New COVID-19 Mercedes Testing Site
Photo, Jerry Galindo UT Health Rio Grande Valley opened their third testing center at the Mercedes Family Health Center. Senior Director of Clinical Operations, Linda Nelson explains why they opened a…
UTRGV Set To Receive 34 Million Dollar Grant
Photo, Jerry Galindo UTRGV will receive $34 million in financial support from the U.S. Department of Education, according to an announcement by the Office of the President’s website. The U.S. Department…
Graduating Seniors Celebrate From Home
Photo, Jerry Galindo This weekend marks the dates in which UTRGV’s class of 2020 would have walked across the stage and step into the real world. However, last month due to the new coronavirus, the UT system…
NFL 2020 Draft Recap
Photo, Jerry Galindo On Thursday the NFL held the 2020 draft which saw a total of 255 player get selected to 32 different teams. Due to COVID-19 the draft was…
RGV Police Give Back To Communities
Photo, Jerry Galindo Last week, Rio Grande’s police departments delivered food from Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Inc. to families in need to enforce social distancing. Public Information…
Free Academic Assistance Online For Students
Photo, Jerry Galindo The Learning Center now offers UTRGV students free academic assistance online for many of the core courses from freshman to graduate year. As of March 23rd, the Learning Center transitioned its…
Texas Set To Reopen
Photo, Jerry Galindo Last Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued three executive orders that will begin to “re-open” the state. President Donald Trump announced via a news conference last Thursday that each state has the freedom to open the economy by following…
Coach Nimz Named Head Coach at Northwestern State
Photo, Jerry Galindo UTRGV Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Anna Nimz was named the new Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Northwestern State University, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The move for Nimz comes…
UTRGV Introduces Summer Relief Package For Students
Photo, Jerry Galindo UTRGV’s Summer Relief Package is an “incentive” to get students to register for Summer classes according to Patrick Gonzales, assistant vice president for marketing and communications. This…
UTRGV Celebrates Student Employment Week
Photo, Jerry Galindo Last week, the Career Center at UTRGV celebrated the National Student Employment Week. The UTRGV website states that the celebration is meant to “recognize and appreciate” the importance of student-employees…