• UTRGV Athletics debuts weekly podcast

    Wednesday, September 02, 2020 — The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics on Wednesday debuted its #RallyTheValley Podcast, a weekly show that can be found through Spotify, Apple Podcasts and at GoUTRGV.com/Podcasts.

• UTRGV, City of Harlingen, HCISD break ground on Early College High School

    Tuesday, September 01, 2020 — UTRGV, in partnership with the City of Harlingen and the Harlingen school district broke ground today on the new UTRGV Early College High School, located at 2901 Medical Drive in Harlingen.

• I-DREAM4D summer engineering camp uses online format to teach STEM skills

    Tuesday, August 25, 2020 — A group of upcoming high school seniors this summer attended the I-DREAM4D virtual summer camp, where they were able to put their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills to work.

• UTRGV SOM collaborates with Stanford Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for “My Hero is You” short film

    Thursday, August 20, 2020 — UTRGV School of Medicine has collaborated with Stanford Medicine and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to release a video adaptation of the children’s book, “My Hero is You.”

• Promoting equity and social justice highlight virtual summer conference cohosted by UTRGV

    Wednesday, August 19, 2020 — Almost 200 school psychologists and other school personnel from across the state participated in the TASP 2020 Virtual Summer Institute, hosted by UTRGV, the Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP) and SEL4TX.

• UTRGV professor releases children’s mystery book series

    Wednesday, August 05, 2020 — Imagine opening a portal to an alternate universe where zombies, monsters, ghouls and skeletons live. In order to get home, you have to defeat them to reopen the portal.

• Return to Campus training available to all UTRGV employees

    Thursday, July 09, 2020 — UTRGV continues to navigate a new normal as more people gradually return to campus, so hybrid operations have been developed to facilitate what that new normal should look like.

• Paying it forward

    Wednesday, July 08, 2020 — Former foster youths – individuals who have spent time in the foster care system – are reported to face significant barriers to achieving academic and personal success.

• UTRGV medical school dean urges increased precautions against COVID-19 this July 4th weekend

    Friday, July 03, 2020 — One month ago, we felt that the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was slowing and many states, including Texas, began to allow relaxed regulations so businesses could gradually open again and commerce could resume.

• Making Meaning of Numbers

    Friday, July 03, 2020 — UTRGV will offer a new Master’s in Applied Statistics and Data Science program in fall 2020, to train students in the use of scientific methods and advanced computing, to analyze and draw valuable meaning from raw, complex data.

• UTRGV expands parent-directed autism program across the Valley

    Monday, June 22, 2020 — UTRGV’s College of Education and P-16 Integration will be able to continue its parent-directed treatment program for children with autism spectrum disorder for another two years.

• UTRGV addresses increased demand on testing sites due to local surge in COVID-19 cases

    Friday, June 19, 2020 — With the surge in COVID-19 cases in the Rio Grande Valley, the demand on UTRGV’s Patient Call Center and testing sites has tripled since last week.

• UTRGV alumna focuses on bringing virtual read-alongs to kids

    Wednesday, June 17, 2020 — Dariela Rodriguez, now a UTRGV alumna who graduated this past May, has created a YouTube channel called Glittery Lápices, dedicated to read-alouds.

• UTRGV Career Center offering online services to help job searches challenged by pandemic

    Tuesday, June 16, 2020 — Changes and challenges for the Class of 2020 due to COVID-19 didn't end with commencement. Recent graduates are now headed into an uncertain job market.

• UTRGV Athletics offering free season ticket for Spring graduates

    Tuesday, May 26, 2020 — The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has created the Young Alumni Pass, an opportunity for spring 2020 UTRGV graduates to get one free season ticket to a UTRGV sport during the 2020-21 athletic season.

• UTRGV professor: Marvel at blue dragons, but don’t touch

    Friday, May 22, 2020 — Nature's camouflage makes one sea predator's appearance not only a rare sight, but also an interesting one.

• Free Wi-Fi available to UTRGV community via campus parking lots

    Thursday, May 21, 2020 — Who would have thought UTRGV’s parking lots would be a great place to study and do research? Free Wi-Fi, y’all!

• UTRGV serving RGV Safety Net Clinics during COVID-19 pandemic

    Wednesday, May 20, 2020 — The UTRGV School of Medicine’s Department of Population Health and Biostatistics is working across UTRGV departments to connect community partners in need with solutions during this COVID-19 pandemic.

• Food Security Initiative aims to help eliminate hunger on campus and bring fresh produce at low cost

    Friday, May 15, 2020 — Many college campuses around the country increasingly are seeing students struggling with food insecurity and lack of access to fresh and healthy food they can afford.

• A New Dog in Town

    Wednesday, May 13, 2020 — The UTRGV Police Department recently added a new member to the team.

• UTRGV Office for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention Director: Home not safe for everyone

    Tuesday, May 12, 2020 — Safety concerns stemming from COVID-19 have moved UTRGV classes and many university jobs online, so work can be done from home.

• UTRGV Student Food Pantry seeing recent increase in demand during COVID-19

    Friday, May 01, 2020 — While demand at food banks across the Rio Grande Valley has surged due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTRGV Student Food Pantry has only seen an increase in use in the past week.

• All abuzz about the Brain Bee

    Thursday, April 30, 2020 — Construction is underway for the new UTRGV Institute for Neuroscience in Harlingen, but the university already is introducing neuroscience to students in high school.

