• UTRGV senior mass comm major directs music video for local pop-punk band

    Tuesday, July 12, 2022 — Most people probably cram for exams or focus on putting the finishing touches on projects. But not everyone can work with a pop-punk band to direct their first official music video.

• Heroes-in-training take over Team Mario’s summer camp at UTRGV

    Monday, July 11, 2022 — “You wanna save the world, then you’re gonna save the world.”

• Pell Grant turns 50

    Monday, July 11, 2022 — It has been 50 years since the Pell Grant program was created to help expand college access to students who otherwise may not have been able to afford pursuing a higher education.

• Uncovered Spaces, exhibition centered on female and LGBTQIA+ artists

    Thursday, June 30, 2022 — Uncovered Spaces communicates a welcoming message that the UTRGV Center for Latin American Arts (CLAA) supports the LGBTQIA+ community and the inclusion of all voices.

• UTRGV Center for Innovation & Commercialization announces second annual Startup Resource Expo

    Wednesday, June 22, 2022 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Center for Innovation & Commercialization will hold its second annual Startup Resource Expo Thursday, June 23, in Weslaco.

• Juneteenth resources readily available at UTRGV Library

    Thursday, June 16, 2022 — On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed in Galveston, Texas with news the Civil War had ended, also marking the end of slavery in the country.

• UTRGV hosts summer camps for all ages

    Wednesday, June 08, 2022 — Looking for the perfect camps this summer for your kiddos? UTRGV, has you covered.

• Experiential learning remains at heart of UTRGV Campus Food Security Initiative

    Wednesday, June 01, 2022 — UTRGV launched its Campus Food Security Initiative (CFSI) in April 2020, during the height of COVID-19 lockdowns. The main goal was to address systemic issues, like food insecurity, on college campuses. And, in addition to helping feed the ...

• UTRGV Engineering Technology Program signs MOU with Catholic Diocese for solar panel project

    Wednesday, May 18, 2022 — Glinting in the sun across South Texas, solar panels have made a push into the region touting cleaner and more affordable energy.

• UTRGV faculty offering training in deaf culture for first-responders

    Friday, May 13, 2022 — Starting May 16, 2022, UTRGV faculty will be providing a free, six-week training in American Sign Language (ASL) to first-responders from Brownsville, Edinburg and McAllen at the municipal police departments.

• UTRGV Theatre visits local schools with touring show

    Thursday, May 05, 2022 — Trolls, caves and jackalopes – oh, my!

• UTRGV inaugurates 2022-2023 Student Government Association officers and senators

    Thursday, April 28, 2022 — A new administration has taken office at UTRGV as the newest Student Government Association (SGA) leadership.

• UTRGV Theatre Department presents ‘Red’ on April 29

    Monday, April 25, 2022 — The UTRGV Theatre Department is going from Shakespearean tragedy to contemporary tragedy, following up their production of “Coriolanus” in March with Tony award-winning play “Red” by John Logan.

• UTRGV SEEMS get Brownsville Campus buzzing about pollinators

    Friday, April 22, 2022 — Have you ever looked in your yard and wondered, what purpose does this tree have?

• Parwinder Grewal named inaugural president of Vermont State University

    Monday, April 18, 2022 — The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced Monday that Dr. Parwinder Grewal has accepted the position of inaugural president at Vermont State University (VSU), effective July 1, 2022.

• UTRGV’s House of Fashion student club hosts its first style event

    Wednesday, April 13, 2022 — Ready to talk fashion? Members of UTRGV House of Fashion, the university’s student club for fellow enthusiasts, are more than happy to talk style -- and sustainable fashion choices.

• UTRGV I-DREAM4D hosts national manufacturing expo for middle, high school students

    Friday, April 08, 2022 — Dozens of students filled the UTRGV Performing Arts Center on the Edinburg Campus this week to learn about the endless possibilities of manufacturing engineering.

