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April is for Autism Awareness In the past, Team Mario has held Fun Fridays Social Skills Summer Camp at UTRGV. Photo Courtesy Team Mario

April is for Autism Awareness

Valeria Henderson April 16, 2021

Valeria Henderson | THE RIDER Earlier this month, the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) hosted...

Vaquero Express Care to open this month Shown is the new Vaquero Express Care clinic at the H-E-B plus! in Mission. Sol Garcia/The Rider Photo

Vaquero Express Care to open this month

Alejandra Yañez April 16, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER UT Health RGV has partnered with H-E-B to open Vaquero Express Care...

SGA passes food accessibility resolution, amendment bill The Student Government Association passed the Food Variety and Price Resolution, which addresses food accessibility on campus, and approved a constitutional amendment during its meeting last Friday. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY SOL GARCIA DURING THE APRIL 9 MEETING VIA ZOOM

The Student Government Association passed the Food Variety and Price Resolution, which addresses food accessibility on campus, and approved a constitutional amendment during its meeting last Friday. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY SOL GARCIA DURING THE APRIL 9 MEETING VIA ZOOM

SGA passes food accessibility resolution, amendment bill

Sol Garcia April 16, 2021

Sol Garcia | THE RIDER The Student Government Association has approved a resolution regarding food accessibility on...

UTRGV: No J&J vaccines administered People wait in line last Thursday outside the UTRGV School of Medicine on the Edinburg campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

People wait in line last Thursday outside the UTRGV School of Medicine on the Edinburg campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

UTRGV: No J&J vaccines administered

Omar E. Zapata April 14, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER A UTRGV School of Medicine official says the university has neither...

Capturing ‘intimate snapshots of a life’

Capturing ‘intimate snapshots of a life’

Sol Garcia April 12, 2021

Poets of the Rio Grande Valley: Second in a Series Sol Garcia | THE RIDER When José...

Team Vision United outlines SGA agenda Team Vision United members pose for a photo on the Brownsville campus. Shown are SGA Edinburg Vice President-elect Anacette Cantu (from left), SGA President-elect José Pablo Rojas and SGA Brownsville Vice President-elect Yahia Omar Al-Qudah. Photo Courtesy José Pablo Rojas

Team Vision United members pose for a photo on the Brownsville campus. Shown are SGA Edinburg Vice President-elect Anacette Cantu (from left), SGA President-elect José Pablo Rojas and SGA Brownsville Vice President-elect Yahia Omar Al-Qudah. Photo Courtesy José Pablo Rojas

Team Vision United outlines SGA agenda

Jamejdra Holverstott April 12, 2021

Jamejdra Holverstott | THE RIDER The Student Government Association’s executive-elect officers, President-elect José Pablo Rojas and Vice...

How COVID’s existential threat fostered an environmental reset According to Christopher Gabler, an assistant professor at UTRGV’s School of Earth, Environment and Marine Sciences, the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced air pollution due to the lack of travel during quarantine. Thus, the Earth’s ecosystems have begun to slowly repair themselves. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo Illustrations

According to Christopher Gabler, an assistant professor at UTRGV’s School of Earth, Environment and Marine Sciences, the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced air pollution due to the lack of travel during quarantine. Thus, the Earth’s ecosystems have begun to slowly repair themselves. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo Illustrations

How COVID’s existential threat fostered an environmental reset

Alejandra Yañez April 12, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER While the COVID-19 pandemic has aided in short term environmental restoration, the...

New webinar series provides healthy recipes

Jayshree Bhat, assistant vice president for the office of Professional Education and Workforce Development, welcomes viewers to the first installment of the Sustainable Table Webinar Series April 2 via livestream. The purpose of this series is to address food insecurity and encourage healthy eating habits. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE UTRGV CAMPUS FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE SUSTAINABLE TABLE WEBINAR SERIES LIVESTREAM

New webinar series provides healthy recipes

Brigitte Ortiz April 12, 2021

Brigitte Ortiz | THE RIDER The Campus Food Security Initiative (CFSI) is hosting Sustainable Table webinars this...

Mentally preparing to reintegrate Students discuss work and study at the University Library on the Brownsville campus last Wednesday. Luis Martinez Santillano/ The Rider Photos