• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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 ...

• Message from the President regarding COVID-19

    Friday, March 06, 2020 — We continue to monitor the progression of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and are taking proactive measures to mitigate impact to our campus community.

• UPDATE: Message from the President regarding COVID-19

    Friday, March 06, 2020 — As part of our ongoing commitment to our UTRGV community’s health and safety, the Office of Emergency Preparedness, along with our Infectious Disease Outbreak Committee, continues to monitor the current COVID–19 (coronavirus) ...

• UTRGV Travel Notice COVID-19 Update

    Monday, March 02, 2020 — As an update to our January 31st Travel Notice, we continue to monitor the progression of the COVID-19 outbreak and take proactive measures to mitigate an impact to our campus community. Although there are currently no cases in our area and the ...

• UTRGV’s Silcox and Flip certified as Animal Assisted Crisis Response Team

    Friday, February 28, 2020 — In the case of a crisis, first responders rush in to render aid. Police officers, paramedics, firefighters and, sometimes, organizations like FEMA help assess damage and bring the situation under control.

• ‘Black Panther’ costume designer Ruth Carter to headline UTRGV’s Distinguished Speaker Series

    Thursday, February 27, 2020 — Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth Carter will be the next speaker for UTRGV’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

• UTRGV Library suggested reads for Black History Month

    Wednesday, February 26, 2020 — In recognition of Black History Month, the UTRGV Library has compiled a list of titles to read which are tributes to creative writers, thinkers and influencers who made major contributions to our history and the world. Each of these titles can be ...

• UTRGV MSA student named grand champion at RGV Regional Science and Engineering Fair

    Monday, February 24, 2020 — Elaijah Islam, a senior at the UTRGV Math and Science Academy (MSA), was named Grand Champion in the Senior Division at the RGV Regional Science and Engineering Fair, held Saturday, Feb. 15.

• UTRGV’s FESTIBA kicks off Saturday with South Texas Literacy Symposium in Edinburg

    Thursday, February 20, 2020 — UTRGV’s FESTIBA (Festival of International Books and Arts) officially kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 22, with the South Texas Literacy Symposium Librarians and Educators Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ballroom on the Edinburg Campus.

• Marine Band San Diego to perform free concert at UTRGV Edinburg Campus

    Friday, February 14, 2020 — The Marine Band San Diego will bring their “Big Easy” sound to the Rio Grande Valley during a free concert at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

• UTRGV launches Sustainability Student Leadership program

    Friday, February 14, 2020 — UTRGV’s Office of Professional Education and Workforce Development has launched the first Sustainability Student Leadership Program, aimed at training students to be future leaders in sustainable initiatives.

• Tradition, culture, home UTRGV Ballet Folklórico celebrates 50 years of music, dance and family

    Monday, February 03, 2020 — Hanss Mujica, a UTRGV alumnus and PSJA Memorial folklórico teacher, has been involved in the UTRGV Ballet Folklórico for about seven years. In the time, the company became like family for him.