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President Bill Clinton speaks at UTPA

Long winding lines marked the wait for President Bill Clinton at The University of Texas-Pan American on Oct. 22. He spoke at the Fine Arts Auditorium about pressing issues facing the world and how his Clinton Global Initiative is set to help.... Full story

UTPA welcomes Apple Computer giant Steve Wozniak

Hundreds filed into the Fine Arts Auditorium Oct. 20 as The University of Texas-Pan American kicked off its sixth annual Distinguished Speakers Series with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. and chief scientist for Fusion-IO. Wozniak... Full story

UTPA Starr County Upper-Level Center breaks ground on permanent home Oct. 15

The road to a higher education has not always been easy for Brenda Lee Treviño. She enrolled in college after graduating from Roma High School, but soon made other issues her priority and stopped attending. However, her life changed when she... Full story

$2.7 million grant to create future UTPA materials science research center

Establishing a future materials science research center at The University of Texas-Pan American is the main objective of a recent $2.7 million grant UTPA received from the National Science Foundation Partnerships for Research and Education in... Full story

Nelsen named sole finalist for UTPA presidency

Dr. Robert S. Nelsen has been named the sole finalist for the presidency of The University of Texas-Pan American after a unanimous vote by The University of Texas System Board of Regents in Austin Monday, Oct. 12. Once confirmed, Nelsen, current... Full story

Cooperative Ph.D. program in Spanish receives $297,000 grant

The University of Texas-Pan American was recently awarded a $297,000 grant to strengthen the cooperative Ph.D. program in Spanish between UTPA and the University of Houston. The grant, which was awarded by the Fund for the Improvement of... Full story

Community Engagement awarded $1.2 million under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Helping grassroots and nonprofit organizations in Hidalgo and Cameron County improve their services will be the sole purpose of a new $1.2 million grant received by The University of Texas-Pan American Division of Community Engagement. UTPA was one... Full story

University alumni recruit at HESTEC Career Expo

More than 2,000 individuals visited with 60 organizations and companies during the eighth annual HESTEC Career Expo Oct. 2 at The University of Texas-Pan American. Lourdes Servantes, interim director for the Office of Career Services, which hosted... Full story

UTPA student loan default rates remain low compared to Texas rates

Preventative measures put in place by the Office of Student Financial Services at The University of Texas-Pan American have helped the student loan default rate at UTPA remain low despite high default rates at the state level. Even though Texas... Full story

Valley high school students give robots life during HESTEC

Students from across South Texas worked tirelessly to prepare robots for what would be an intense sumo wrestling competition at Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Robotics Day at The University of Texas-Pan American Oct. 1.... Full story

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