• UTRGV Psychology Clinic launches “warmline” to help RGV community find emotional support

    Wednesday, April 29, 2020 — The UTRGV Psychology Clinic will provide a new, confidential phone service called a “warmline,” to help community members find support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• UTRGV Athletics programs rank among national leaders in community service

    Wednesday, April 29, 2020 — The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics spent the 2019-20 academic year rallying behind the Valley in a big way, and as a result has been ranked 20th in the country in total community service hours among NCAA Division I programs.

• University to mark Día de los Niños with ‘UTRGV Story Time’

    Wednesday, April 29, 2020 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will highlight Día de los Niños on April 30 to honor and celebrate children – the future, hopes and dreams of every community.

• It's Earth Day

    Wednesday, April 22, 2020 — Prior to the COVID-19 global epidemic, the United Nations created 17 sustainable development goals to combat worldwide problems. The Rio Grande Valley is unique in facing each of the issues highlighted.

• Group chat leads to donations for UTRGV Student Food Pantry, local police departments

    Wednesday, April 22, 2020 — A group chat about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a donation of more than $1,000 to the UTRGV Student Food Pantry and 1,000 face masks to two Rio Grande Valley police departments.

• UTRGV engineering professor and students producing 3D personal protection equipment during pandemic

    Wednesday, April 22, 2020 — Necessary personal protection equipment (PPE), such as masks and face shields, have been increasingly scarce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center helping struggling businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

    Tuesday, April 21, 2020 — The UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC) is creating networking opportunities and other initiatives to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• UTRGV Theatre Dept. crafts masks, shields for COVID-19 testing site

    Monday, April 20, 2020 — The UTRGV Theatre Department has been stitching hundreds of face masks, face shields and plastic medical gowns to provide critical protection for the university’s frontline workers at the COVID-19 testing site.

• UTRGV Athletics donates concession stand surplus to Student Food Pantry

    Friday, April 17, 2020 — The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics often asks the university community to rally behind the department. Now, the department is rallying behind the university community.

• Food for Thought: BSM at UTRGV finds ways to help feed the community

    Thursday, April 16, 2020 — As communities continue to face challenges and change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, compassion and kindness are more important than ever before.

• UTRGV Student Emergency Fund helps students in need

    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 — In these unprecedented times, people across the country have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – and that includes college students.

• UTRGV UREC promoting free digital fitness classes

    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 — Just because you’re supposed to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, that doesn’t mean you can’t stay active!

• FOOD FOR THE SOUL

    Friday, April 10, 2020 — UTRGV Patron of the Arts has unveiled an online concert series designed to lift the spirits during this COVID19 pandemic.

• UT Health RGV Clinical Lab working on COVID-19 screenings, testing

    Monday, April 06, 2020 — The UTRGV Center for Vector-Borne Disease, a multidisciplinary research group founded in 2018 at UTRGV to study parasites, viruses and bacteria, has been certified under CLIA as the UT Health RGV Clinical Lab specifically for COVID-19 ...

• UTRGV Library makes changes to practice social distancing

    Friday, April 03, 2020 — The UTRGV Library has always been a constant resource for students looking for a nook to study or a meeting spot for group projects.

• UTRGV waiving GRE, other testing for masters and doctoral programs

    Tuesday, March 31, 2020 — COVID-19 (coronavirus) has had an impact on testing centers, so the UTRGV Graduate College is helping students who are applying to master’s or doctoral graduate programs by waiving or suspending certain requirements for admission.

• UTRGV COVID-19 Case Update

    Friday, March 27, 2020 — UTRGV learned today that one of our students and one of our faculty have each tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus). Our student tested positive after traveling out of state and our faculty member after returning from international travel. ...

• UTRGV School of Medicine establishes COVID-19 testing site

    Friday, March 27, 2020 — The UTRGV School of Medicine’s practice plan, UT Health RGV, the Office of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Hidalgo and Cameron county leaders, and the City of Brownsville, are working in collaboration to combat the spread of COVID-19 ...

• UTRGV Counseling Center offering tele-counseling, new support group, crisis line

    Thursday, March 26, 2020 — The UTRGV Counseling Center knows students may be struggling with loneliness, anxiety, depression or other mental health issues in light of changes to their physical environment – like stay-at-home orders and the shift to online classes ...

• New role, consistent game plan: UTRGV’s new police chief aims to focus on community policing

    Wednesday, March 11, 2020 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Police Department recently named UTRGV Police Assistant Chief Adan Cruz as their new chief of police, following former chief Raul Munguia’s retirement.

• City of Harlingen deeds land to UTRGV and Harlingen CISD for Early College High School

    Wednesday, March 11, 2020 — The new UTRGV/Early College High School took another step forward Tuesday when the City of Harlingen officially deeded the land where the new facility will be built to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the Harlingen Consolidated ...

• COVID-19 (coronavirus) campus update

    Wednesday, March 11, 2020 — As part of our ongoing commitment to the health and safety of our UTRGV community, the Office of Emergency Preparedness, along with our Infectious Disease Outbreak Committee, continues to monitor the current COVID–19 (coronavirus) outbreak, ...

• Employee and Student Resources For COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

    Friday, March 06, 2020 — UT Health RGV is working closely with UTRGV leaders to ensure that our more than 30,000 students, faculty, staff and administrators are up to date on the latest Coronavirus developments – including prevention, travel warnings, and what to ...