe place to ask questions, be vulnerable and learn throughout the ...

• UTRGV Enactus organization ranks in Top 16 at national expo competition

    Tuesday, June 22, 2021 — The Enactus chapter at UTRGV finished in the top 16 of the 2021 Enactus U.S. National Expo for its community projects and initiatives to improve and enhance the lives of their fellow Vaqueros and Rio Grande Valley citizens.

• Nursing professor selected to serve on national advisory committee to assist veterans

    Friday, May 28, 2021 — Dr. Eloisa Tamez, professor of Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is a newly appointed member of a national advisory board to aid veterans.

• What’s Brewing, UTRGV?

    Thursday, May 20, 2021 — The owners of Reserva Coffee Roasters started a new chapter for the small business when they opened their doors at the UTRGV School of Medicine’s Team-Based Learning Center in Edinburg this week.

• UT Health RGV begins vaccinating children age 12-15 against COVID-19

    Wednesday, May 12, 2021 — This evening UT Health RGV began vaccinating children ages 12-15 against COVID-19.

• Telling stories all day, every day: UTRGV mass communication major reflects on path to graduation

    Tuesday, May 04, 2021 — Reporting about local festivals, holiday parades, community events, and – most importantly – sharing people’s stories is UTRGV senior Colleen DeGuzman’s forte as a part-time reporter for the Rio Grande Valley newspaper ...

• UTRGV helping preserve the ‘Voces of a Pandemic’ in the Valley

    Thursday, April 29, 2021 — Students in Dr. Noreen Rivera’s American and Mexican American Literature and Cultural Studies classes at UTRGV are preserving the stories of Latinos affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• UTRGV virtual career expo for health and nursing professionals set for April 20

    Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — The UTRGV Career Center will host the Spring 2021 Virtual Health Professionals & Nursing Career Expo on Tuesday, April 20, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., for interested students and alumni.

• UTRGV hosts annual HESTEC in virtual format for GEAR UP students

    Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — This month more than 700 UTRGV and Region One ESC GEAR UP students will take part in the university's annual HESTEC (Hispanic, Engineering, Science and Technology) program, which is being held online this spring.

• UTRGV to host Spring 2021 Virtual Teachers Job Expo

    Thursday, March 25, 2021 — The UTRGV Career Center will host the Spring 2021 Virtual Teachers Job Expo on Friday, March 26, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., for interested students and alumni.

• ‘Out of the Canon’

    Tuesday, March 23, 2021 — Despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTRGV Theatre Department is still determined that the show must go on.

• COVID-19 statistics expert from Harvard to speak at UTRGV during virtual event

    Friday, March 12, 2021 — A Harvard University expert on COVID-19 statistics and data will be the distinguished speaker March 19 at a UTRGV virtual colloquium. The UTRGV School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (SMSS), which hosts the annual colloquium, is ...

• UTRGV extends Tuition Advantage deadline to March 15

    Tuesday, March 09, 2021 — The UTRGV Tuition Advantage deadline has been extended through March 15 for undergraduate students attending classes in Fall 2021.

• Virtual Competitors: UTRGV Chess Team and FIDE cohosting online global tournament

    Tuesday, March 09, 2021 — The World Chess Federation (FIDE) and two-time national chess champion UTRGV will cohost the first FIDE World University Online Chess Championship, beginning March 13 and concluding March 21.

• ‘Energy & U’ virtual show debuts with more than 9,000 guests during UTRGV Engineers Week

    Thursday, February 25, 2021 — As part of Engineers Week 2021, a special “Energy and U” show will be available to the community on Saturday, Feb. 27, at various times throughout the day. 

• FESTIBA at UTRGV to run through March 13 with virtual events, book distribution

    Monday, February 22, 2021 — UTRGV’s annual Festival of International Books & Arts (FESTIBA), an educational and entertaining event that promotes literacy and appreciation of reading for all ages, started on Feb. 20 and will run through March 13 this year.

• Engineers Week: ‘Imagining Tomorrow’

    Monday, February 22, 2021 — Today marks the first day of Engineers Week 2021 – a week full of virtual events led by the UTRGV College of Engineering & Computer Science faculty geared toward students throughout the community ranging in ages from Kindergarten ...

• Terry Crews shares advice and laughs with UTRGV community

    Tuesday, February 09, 2021 — Actor, artist and activist Terry Crews was all smiles when he spoke to a virtual audience of UTRGV students, staff and faculty during the university’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Monday night.

