Don’t Go Around In Circles Planning For Your Child’s Educational Future!

August 17, 2022

Join the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® on webinars can help you learn how you can save for your child’s college education. The webinars provide valuable information and reminders to help you as you plan ahead.  The webinars provide an overview of the…

STC Receives $6.8M Grant For Student Emergency Relief 

August 9, 2022

Photo above: STC was recently presented with a $6.8 million HEERF grant that will be used for student emergency financial aid and other necessities such as housing, child care and health care, including mental health. Pictured from left to right…

Hidalgo County Judge Cortez Partners With Girl Scouts For Ecotourism Initiative

August 5, 2022

EDINBURG – Outdoor experiences are key to children’s mental and physical well-being, but not enough children are having them. This summer, Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas (GSGST) has partnered with the Office of Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez…

STC To Host Vaccine Clinic On Friday

August 4, 2022

South Texas College will host a vaccine clinic that will include FREE Covid-19 vaccines and boosters (Moderna and Pfizer). In addition to COVID vaccines, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (D-TAP), measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B and…

Edinburg Chamber to Host State of Education Luncheon

August 3, 2022

The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its quarterly Public Affairs Luncheon on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at the Region One Service Center, 1900 W. Schunior St. from 11:30 A.M. – 1 P.M. The luncheon’s topic will be the…

UTRGV, City of Brownsville, Museum of Fine Arts hosting special Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit on farmworker Huerta  

August 3, 2022

Photo above: UTRGV, the City of Brownsville and the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art collaborated to bring a special Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit, “DOLORES HUERTA: Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos.” The exhibit will be on display…

As monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaks

August 1, 2022

Photo above: A woman holds a syringe with a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination center in Paris this week. Health experts say Texas colleges should begin providing information about the virus — and planning for potential outbreaks. Credit: Alain…

Credential planning grant awarded to STC levels up computer IT students’ skills 

July 26, 2022

Photo above: STC’s Computer Science and Computer and Information Technology programs were recently awarded an Accelerating Credentials Planning Grant by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).  Amanda Sotelo, South Texas College To enhance student skills and to continue producing…

UTRGV researcher developing IA to identify brain tumors 

July 26, 2022

Photo above: Dr. Dimah Dera, assistant professor in the UTRGV Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is part of a team developing an artificial intelligence-based system that automatically will identify tumor boundaries and volume. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)   By Karen Villarreal, UTRGV RIO GRANDE…

It’s not just COVID-19: Why Texas faces a teacher shortage

July 26, 2022

Photo above: Gordon Mock, outside of Thompson Elementary School in Houston on Tuesday, says he thought teaching would be his dream job. But he quit the profession in 2018 because of big class sizes, high insurance costs and a lack…