• UTRGV School of Medicine co-sponsors U.S. Surgeon General’s roundtable on health disparities in era of COVID-19

    Wednesday, September 23, 2020 — Five former U.S. Surgeons General will discuss the problem of racial inequity in health care in the United States during COVID-19, at an online roundtable discussion, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.

• UTRGV School of Medicine’s Dr. Lawrence Harkless named to NPR Foundation Board

    Tuesday, September 22, 2020 — Dr. Lawrence Harkless, interim dean of the UTRGV School of Podiatry and professor of surgery, this month was voted in as the newest member of the National Public Radio Foundation Board of Trustees.

• UT Health RGV to provide COVID-19 antibody testing to the public

    Tuesday, August 25, 2020 — UT Health RGV, the clinical arm of the UTRGV School of Medicine, has launched COVID-19 antibody testing as a third component of their pandemic initiatives, along with drive-thru testing and contact tracing operations.

• UTRGV Division of Health Affairs welcomes inaugural students to Early-Assurance Program

    Monday, August 24, 2020 — The UTRGV School of Medicine and College of Health Professions, in partnership with the Honors College, are welcoming inaugural Early Assurance Program (EAP) students this summer.

• 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.”

• UT Health RGV physician assistant Daniela Garza answers call to serve

    Thursday, July 23, 2020 — Daniela Garza is a powerhouse. At the age of 30 she is already a practicing physician assistant with UT Health RGV and has just completed her doctoral degree in medical science as well.

• UT System Board of Regents approve proposal for new doctoral program within UTRGV SOM

    Tuesday, July 07, 2020 — The University of Texas System Board of Regents recently approved a degree proposal for a doctorate in human genetics for the UTRGV School of Medicine.

• Student’s journey to UTRGV School of Medicine began at UTRGV Math & Science Academy

    Wednesday, July 01, 2020 — Aryana Garza, of Brownsville, hopes to be a neonatologist one day, so she can take care of newborns in the Rio Grande Valley.

• Dr. Linda Nelson leads UT Health RGV’s COVID-19 on-site testing operations

    Friday, June 26, 2020 — Under the blazing South Texas sun, Dr. Linda Nelson and her team can be seen swathed in hair covers … goggles … face shields … gowns … double gloves … shoe covers … and the N-95 masks that are covered by yet ...

• UT Health RGV spearheads Halo-Gravity Traction procedures in the Valley

    Thursday, June 18, 2020 — Dr. Michael T. Lago, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon for UT Health RGV, has partnered with the Edinburg Children’s Hospital to locally treat adolescent scoliosis patients, with an innovative process called halo-gravity traction.

• UTRGV School of Medicine matches with 55 students for Class of 2024

    Monday, June 08, 2020 — The UTRGV School of Medicine has matched with 55 prospective students for its Class of 2024.

• UTRGV increases COVID-19 testing capacity from 150 to 1,000 daily

    Tuesday, June 02, 2020 — The UTRGV School of Medicine, through its practice plan, UT Health RGV, is substantially increasing the number of COVID-19 tests it can process in-house, via an automated extraction machine called the Thermo Fisher Kingfisher Flex.

• UT System Regents approve proposal for new doctoral program within UTRGV School of Medicine

    Friday, May 22, 2020 — The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved a degree proposal for a doctorate in Human Genetics at the UTRGV School of Medicine.

• 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.

• Grant will allow UTRGV School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education to expand residency programs

    Monday, May 11, 2020 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education has received an $11 million grant from the Academic Quality and Workforce Division, a division of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• UTRGV School of Medicine Class of 2020 celebrates with virtual commencement

    Saturday, May 09, 2020 — Four intense years of medical school have flown by for McAllen native Veronica Treviño.

• Brownsville native fulfills childhood dream to become a medical doctor

    Friday, May 08, 2020 — As a young boy growing up in Brownsville, Ramiro Tovar knew early on that medicine was his future.

• UTRGV SOM senior assistant dean for Admissions knows when her students graduate, her own dreams come to life

    Friday, May 08, 2020 — When Betty Monfort first arrived in the Rio Grande Valley about five years ago, she had no idea she was in one of the fastest growing areas in Texas.

• 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.