• UTRGV campus community shocked, saddened by death of Coach Lew Hill

    Sunday, February 07, 2021 — The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced that men’s basketball Head Coach Lew Hill died Sunday at the age of 55.

• UTRGV students cross disciplines to help build local superfood business

    Wednesday, January 20, 2021 — The Rio Grande Valley is abundant with a superfood that can be used as a natural sweetener – important in an area with high rates of obesity and diabetes.

• UT Health RGV provides COVID-19 vaccinations to support area EMS providers

    Saturday, December 19, 2020 — UT Health RGV on Saturday continued to strengthen frontline personnel by administering the COVID-19 vaccine to EMS providers from across the Rio Grande Valley who engage in 9-1-1 emergency services like pre-hospital care and transport.

• UTRGV invests $1.5M for merit-based scholarships

    Thursday, December 10, 2020 — To further enhance its efforts to retain top high school students from the region, UTRGV has announced it will invest $1.5 million to double the amount of merit-based scholarships available in Fall 2021.

• Despite challenges, UTRGV Enactus students host annual Cansgiving for the community

    Monday, November 23, 2020 — The season for giving has begun, but for UTRGV student organization Enactus, philanthropy is a year-round mission.

• Add a dash of Amor y Pan

    Thursday, November 19, 2020 — In early March, Karina Saldivar opened a bakery in Brownsville called Amor y Pan. It was the realization of an idea she first had more than 15 years ago.

• UTRGV School of Rehabilitation and Counseling Services offers Bilingual Counseling Certificate program in spring

    Wednesday, November 18, 2020 — The UTRGV School of Rehabilitation and Counseling Services will introduce a new Bilingual Counseling Certificate program in Spring 2021.

• Distinguished Speaker Series: Anderson Cooper spends Saturday night with UTRGV community

    Monday, November 16, 2020 — UTRGV students, staff and faculty spent a laid-back Saturday evening with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, discussing politics, the pandemic and journalism as part of the university’s annual Distinguished Speaker Series.

• UT Health RGV pediatrician develops children’s book on coping during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Friday, November 06, 2020 — As a physician, mother and educator, Dr. Keila Rodriguez has seen first-hand the uncertainty and fearfulness of children and families trying to navigate the insecurities and fears of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Mourning during a pandemic: ‘I felt so helpless’

    Friday, October 30, 2020 — Día de los Muertos, like most events in 2020, will be a little different this year. Traditional family gatherings to celebrate the lives of loved ones who have died is in stark contrast with the current state of mourners, who often are ...

• Cyber Secure or Cyber Scary?

    Friday, October 30, 2020 — The clicking of a keyboard might bring you comfort or annoyance. But did you know it might also make you vulnerable? That seemingly innocuous sound could be giving away your passwords and everything else you type.

• Once in a Blue Moon

    Thursday, October 29, 2020 — Halloween is a chance for people to dress up as someone – or something – they’re not. It’s a night dedicated to tricks, treats and frights. The year 2020 may be a bit different because of the need for social distancing ...

• Opportunities available for businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic

    Thursday, October 29, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on businesses, with many struggling and, at best, hoping to survive.

• A Good Boy

    Thursday, October 22, 2020 — After almost 10 years serving the UTRGV campus and community, Officer K9 Odin, known as “Odie,” is hanging up his badge to enjoy retirement. Odin, who started with legacy institution UTPA in 2011, has worked with his partner, Sgt. ...

• UTRGV puts a spotlight on E-Learning in new series

    Thursday, October 15, 2020 — From across the globe ¬– Turkey, Sweden, Canada, and the Rio Grande Valley – individuals joined the virtual conversation in the first installment of UTRGV’s new series – The Frontier – that put a spotlight on ...

• UT Health RGV Flu Vaccinations to be administered at UTRGV Edinburg Campus voting site

    Wednesday, October 14, 2020 — UT Health RGV is making flu vaccinations available during early voting at the UTRGV Edinburg Campus starting Oct. 15, as a way to increase the public’s access to the vaccine for the 2020 flu season.

• Dreaming big: UTRGV hosts virtual workshop for National Manufacturing Day

    Friday, October 02, 2020 — UTRGV on Friday hosted a virtual National Manufacturing Day workshop sponsored by the I-DREAM4D consortium, to introduce local high school students to the advanced manufacturing training offered at UTRGV and Virginia Tech, one of the partners in ...