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June 2026

Here's a recap of all the School of Medicine events that recently took place!

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News and Events

School of Medicine earns Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Chapter

Juneteenth 2026

Welcome to the UTRGV School of Medicine, Class of 2030!

New senior associate dean of Student Affairs and Admissions

SOM students contribute to advances in ovarian cancer imaging research

Office of the Dean team update

AHECs surpass

50,000 patient visits

Summer teen shadowing program inspires future healthcare professionals

UTRGV and MD Anderson researchers advance colorectal cancer study

UTRGV School of Medicine research team identifies

new biomarker that could improve ALS diagnosis

UTRGV Graduate Medical Education welcomes

its newest resident physicians

Preparing new residents through patient safety training

CARE Study launches recruitment across South Texas

Faculty achievement: Royal Society of Biology Fellowship

Food as medicine:

Hands-on vegetarian cooking with UTRGV Chef Marcel

UTRGV Newsroom

UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center brings comprehensive cancer services to Rio Grande Valley patients

UTRGV School of Medicine research team identifies new biomarker that could improve ALS diagnosis

Window to the Brain: UTRGV School of Medicine students explore the eye for early signs of disease

In the News

‘Earlier damage to the brain’: Researchers dive into dementia, Alzheimer’s rates in the Rio Grande Valley

UTRGV students research new paths for discovering Alzheimer’s indicators

Un gigante francés: resuelto el misterio detrás de la altura de Wemby [A French giant: the mystery behind Wemby's height solved]

UTRGV Research Could Help Early Detection Of ALS – 710am KURV

UTRGV researchers identify biomarker to improve early ALS diagnosis

Texan uses the mind-body connection as State stretches mental health care reach

Research Corner

Bilateral choroid plexus hypertrophy without CSF volume changes predicts sleep disruption in young alcohol users

Enhanced recovery of high-quality DNA from limited FFPE tissue for advancing cancer genomics

SOM Building

Atypical Presentation of Pediatric Cat Scratch Disease: A Case Report

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