• 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.

• Unstoppable: Grad student by day, rockin’ DJ by night

    Friday, May 13, 2022 — When 26-year-old Alvaro Ayala walks across the UTRGV commencement stage May 14, he’ll be using a cane – a device that in no way limited his educational achievements, as doctors had predicted early in his life.

• UTRGV mass comm grad, boxing champ, ready to graduate

    Friday, May 13, 2022 — Noe Mendoza Jr., a UTRGV Master of Arts in Communication student, said that once he completed his final presentation and spoke with faculty, one phrase was playing in the back of his mind: “This is it for me as a student. I’m going to ...

• First-gen college student, former UTRGV Bell Ringer, celebrates earning her master's degree graduation weekend

    Thursday, May 12, 2022 — Donna native Olga Campos does not regret any of the decisions she has made to get to where she is today. Everything has led to this: first-generation college student, wife, and mother to a 10-year-old boy.

• PUZZLE SOLVED UTRGV BMED student’s journey traverses winding path from soccer to medical school

    Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — Sometimes, the pieces just fall into place.

• UTRGV ranks among nation’s top 10 schools for Hispanics in STEM careers

    Wednesday, May 11, 2022 — UTRGV has been included in The Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine’s first-ever list of the top 10 schools in the country for Hispanics/Latinos in STEM careers.

• ‘I finally made it to the end’ Former UTRGV SGA president Tori Lozano set to graduate Friday

    Tuesday, May 10, 2022 — Overcoming a traumatic life event can sometimes change people for the worse.

• Nursing professor to earn her fifth college degree … at 87

    Monday, May 09, 2022 — Dr. Eloisa G.Tamez proves you are never too old to learn.

• UTRGV School of Medicine’s Class of 2022 celebrates commencement

    Saturday, May 07, 2022 — Shortly after midday Saturday, May 7, the UTRGV School of Medicine’s Class of 2022 celebrated commencement at the Region One Education Service Center in Edinburg.

• 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 establishes MOU with UT System Center in Laredo

    Thursday, April 28, 2022 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and The University of Texas System Education and Research Center at Laredo (UT Center at Laredo) have announced an expansion of a collaboration to offer degrees in social work.

• Graduate student encourages fellow Vaqueros to make the most of internship opportunities

    Friday, April 22, 2022 — Can you imagine having not one, but five – yes, five – internship opportunities?

• UTRGV Chess Team hosts first women-only collegiate chess tournament to support women in the sport

    Friday, April 01, 2022 — The UTRGV Chess Team wants to elevate women in the chess world, so on Sunday, March 27, it hosted the second annual Shining Chess Jewels Top Four Tournament.

• Third Way: UTRGV ranks fourth in country for students’ economic mobility

    Wednesday, March 30, 2022 — UTRGV was recently ranked fourth nationally among the Top 10 schools that offer the most economic mobility for their students.

• UTRGV partners with two area school districts to establish Collegiate High Schools

    Wednesday, March 23, 2022 — Two Rio Grande Valley school districts today signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with UTRGV in support of the development and implementation of Collegiate High Schools.

• UTRGV RCVCOBE partners with Kemper Foundation, introduces new Kemper Scholars Program

    Monday, March 21, 2022 — UTRGV is one of 10 universities in the country selected by the Kemper Foundation as a partner in the Kemper Scholars Program, which helps support potential, diverse students who demonstrate financial need and interest in a career in business.

• UTRGV fourth-year medical students celebrate Match Day 2022

    Saturday, March 19, 2022 — The UTRGV School of Medicine's Class of 2022 celebrated its annual Match Day on Friday, March 18, with 51 medical students who applied to residency programs across the United States.

• UT System Regents, Chancellor deliver on ‘Promise’ to provide tuition relief to UTRGV students

    Thursday, March 10, 2022 — As part of its continued commitment to support The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and its remarkable rise as a major Hispanic-serving University, the UT System Board of Regents recently created a new $300 million endowment to reduce the ...

• UTRGV commemorates International Women’s Day with luncheon in Brownsville

    Wednesday, March 09, 2022 — March is Women’s History Month, and UTRGV on Tuesday celebrated International Women’s Day on the Brownsville Campus with a special luncheon.

• UTRGV recognized for 40 top-ranking online degree programs for 2022

    Wednesday, March 02, 2022 — UTRGV has been recognized for 40 top-ranked online degree programs for 2022 by online magazine Intelligent.com.

• UTRGV student wins $25,000 college grant from Bimbo USA

    Friday, February 25, 2022 — Listen to your mother, because that could win you $25,000. Just ask UTRGV student Mario Valadez, who took his mother’s advice and now is one of four Bimbo USA College Grant Sweepstakes grand prize winners

• UTRGV home to doctoral program in Occupational Therapy

    Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — The UTRGV Department of Occupational Therapy has transitioned its master’s program into a doctoral program.

• UTRGV SEEMS faculty member published in high-impact journal, Science

    Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — Dr. Rafael Almeida, a new assistant professor in the School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences at UTRGV, has research interests that hit close to home in the Rio Grande Valley – specifically, sustainability and freshwater ecology.

• ‘Energy & U’ movie premiere garners 100 invitees, will stream during UTRGV’s E-Week

    Tuesday, February 22, 2022 — A red-carpet premiere of “Energy & U,” a collaborative film that includes chemical demonstrations and natural connections between energy and STEM education, was held Thursday night in the Student Union Theatre on the Edinburg campus.

• UTRGV welcomes first students working toward doctorate in Physics

    Monday, February 21, 2022 — Eight UTRGV students are making history as the first to be accepted to the new Ph.D. program in physics at UTRGV.

• UTRGV receives $1 million to help enhance campus life

    Friday, February 18, 2022 — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced Friday that the UTRGV Foundation is allocating $1 million to the university to help support campus life initiatives that were approved last year by a student referendum.

• UTRGV educational technologists, grads, rise to quarantine’s challenges

    Thursday, February 17, 2022 — Nearly two years ago, when COVID-19 made its way to the United States, we had to put our everyday lives on pause – including education.

• UTRGV wins international chess tournament, earns training session with world champion Garry Kasparov

    Friday, February 11, 2022 — The UTRGV Chess Team has won the Second Annual Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup for the second year in a row.

• UTRGV Racelis sole Texan appointed to national USDA subcommittee

    Thursday, February 10, 2022 — Dr. Alexis Racelis, associate professor in the UTRGV School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences and director of Agroecology and Resilient Food Systems Program, has been appointed to the inaugural Agriculture Subcommittee of the U.S. ...

• UTRGV’s Big Idea Competition supports local entrepreneurial spirit

    Friday, January 28, 2022 — The second annual Big Idea Competition, hosted by the UTRGV Center for Innovation and Commercialization (CIC), brought together students, staff, faculty, alumni and the Valley community to pitch innovative startup ideas to a panel of judges in a ...

• UTRGV gives students another boost

    Friday, January 21, 2022 — UTRGV Spring 2022 students who have received the COVID-19 vaccine booster/third dose are eligible to receive $100 through a new vaccine incentive.

• UTRGV to conduct temporary remote, online classes as Omicron precaution

    Friday, January 07, 2022 — The emergence and rapid spread of the Omicron variant is once again forcing many institutions to adjust operations.