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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...

Time is precious

Danielle Perez April 12, 2021

Danielle Perez | THE RIDER When I was younger, I used to always say I couldn’t wait...

Master Chorale music UTRGV Chamber Singers and Alium Spiritum perform a virtual concert in September. Photo Courtesy Sean Taylor

Master Chorale music

Adalia Garza April 12, 2021

Ensemble to premiere virtual performance Adalia Garza | THE RIDER The UTRGV Master Chorale, an ensemble composed...

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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...

Matt Figger appointed as men’s basketball head coach Matt Figger is shown during an Athletics news conference held last Tuesday. Figger was introduced to the media as the new head coach of UTRGV’s Men’s Basketball Team. Photo Courtesy/UTRGV Athletics

Matt Figger is shown during an Athletics news conference held last Tuesday. Figger was introduced to the media as the new head coach of UTRGV’s Men’s Basketball Team. Photo Courtesy/UTRGV Athletics

Matt Figger appointed as men’s basketball head coach

Karina Rodriguez April 12, 2021

Karina Rodriguez | THE RIDER UTRGV Athletics has appointed Matt Figger as the new men’s head basketball...

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...

UTRGV Track & Field Teams set program records Junior Harry Barthelemy competes March 27 in the long jump at the Victor Lopez Classic hosted by Rice University in Houston. Photo Courtesy UTRGV Athletics

Junior Harry Barthelemy competes March 27 in the long jump at the Victor Lopez Classic hosted by Rice University in Houston. Photo Courtesy UTRGV Athletics

UTRGV Track & Field Teams set program records

Ruben Mohme April 12, 2021

Ruben Mohme | THE RIDER The UTRGV Track & Field Teams have been firing on all cylinders,...

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