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El Periodico USA Community News April 15, 2024

Celebrating Amelia Earhart: New Sculpture Unveiled at Dean Porter Park

Exciting news for aviation enthusiasts and history buffs in Brownsville! The Mitte Cultural District has unveiled a captivating new attraction
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UTRGV students who are recipients of scholarships from The Kemper Foundation with faculty members on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 at the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship in Edinburg, Texas. From L to R: Jorge Vidal, assistant professor of practice; Damian Gutierrez, Marshall Barbosa, Eric Arredondo, Itzel Rojas, Kayla Flores, Dulce Rangel, & Maria Leonard, assistant professor of practice. Student Ignacio Romeros is not pictured.
El Periodico USA Awards April 13, 2024

UTRGV RCVCOBE names new Kemper Scholars cohort

Amanda Alaniz RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS— Seven UTRGV students are now among the new cohort of Kemper Scholars, designated by the
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Erin Easton, UTRGV assistant professor with the School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences and Schmidt Ocean Institute scientist, looks at a sample of a coral in the Main Lab of RV Falkor (too). Credit: Misha Vallejo Prut / Schmidt Ocean Institute
El Periodico USA Animal Welfare April 13, 2024

A Classroom in the Ocean

Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS– A scientific vessel called the Falkor (too) drifts across an endless expanse of waves with a
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El Periodico USA Basketball April 13, 2024

UTRGV Names Kahil Fennell as Men’s Basketball Head Coach

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque announced on Friday
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El Periodico USA Community Events April 13, 2024

Mind Matters Health Fair

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Briana Gonzalez DiGrazia, UTRGV School of Medicine student, completed a health policy fellowship with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington D.C. where she worked on policy initiatives to address food insecurity among uninsured diabetic patients. (UTRGV Photo)
El Periodico USA Community News April 12, 2024

Valley Native And UTRGV Medical Student Earns National Health Recognition

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – Briana Gonzalez DiGrazia knew she wanted to be in medicine from a young age. Looking back, she
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El Periodico USA Community Events April 12, 2024

New Hidalgo Police Department Law Enforcement Academy

Hidalgo, Texas– The City of Hidalgo and its police department proudly announce the inauguration of the Hidalgo Polica Department Law
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El Periodico USA Business April 11, 2024

Edinburg City Council Approves Facade And Lot Improvement Program Recipients

Edinburg, TX—Big improvements are coming to Edinburg! At their recent meeting, the Edinburg City Council unanimously approved the selected recipients
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Dr. Jesus H. Chavez
El Periodico USA Community News April 11, 2024

Brownsville ISD Appoints Dr. Jesus H. Chavez as New Superintendent

Brownsville, Texas– The Brownsville Independent School District (Brownsville ISD) announces today the appointment of Dr. Jesus H. Chavez as the
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Richard Cortez, Hidalgo County Judge FB
El Periodico USA Community News April 11, 2024

Drought Disaster Declared In Hidalgo County

EDINBURG, Texas – Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has issued a disaster declaration due to the ongoing drought. The declaration
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