• 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.

• UTRGV receives $1.5M federal NSF grant to boost math and science students’ education

    Wednesday, December 29, 2021 — The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education has awarded UTRGV a $1.5 million grant to support a growing need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers and technicians.

• UTRGV’s Year in Review

    Wednesday, December 29, 2021 — Despite the ongoing challenges the COVID-19 pandemic continued to bring into 2021, UTRGV was able to persevere and move forward with its commitments to students.

• UTRGV home to new doctorate degree in School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

    Tuesday, December 28, 2021 — UTRGV now offers a doctorate in Mathematics and Statistics with Interdisciplinary Applications in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and is designed to provide a strong mathematics and statistics background that supports intense ...

• UTRGV’s women faculty attend WISE meeting, hear empowerment message

    Monday, December 27, 2021 — Faculty and students in the UTRGV College of Sciences were able to attend, virtually, the second annual Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) meeting in November.

• UTRGV ranks eighth in Forbes’ 2021 Top 25 Colleges for Your Money

    Thursday, December 23, 2021 — UTRGV was recently named a 2021 Top Colleges for Your Money by Forbes.com, joining a prestigious list that also includes Stanford, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Harvard and MIT.

• RSTEF awards UTRGV $5M endowment for scholarships, to be matched by university

    Wednesday, December 15, 2021 — The Rio-South Texas Education and Community Development Foundation (RSTEF) on Wednesday announced it will establish a $5 million endowment on behalf of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

• UTRGV celebrates fall graduates

    Saturday, December 11, 2021 — More than 3,000 graduates took centerstage on the second day of UTRGV’s Fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies.

• UTRGV, HCISD partner to guide students toward medical careers

    Friday, December 10, 2021 — UTRGV is partnering with the Harlingen School of Health Professions on a special academic program designed to help students make informed decisions about health-related studies at the university when they graduate high school.

• UTRGV grads take the stage in Brownsville

    Friday, December 10, 2021 — Graduation Day arrived at long last for more than 800 graduates who took part in the first of two days of UTRGV’s Fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies.

• UTRGV MSA alum is first graduate of the Vaquero MD Early Assurance Program

    Friday, December 10, 2021 — Isabella Rodriguez has been waiting for this moment for a long time.

• Graduating UTRGV student reflects on setting example for family

    Thursday, December 09, 2021 — Samantha Colunga, a UTRGV environmental science major, said she chose her major because math and science were always her strengths.

• UTRGV’s ‘COVID’ nursing class marks long road to graduation

    Wednesday, December 08, 2021 — The road to commencement for 14 UTRGV nursing students from Brownsville began in January 2020, just two months before COVID-19 changed everything.

• UTRGV grad student lands engineering job with Jacobs Group upon graduation

    Tuesday, December 07, 2021 — Not every engineer gets a chance to work on a $180 million renovation project, and most job interns can only dream about it.

• Washington Monthly ranks UTRGV nationally among best, most affordable universities

    Friday, December 03, 2021 — UTRGV once again has been recognized as one of the best and most affordable public universities in the United States and Texas.

• UTRGV Holiday Card Contest expands to include President’s and Provost’s winners

    Thursday, December 02, 2021 — When the holidays roll around, people come together to celebrate, and many exchange tokens of appreciation – like holiday cards with unique designs.

• UTRGV Chess hosts first Collegiate Women’s Team Cup

    Thursday, December 02, 2021 — The UTRGV Chess Team recently hosted the first 2021 Collegiate Women’s Team Cup, drawing women from universities across the country for an online tournament endorsed by the U.S. Chess Federation.