OCT. 11, 2021 - UTRGV graduate students interning in Washington DC with the Archer Program. (Full story here.)
OCT. 6, 2021 - The inaugural cohorts of UTRGV's early assurance programs complete their first year. (Full story here.)
MAY 4, 2020 - An incoming UTRGV Honors College student is featured in a national news story about the impact of covid19 on college admissions and enrollments. (Full story here.)
NOV. 25, 2019 - The dean of the Honors College at UT-Rio Grande Valley says his goal before retirement is to produce the region’s first Rhodes Scholar. ( Full story here.)
NOV. 20, 2019 - Starting in Spring 2020, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will launch its new Physician Assistant Career Track (PACT) program, designed for South Texas high school students moving toward a Master of Physician Assistant Studies . ( Full story here.)
OCT. 21, 2019 – The UTRGV School of Medicine, in partnership with the Honors College, has announced a new early-assurance, pre-med program for high school students throughout the Rio Grande Valley. ( Full story here.)
Before using internet resources, you need to evaluate the material you find online. There are useful sources, but you need to be careful because of the nature of the World Wide Web. Anyone can publish materials on the internet so sources must be vetted. In general resources from government (.gov) and education (.edu) websites are considered to be reliable. Organizational (.org) websites can be problematic. Anyone can get a .org so make sure that the group publishing information is legitimate. In general, follow the 4 W's.
Who published the website and created the content? Do they have credentials or expertise in the discipline that the page covers? Is it a legitimate organization or group?
What is the website publishing? Does it have validity or currency to your research? Is it credible?
When was the page or information created? Is the material current? This is extremely important for certain disciplines. The sciences and medicine in particular need up to date information.
Why is this material being put on the internet? Why is it important to the discipline or subject that the website covers?
When using the internet, it is up to the researcher to ask these questions and analyze material. Make sure to scrutinize in detail any information from websites.
