Special to the Advance EDINBURG — In recognition of the importance of manufacturing careers in the region, over 600 Region One Education Service Center (ESC) GEAR UP students participated in the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) National Manufacturing Expo and Exhibition on Thursday, Feb. 16 and Friday, Feb. 17.Hosted on the Edinburg campus, the two-day event introduced students to potential engineering careers and internship opportunities with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).During the first day of the event, DOD Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu stressed ...