Research Communications
Research Communications enhances the visibility and impact of research activities across UTRGV. We provide a comprehensive range of services, including news writing, photography, videography, public relations, advertising, and media relations coordination. Our mission is to ensure that UTRGV’s research reaches both internal and external audiences, enhancing the university’s research reputation.
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June 27, 2024
UTRGV has joined the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS), a national consortium of leading higher educational institutions committed to demonstrating the public value of sponsored scientific research
May 9, 2024
The UTRGV Graduate College recognized 22 doctoral candidates representing four academic colleges – the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Education and P-16 Integration, College of Health Professions, and School of Nursing – during a formal hooding ceremony May 8.
May 3, 2024
The UTRGV Graduate College will hold its Spring 2024 doctoral hooding ceremony May 8 at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex on the Edinburg Campus.
April 3, 2024
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) have signed a collaborative research agreement to strengthen international research and academic collaborations.
March 6, 2024
UTRGV recently welcomed Dr. James L. Moore III, assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), for a landmark visit to the Rio Grande Valley
March 1, 2024
UTRGV has been awarded $5 million to develop and implement strategies that will help the university reach Carnegie “Very High Research Activity” status, also known as R1.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, through its University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS), has joined a $9.7 million partnership led by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS). This initiative, funded by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), aims to advance rail safety research and innovation.
Dr. Eloi Camprubi, assistant professor of Astrobiology at UTRGV’s School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC).
UTRGV has been awarded a $467,325 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for a forensic research project aimed at transforming age-at-death estimation in forensic science.
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