One of the most exciting and innovative
weeks at The University of Texas Rio
Grande Valley – HESTEC – will celebrate
its quinceañera (15th birthday) this year.
Throughout its 15-year history, HESTEC
(Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology) Week has impacted more than a
million South Texas students, educators
and families by changing their worlds
through science, technology, engineering
and mathematics.
A T. rex Named Sue
returns to the
Rio Grande Valley
G
et ready to have your minds blown and
your jaws drop when you meet A T. rex
Named Sue for the very first time at
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Sue, who once roamed North America about
67 million years ago, returns to the Valley for a
more than three-month stay at the UTRGV Edinburg Campus
Visitors Center. The Sue exhibit will also be part of
the university’s Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology
(HESTEC) Week, Oct. 2-8, 2016.
Sponsored by H-E-B
Enjoy out of this world interactive educational
exhibits and presentations by UTRGV’s most dynamic professors and students in the STEM fields.
Come ready to chow down on some delicious eats
sold by university student organizations, and don’t
forget to stick around for our main event, a concert
performance by the star of Disney Channel’s
Girl Meets World, Sabrina Carpenter!
No dinosaur in the world compares to Sue – the most famous and largest
T. rex of all, who stands at a heart stopping 42 feet (12.8 m) long and 12
feet (3.66 m) tall at the hips. A spectacular full-sized skeleton cast of Sue,
the most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered,
is the centerpiece of this exciting bilingual traveling exhibition that includes a variety of multimedia and interactive elements that make Sue’s
life come alive.
To experience this FREE exhibit or book a school or community
group tour, call 956-665-2353. You can also register your tour online
by visiting utrgv.edu/sue.
Sept. 29, 2016 - Jan. 8, 2017
Visitors Center-Edinburg Campus
utrgv.edu/sue
Singer, songwriter and actress.
Disney Channel’s
Girl Meets World
Exhibition Hours:
Monday - Friday : 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday : 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
BIG FACTS ABOUT SUE
Sue had a total of 58 razor-sharp
teeth that were continually shed
and re-grown during her lifetime.
A T. rex skeleton is made up of more than
250 bones. Sue was found with most of
those bones. She’s missing only a foot,
one arm, and a few ribs and vertebrae.
HESTEC 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
Sponsored by: Shell
The learning never stops for teachers and administrators
during Educator Day when they participate in dynamic
professional development STEM workshops by some of the
nation’s leading corporations, federal agencies and educational organizations, who will provide them with resources
to take back to their students.
Sponsored by: Toyota
More than 1,000 students will converge onto the UTRGV
Edinburg Campus to experience hands-on interactive
activities and sessions designed to ignite their interest
in STEM areas and discover the different opportunities
and career options that can be attained.
Sponsored by: ExxonMobil
Latina Day is all about girl power! Female high school students and their mothers are encouraged to dream big and
aim high during this special day. Prominent, professional
women executives and motivational speakers will inspire
the girls to pursue their dreams!
Sue
Age: 67 million years
Length:
42 feet
Height at hips:
12 feet
Did you know that Sue’s
legs are enormous, but
her arms are the size of a
human’s – so short they
couldn’t even reach her
mouth. No one knows
how a T. rex used those
tiny forelimbs.
Estimated live weight:
14,000 pounds
Length of
skull: 5 feet
Sex:
Undetermined
Scientists discovered that Sue died
young and probably of natural causes.
She was only 28 years old.
Teams of students from throughout the Rio Grande Valley
will be putting their engineering skills to the test during
this adrenaline-filled, hands-on event that takes engineering
to a whole new level! This exciting competition exposes
students to real-life engineering applications.
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