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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 Local 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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Former NASA astronaut and real-life inspiration behind the movie sensation, “A Million Miles Away,” Jose Hernandez will launch UTRGV’s Spring 2024 Distinguished Speaker Series. (Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann)
El Periodico USA Local News April 12, 2024

From ‘A Million Miles Away’ to Edinburg

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Former NASA astronaut and real-life inspiration behind the movie sensation, “A Million Miles Away,” Jose Hernandez will launch UTRGV’s
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El Periodico USA Local Events April 10, 2024

UTRGV School of Nursing students to host community health fair in Brownsville

Tawny Turner BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Get ready to “Spring into a Healthy Future” with a community health fair, hosted by UTRGV School of
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“From week one, I discovered the Latino Theatre Initiatives (LTI), a student organization that put plays together. And not only to the university, but they had travel shows,” Alvarado said. (Courtesy Photo)
El Periodico USA Business April 10, 2024

UTRGV Theater Alumna Opens Her Own Acting Studio

Amanda Alaniz RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS– Maria Alvarado, a UTRGV theater performance graduate from Edinburg and now a local business owner,
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El Periodico USA Local Events April 10, 2024

Women’s Golf in 17th After First Day of Bobcat Desert Classic

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s golf team sits in 17th place after the first day of
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Men's tennis team captain Emilien Burnel, center, is applauded by his teammates during the Senior Day ceremony before the match April 7.
El Periodico USA Sports April 9, 2024

Burnel Celebrated for Stability, Accolades Brought to Men’s Tennis

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Two years was all Emilien Burnel needed to make a significant impact with the men’s tennis program at The University
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Kelsey Baker UTRGV
El Periodico USA Featured April 2, 2024

Expanding research opportunities for Valley medical students

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – Dr. Kelsey Baker, assistant dean of Pre-Clerkships and assistant professor of Neuroscience at the UTRGV School of
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Dr. Murad Moqbel, assistant professor and program director in the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business Camp; Entrepreneurship Master of Science in Business Analytics, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 at the Mathematics Camp; General Classrooms building in Edinburg, Texas.
El Periodico USA Featured April 2, 2024

UTRGV MS in Business Analytics ranks 4th in Texas

Karen Villarreal RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS– Dr. Murad Moqbel, program director for UTRGV’s Master of Science in Business Analytics, says “data
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Stephanie Kasper, program manager in the UTRGV College of Sciences School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, on Monday, March 4, 2024 in Edinburg, Texas. Her work includes the management of UTRGV’s Hub of Prosperity Farm and the Agroecology Research Garden.
El Periodico USA Culture April 1, 2024

UTRGV’s Stephanie Kasper, On The Importance Of Women In Agriculture

Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS– From planting crops to filling out paperwork for farm funding, there is no job
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UTRGV Archival Photo by Jennifer Galindo
El Periodico USA Health Guide March 30, 2024

Healthy Mujeres program providing services to underserved Valley women since 2017

Saira Cabrera RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – MARCH 27, 2024 – More than 1,600 women in the Rio Grande Valley received
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