• UTRGV’s Karen Lozano and team bring home Lone Star Emmy for ‘Energía Y TÚ’

    Wednesday, January 04, 2023 — Dr. Karen Lozano, UTRGV professor of Mechanical Engineering and a Julia Beecherl Endowed Professor, and her team brought home a Lone Star Emmy for the Spanish adaption of “Energy & U,”

• New starts, growth: UTRGV Year in Review 2022

    Thursday, December 29, 2022 — New beginnings and growth were the themes at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2022. The university community welcomed new partnerships, broke ground on future projects and made campus history.

• UTRGV medical resident hopes to close health gaps for Texas-Mexico border patients

    Tuesday, December 27, 2022 — About three years ago, Dr. Christine Elizabeth Loftis was just starting her Internal Medicine residency at the UTRGV School of Medicine's DHR Health program.

• Family, farm, pharmacy, and physicians

    Thursday, December 22, 2022 — Deep in the heart of Weslaco, Texas – near grassy fields and family farms, nestled on a corner lot – is the place where the four Sander doctors grew up.

• UTRGV School of Medicine physician creates scholarship for Valley med students

    Wednesday, December 21, 2022 — It's no surprise that medical education is expensive, even in one of the nation's most affordable medical schools like the UTRGV School of Medicine, where the annual tuition and fees are $19,639 for in-state residents, compared to the ...

• UTRGV to gain new graduate program in biomedical engineering in Fall 2023

    Wednesday, December 21, 2022 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley plans to offer a new graduate program – a master of science degree in Biomedical Engineering – starting Fall 2023, as part of the UTRGV College of Engineering and Computer Science.

• Jubilee in the Air: UTRGV hosts second day of Fall 2022 commencement

    Saturday, December 17, 2022 — UTRGV continued its Fall 2022 commencement with an outdoor ceremony on the Brownsville Campus.

• Club Esports commentator Lanoue completes Vaqueros MD Early Assurance Program

    Friday, December 16, 2022 — Some students sacrifice hobbies to focus on their college classes, but 18-year-old Jake Lanoue says it’s important to balance academics with fun. That’s how he avoids burnout.

• More than 2,000 Vaqueros earn degrees on Friday

    Friday, December 16, 2022 — This holiday season, more than 2,000 UTRGV graduates received early gifts – their degrees and the start of a new life chapter – during the first day of Fall 2022 Commencement. 

• UTRGV Civil Engineering graduate student thankful for mentor, Rocket Launchers, mom’s advice

    Thursday, December 15, 2022 — “Taking a leap of faith is better than taking a leap of doubt.” (Matshona Dhliwayo, author, philosopher and entrepreneur)

• Army veteran, UTRGV PA student gears up for next journey - graduation

    Wednesday, December 14, 2022 — They say pictures are worth a thousand words, and Estela Garcia’s photos can tell you stories.

• Two UTeach students graduate UTRGV with jobs already secured

    Tuesday, December 13, 2022 — UTRGV was the key to success for two biology students in Brownsville who are graduating this month.

• UTRGV Educator Prep Program recognized for national excellence

    Monday, December 12, 2022 — The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation announced that the UTRGV Educator Preparation Program is one of 55 providers from 28 states and the United Arab Emirates to receive accreditation for its educator preparation programs.

• UTRGV SOM signs MOU with Valley Grande Institute

    Monday, December 12, 2022 — The UTRGV School of Medicine signed a memorandum of understanding today, Dec. 12, with Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies, at the VGI Campus in Weslaco, to strengthen the pipeline between the two institutions in training allied health ...

• UTRGV lauded by Forbes for quality, affordable education

    Tuesday, December 06, 2022 — Continuing a landmark year highlighted by ranking accolades, UTRGV again has attracted the attention of Forbes magazine.

• UTRGV marks graduation of Fall 2022 cohort of Sustainability Fellows

    Monday, December 05, 2022 — The UTRGV Office for Sustainability held a reception Dec. 1 to recognize Sustainability Fellows completing their one-year program.

• UTRGV announces its annual Holiday Card student standouts

    Friday, December 02, 2022 — UTRGV is keeping it merry and bright with its eighth annual Holiday Card Contest, designed to showcase the Vaqueros’ artistic talents.

• UTRGV-Edinburg CISD partnership establishes permanent home

    Tuesday, November 29, 2022 — UTRGV and the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District broke ground today on a new collegiate high school to serve the students of Edinburg.

• UTRGV announces approval of football, women’s aquatics, band, spirit programs

    Friday, November 18, 2022 — The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved the expansion of spirit programs and authorized the creation of marching bands and football and women’s swimming and diving programs for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV student talks ‘firsts’

    Tuesday, November 15, 2022 — There are a lot of firsts for Marco Arriaga. He is proud to be a first-generation student at UTRGV and proud to be in the first cohort of the university’s Human Genetics Ph.D. program.

• UTRGV’s Hinojosa to serve as trustee for College Board for Southwestern Region

    Friday, November 11, 2022 — The College Board, a nationally recognized organization that prepares and administers tests used for college credit, admission and placement, has appointed UTRGV’s Dr. Maggie Hinojosa as a new board trustee.

• UTRGV ranks in Top 10 nationally for awarding degrees to Hispanic students

    Wednesday, November 09, 2022 — Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education Magazine has ranked UTRGV second in the country for awarding bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic/Latino students, in its annual “Hispanic Outlook Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics” ...