• UTRGV Center for Mexican American Studies hosts Literary Landmark unveiling in honor of Gloria Anzaldúa

    Monday, April 04, 2022 — El Retorno Al Valle: Literary Landmark Unveiling and Symposium honoring Gloria Anzaldúa was held at her alma mater, UTRGV, on Monday, March 28, on the Edinburg Campus.

• UTRGV Distinguished Speaker Series hosts ‘An Evening with Eduardo Chavez’

    Friday, March 25, 2022 — Eduardo Chavez, director, speaker, podcast host and grandson of legendary civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, will be on the UTRGV Brownsville Campus on Tuesday, March 29, as part of the university’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

• UTRGV Center for Mexican American Studies invites community to honor Gloria Anzaldua on March 28

    Thursday, March 24, 2022 — El Retorno Al Valle: Literary Landmark Unveiling and Symposium honoring Gloria Anzaldua will be held at her alma mater, UTRGV, on the Edinburg Campus, on Monday, March 28.

• UTRGV Theatre presents ‘Coriolanus’ set to open Friday

    Thursday, March 24, 2022 — Politics, violence, ambition, revenge – just part of a normal day for Shakespeare.

• Uncovered Spaces, exhibition centered on female and LGBTQIA+ artists, opening in McAllen

    Tuesday, March 22, 2022 — Uncovered Spaces, an exhibition and event series centered on female artists and LGBTQIA+ artists exploring the social structures that mediate everyday experiences, will be hosted by the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) from March ...

• IMAS and UTRGV CLAA collaborate for exhibition, workshops centered on female and LGBTQIA+ artists

    Thursday, March 17, 2022 — Uncovered Spaces, an exhibition and event series centered on female artists and LGBTQIA+ artists exploring the social structures that mediate everyday experiences, will be hosted by the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) from March ...

• UTRGV conference to address COVID-19 and Latino behavioral health challenges

    Friday, March 04, 2022 — The UTRGV School of Social Work is cohosting a special conference – “Latino Behavioral Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Era: Strengthening Our Communities as We Move Forward” – from March 7-8.

• High schoolers test knowledge, learn about neurology, at second UTRGV Brain Bee

    Thursday, March 03, 2022 — It wasn’t your average Saturday morning. Destiny Salinas, a junior from La Joya Juarez Lincoln High School in Mission, was busy cramming her own brain with information about the brain – not for an exam, but for a competition.

• UTRGV to host webinar on importance of creating Special Needs Shelters

    Friday, February 25, 2022 — The Disaster Studies program at UTRGV is hosting a webinar advocating for Special Needs Shelters in the area’s disaster preparedness planning.

• Federal EDA official visits eBridge Center and Brownsville Campus

    Thursday, February 24, 2022 — The collaborative eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization at UTRGV had a special visit from Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo, U.S. Economic Development Administration.

• “Recuérdame / Remember Me” UTRGV RCVCOBE hosts event in remembrance of assistant professor Dr. Elena Quercioli

    Monday, February 14, 2022 — A poignant smile blossoms across Martha Lovett’s face as she remembers her colleague, Dr. Elena Quercioli.

• UTRGV Ballet Folklórico presents Alegría 2022

    Thursday, February 10, 2022 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Ballet Folklórico presents its annual concert series, Alegría 2022, with six shows at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg.

• UTRGV, City of Pharr, PSJA celebrate ribbon-cutting of new Natatorium in Pharr

    Monday, January 31, 2022 — UTRGV, in partnership with the City of Pharr and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, on Jan. 29 celebrated the opening of a natatorium designed to benefit the entire community with its state-of-the-art facilities.

• UTRGV offers new vaccine incentive for employees

    Friday, January 28, 2022 — UTRGV employees who have received the COVID-19 vaccine booster/third dose are eligible to receive $100 or a UTRGV swag pack (valued at $100) through a new employee vaccine incentive.

