Local News: Glendora, CA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

University of Texas Pan American

University of Texas Pan American News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make University of Texas Pan American News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

University of Texas Pan American News

News on University of Texas Pan American continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

Tuesday | Themonitor.com

Valley dancers star in new Baby Bash/Pitbull music video

Fans of Baby Bash's new hit "Outta Control," featuring Pitbull, are eager to see the yet-to-be-aired music video.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pitbull, Hip-Hop, Mission, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, Corpus Christi Metro, Entertainment

Sun Dec 06, 2009

Bizjournals

UT campus in Edinburg hopes to cash in on new technology

The University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas, is serving as a launching pad for a new company called FibeRio Technology Corp.

Comment?

Related Topix: McAllen Metro, Edinburg, TX

Sat Dec 05, 2009

Abilene Reporter-News

De la Isla: Hispanic appointments

Raul Yzaguirre may become the first U.S. ambassador who, at the time of his nomination, already has a policy institute named after him, as well as a charter school and a whole building just a few blocks from the White House.

Comment?

Related Topix: Leonel Fernandez, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Georgetown University, Hugo Chavez

Fri Dec 04, 2009

Themonitor.com

Edinburg strip-mall owner eyes piece of the pie

Suresh Mansinghani, a McAllen businessman, bought a foreclosed and struggling strip mall along one of the city's busiest boulevards in May, hoping to capitalize on the location.

Comment?

Related Topix: McAllen Metro, Edinburg, TX, McAllen, TX, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

Tue Dec 01, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Valley championSummers diesof cancer at 71

Bill Summers saw himself as "Plain Old Bill." But in the halls of power from Austin to Washington to Monterrey, Mexico, he was the Rio Grande Valley's ambassador, a visionary who saw the future for what was once a string of sleepy agricultural towns connected by a three-lane highway.

Comment?

Related Topix: Brownsville, TX, Mexico, World News, US Military, US Army

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Themonitor.com

12 Days of Christmas, 12 days of charity

One year ago, Cristina Herrera shared a room with her two younger sisters in a crumbling house.

Comment?

Related Topix: Ford, Ford Taurus

Fri Nov 27, 2009

University of Texas-Pan American Athl...

King Addresses UTPA Houston Alumni Association Board of Directors

University of Texas-Pan American Director of Athletics, Chris King, attended the UTPA Houston Alumni Association Board of Director's meeting at Papa's Seafood Restaurant in Houston, Thursday .

Comment?

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Themonitor.com

Cynthia's Cakes will be on MTV reality show tonight

Cynthia Ebrom once baked a cake for the president in a mobile home. It was the '90s, and President Bill Clinton visited the Rio Grande Valley.

Comment?

Related Topix: Bill Clinton, History in the News, Edinburg, TX, Starr County, TX, Zapata, TX, Yoakum, TX, Entertainment

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Themonitor.com

Renowned neurosurgeon speaks to UTPA community

Having been trained at one of the nation's top medical schools and now working for another one, Alfredo Quiones-Hinojosa said some of the greatest lessons he has learned in life have been taught to him by patients, family, friends and mentors.

Comment?

Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University

Sat Nov 21, 2009

North Texas e-News

UNT's NTTV wins Lone Star Emmy for Best Student Production

DENTON , Texas - NTTV, the University of North Texas' student-run television station, received a Lone Star EMMY for its coverage of the 2008 presidential election returns, tying with students from the University of Texas-Pan American in the category of Best Student Production.

Comment?

Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Texas, Denton, TX, University of North Texas, Denton County, TX

Fri Nov 20, 2009

University of Texas-Pan American Athl...

Athletic Department and Coaching Staff Volunteer at RGV Food Drive

This Thursday members of the athletic department and coaching staff of the University of Texas-Pan American volunteered at the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley.

Comment?

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Themonitor.com

UTPA president-designate visits campus

The University of Texas-Pan American greeted its new president-designate Wednesday with a red carpet and the university's award-winning mariachis.

Comment?

Related Topix: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Themonitor.com

UTPA discovery streamlines nanofiber process

They're smaller than a human hair, but they could mean the world for the University of Texas Pan-American. Nanofibers, which are invisible to the naked eye, are threads of materials that are one billionth of a meter in size that have led to breakthroughs in clothing, medicine and in just about every other industry.

Comment?

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Themonitor.com

UTPA researcher studying what makes very small businesses successful

With no capital of her own, Lucia Valdez had to ask for a cash advance to complete the first sale for her home business.

Comment?

Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, McAllen Metro, Mission, TX, Edinburg, TX, Mercedes, TX

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Brownsville Herald

Resaca de la Palma battle remembered with illumination

Hundreds of history-buffs, students and families gathered on Saturday evening at the Resaca de la Palma battlefield to commemorate those who fought in the opening campaign of the U.S.-Mexico war in 1846.

Comment?

Sat Nov 14, 2009

TheMonitor.com

Coming back home can be hard for veterans

U.S. Army Cpl. Paul Cuellar came back home in June after two tours in Iraq. "It was a culture shock," he said.

Comment?

Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Texas College, McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX, Life, Veteran Affairs

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Themonitor.com

New San Juan subdivision gets first homeowner

The ground Ana Nava stood on was a vacant lot just 60 days ago. Overgrown grass and weeds ran wild on the huge plot of land.

Comment?

Related Topix: San Juan, TX, Home, Mortgage, Mercedes, TX, McAllen Metro, Weslaco, TX

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Themonitor.com

Edinburg receives $10,000 ENCORE grant

Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees were recently presented with a $10,000 Engaging Communities for College Readiness grant to implement an "ENCORE Parent College Readiness Forum" Program that will provide Edinburg CISD students and parents with information to help them prepare to be career and college ready.

Comment?

Themonitor.com

UTPA hosts first of three forums on price hike proposals

Tuition and fees are one thing, many of the students told University of Texas-Pan American officials Monday evening, but why do so many of other costs have to go up as well? During the first of three public forums that attempt to explain proposed tuition and fee increases, students said they agree with the university's overall goals of bringing in ...

Comment?

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Themonitor.com

New UTPA lecture series focuses on prolific authors

Anyone can become a writer. It just takes discipline to write everyday and consistently, said award-winning author and journalist Elena Poniatowska.

Comment?

Related Topix: Journalism, Arts, Literature, World News, Mexico, Libraries

Also on Topix