• UT Health RGV opening COVID-19 testing site in Harlingen

    Monday, April 27, 2020 — Beginning Tuesday, April 28, 2020, the UTRGV School of Medicine, through UT Health RGV, is opening its fourth drive-thru location offering COVID-19 screening.

• UT Health RGV opens new COVID-19 testing site in Mercedes

    Tuesday, April 21, 2020 — The UTRGV School of Medicine’s clinical team, UT Health RGV, along with Hidalgo County leaders and the City of Mercedes are working to bring a COVID-19 testing site to the Mid-Valley area.

• 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 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 ...

• UTRGV medical students celebrate Match Day 2020

    Friday, March 20, 2020 — This year marked a special Match Day for UTRGV’s fourth-year medical students, as 100 percent of them successfully matched to a residency program within the United States.

• 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 ...

• Latino Medical Student Conference at UTRGV discusses themes of identity for young medical professionals

    Monday, February 17, 2020 — The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Southwest Regional Conference convened Feb. 14-16 at the UTRGV School of Medicine, to establish dialogue and networking opportunities for medical students, and for premed and high school students ...

• UTRGV announces $38 million gift from Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation

    Tuesday, February 11, 2020 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) on Tuesday announced a $38 million gift from the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation (VBLF), the largest single donation in the history of higher education in South Texas.

• UT Health RGV flu season and novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) update

    Tuesday, February 11, 2020 — As an update to our previous January 24th message, we continue to monitor both the flu and the 2019-nCoV (novel Coronavirus) for any potential impact to our UTRGV community and continue to coordinate with local and state health authorities.

• UTRGV SOM, Brownsville ISD sign MOU for telemedicine program

    Thursday, February 06, 2020 — The University of Texas Rio Grande School of Medicine and Brownsville ISD have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program to be implemented in two schools.

• UTRGV Travel Notice to China

    Friday, January 31, 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 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ...

• Keeping Vaqueros in the Game

    Monday, January 27, 2020 — The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and UT Health RGV are partnering to keep the university’s student-athletes in the game.

• UTRGV Department of Human Genetics part of international collaboration on genetics during organ development

    Thursday, December 26, 2019 — Dr. John VandeBerg, a professor of Human Genetics at UTRGV, is part of an international research collaboration that has produced the first detailed roadmap of how our DNA sends its information to the embryo’s cells to control the ...

• Graduate overcomes own struggles to be first UTRGV graduate to earn a BS in Addiction Studies

    Thursday, December 19, 2019 — Four years ago, Quincie Gomez did not recognize the girl standing in front of the mirror as she struggled with a substance use disorder.

• Family pursues UTRGV degrees together, overcomes obstacles

    Tuesday, December 10, 2019 — The hardest thing for Gabriel Carrizales, then a sailor in the U.S. Navy, wasn’t the time he spent overseas. It was a Red Cross message he received in 2009 while he was thousands of miles from home, deployed in the mountains of Afghanistan.

• UTRGV launches Physician Assistant Career Track program for high school students

    Wednesday, November 20, 2019 — Starting in Spring 2020, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will launch its new Physician Assistant Career Track (PACT) program, designed for South Texas high school students moving toward a Master of Physician Assistant Studies.

• City of McAllen presents $1M to help support UTRGV School of Medicine’s cancer immunology program

    Friday, November 15, 2019 — The City of McAllen continued its support of The UTRGV School of Medicine with the presentation of a check for $1 million, 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the UTRGV Biomedical Research Building, 5300 N. L Street at the corner of Jackson and Dove in ...

• UTRGV breaks ground on Institute for Neuroscience in Harlingen

    Wednesday, November 06, 2019 — UTRGV President Guy Bailey and Dr. John Krouse, executive vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine, on Nov. 6 led a groundbreaking ceremony for the new UTRGV Institute for Neuroscience, a $30 million, world-class ...

• UTRGV School of Medicine announces Vaqueros MD, early-assurance pre-med program

    Monday, October 21, 2019 — The UTRGV School of Medicine, in partnership with the Honors College, has announced a new early-assurance, pre-med program for high school students throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV Occupational Therapy grad students build skill and confidence using mixed-reality simulations

    Thursday, October 17, 2019 — Creating connections and maintaining trust with patients are critical components in occupational therapy.