• Rapper and actor Common to headline UTRGV’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Feb. 1

    Thursday, January 27, 2022 — Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy and Grammy-winning artist, actor and activist, Common, will be the next speaker for the UTRGV Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

• UT Health RGV drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites closed through weekend due to weather

    Thursday, January 20, 2022 — Due to the predicted severe weather, all of UT Health RGV’s COVID drive-thru testing sites will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 21, through the weekend, and will reopen on Monday as scheduled.

• UTRGV campus and off-campus facilities to delay opening tomorrow

    Thursday, January 20, 2022 — Due to inclement winter weather forecasted by the National Weather Service (NWS), all UTRGV campus and off-campus facilities will delay opening until 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, January 21).

• UT Health RGV’s drive-thru COVID-19 testing site open tomorrow in Brownsville

    Wednesday, January 19, 2022 — The UT Health RGV drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Brownsville will be open again Thursday, Jan. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UTRGV Brownsville Campus Parking Lot B4, next to the UTRGV Police Department.

• RGV x Art for Change 2022 exhibit showcases UTRGV student, community artwork

    Friday, January 14, 2022 — The UTRGV Center for Latin American Arts (CLAA) and the College of Fine Arts are inviting student and community artists to submit their artwork for the inaugural RGV x Art for Change 2022 Exhibition, which opens Feb. 1.

• UT Health RGV expands COVID-19 testing sites to Harlingen and Brownsville

    Monday, January 10, 2022 — UT Health RGV, clinical arm of the UTRGV School of Medicine, will conduct two drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Cameron County.

• UT Health RGV expands COVID-19 testing sites, vaccine clinics

    Friday, January 07, 2022 — This Saturday, UT Health RGV, clinical arm of the UTRGV School of Medicine, will host a COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic at the men’s basketball game against New Mexico State, from 5-7:30 p.m. at the UTRGV Fieldhouse on the Edinburg Campus.

• UT Health RGV opening COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Edinburg

    Monday, January 03, 2022 — Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 4, UT Health RGV, clinical arm of the UTRGV School of Medicine, will have a drive-thru COVID-19 testing location in Edinburg.

• UTRGV Community Engagement, Staff Senate collaborate in literacy event for elementary students

    Wednesday, December 15, 2021 — In a fun, holiday-themed collaborative effort to promote literacy, the UTRGV Office of Community Engagement and the UTRGV Staff Senate partnered to read books to elementary school students at Roosevelt Elementary School in McAllen on Dec. 14.

• Writers, artists highlight impact of arts and letters at UTRGV CLAA summit

    Thursday, December 09, 2021 — Young artists and writers had an opportunity to share their thoughts on and experiences with immigration through storytelling, art and other creative works, during the CLAA Artists’ and Writers’ Summit and Workshop: Cultivating ...

• UTRGV celebrates Texas Arbor Day virtually

    Tuesday, November 16, 2021 — UTRGV Facilities Planning and Operations, in collaboration with the Office for Sustainability, on Nov. 5 held a Texas Arbor Day celebration to mark the university’s seventh consecutive Tree Campus Higher Education designation.

• RESCHEDULED: Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Lana Condor postponed for Spring 2022

    Monday, November 15, 2021 — Tomorrow evening's 2021-2022 Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) featuring Lana Condor has been rescheduled for Spring 2022.

• UTRGV Healthy Vaqueros 5k motivates university community to get fit

    Friday, November 12, 2021 — With the holiday season upon us and thoughts of all the delicious food – tamales, turkey, pies, buñuelos – that will be filling our bellies, the UTRGV University Recreation (UREC) and the School of Medicine are encouraging the ...

• 'The Students have Spoken'

    Thursday, November 11, 2021 — UTRGV students have voted in favor of a proposal to support programs aided by a future increase in the intercollegiate athletics fee.

• UTRGV student shares National Audubon Society internship and ambitions to help the environment

    Friday, November 05, 2021 — Alonso Ponce, a UTRGV junior environmental science major, grew up with a fascination for his natural surroundings – from small reptiles living in his backyard to finding ways to save the environment.