• UTRGV student blazes trail in her family as first-generation doctoral student

    Tuesday, November 08, 2022 — San Antonio native Vanessa Cortez, 30, says being accepted as a member of the very first class of the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine was a milestone not just for herself, but for her family, as well.

• ‘Making an Investment’

    Tuesday, November 08, 2022 — A historic educational journey, which includes full tuition and fees covered by UTRGV, began this fall semester for more than 100 university employees selected to take part in the new Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration program.

• UTRGV College of Business and Entrepreneurship accepted into Internal Auditing Education Program

    Thursday, October 20, 2022 — UTRGV’s Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship has been accepted into the Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) Program as an IAEP Internal Audit Foundation Program.

• UTRGV’s UTeach program celebrates 10-year anniversary

    Friday, October 07, 2022 — UTRGV celebrated UTeach’s 10-year anniversary of building future, professional teachers for the Rio Grande Valley and beyond with an honorary banquet.

• UTRGV music ed student garners gold at 2022 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium-Tuba Festival

    Wednesday, October 05, 2022 — Months of preparation and practicing the music all paid off this past August for UTRGV music education major Victor Cruz.

• Family Affair UTRGV music professor performs at Carnegie Hall alongside her daughter

    Wednesday, September 21, 2022 — Music has always been the heartbeat creating rhythm within the Seitz household.

• UTRGV, STISD expand dual enrollment college credit program for high school students

    Monday, September 19, 2022 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and South Texas Independent School District have agreed to improve dual credit offerings for high school students who would like to attend UTRGV.

• UTRGV admits the largest cohort of the PACT program

    Thursday, September 15, 2022 — The most recent – and largest –group of the Physician Assistant Career Track (PACT) Early Assurance Program for high school students is now enrolled at UTRGV.

• UTRGV, STC sign joint admissions agreement

    Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and South Texas College have signed a joint admissions agreement – called “STC 2 UTRGV” – which will create an easy pathway for STC students to transition to UTRGV.

• UTRGV ranks first among Texas public universities for Least Student Debt

    Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — U.S. News and World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings has placed UTRGV first among Texas Public Universities and third among National Public Universities for Least Student Debt.

• UTRGV named second among Texas public universities in latest Washington Monthly rankings

    Thursday, September 01, 2022 — University also listed first in social mobility, net price of attendance, performance of Pell grant students

• UTRGV now offering Doctor of Nursing Practice degree

    Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — UTRGV welcomed the first cohort of its new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) professional degree, which started online in Fall 2022.

• First cohort of Luminary Scholars start college life this fall at UTRGV

    Tuesday, August 30, 2022 — This fall semester, 24 UTRGV students will make campus history as the first members of an exclusive group known as the Luminary Scholars.

• UTRGV marks record enrollment

    Monday, August 29, 2022 — For the third straight year, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has recorded a first-day enrollment of more than 32,000 students.

• UTRGV SOM employee selected as first Johns Hopkins-Bloomberg Fellow from the Valley

    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 — UTRGV School of Medicine program coordinator Ivette Chavarria Torres has been selected as a Bloomberg Fellow, and will receive a grant to cover the costs of completing a Master of Public Health degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of ...

• MOVING FORWARD: UTRGV offers Graduate School incentives for Fall 2022

    Monday, August 08, 2022 — UTRGV is helping graduate students stay on track this fall with several special financial incentives.

• UTRGV named top college by Money Magazine

    Wednesday, July 13, 2022 — Another reputable national publication has singled out UTRGV for the value it provides students.

• WHITE HOUSE: Dr. Juliet V. García presented with The Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Thursday, July 07, 2022 — Dr. Juliet V. García, former longtime president of The University of Texas at Brownsville, was one of 17 distinguished Americans presented with the nation’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Thursday, July ...

• Ingredients for Memorias Culinarias: Love for the Spanish language and food memories

    Thursday, June 23, 2022 — You know how, when you take a bite of a sabroso pork tamal or smell garlic and onion sizzling on the stove, you close your eyes and remember your mom and tías gathered in the kitchen, cooking up a storm?

• UTRGV nursing student selected as student rep to ApplyTexas Advisory Committee

    Tuesday, June 21, 2022 — Priscilla Garza, a UTRGV junior and School of Nursing major, was selected as the new ApplyTexas Advisory Committee student representative. She is the first UTRGV student selected for the position.

• UTRGV ‘ALL IN’ for College Student Voting

    Thursday, June 16, 2022 — UTRGV recently accomplished an All IN Campus Democracy Challenge, a national initiative committed to engaging higher education institutions in the democratic process by encouraging students to vote.

• ASLI program graduates ready to contribute to deaf community

    Wednesday, May 25, 2022 — Seven students comprising the first cohort to graduate from UTRGV’s American Sign Language Interpretation (ASLI) Bachelor of Science degree program are poised to join a limited, in-demand group of interpreters in the Rio Grande Valley.

• GRADUATION DAY Spring graduates earn degrees at UTRGV 2022 Commencement ceremonies

    Saturday, May 14, 2022 — The big day finally arrived for more than 2,400 UTRGV graduates, who celebrated earning their degrees on the second day of the university’s Spring 2022 Commencement.

• UTRGV hosts Brownsville outdoor commencement at University Library

    Friday, May 13, 2022 — UTRGV hosted two commencement ceremonies on the Brownsville Campus, for the first time on the lawn outside the University Library with spring greenery as a backdrop.