University of Texas System

An entrepreneur creating robots with human emotion. An astronaut exploring new frontiers. A surgeon saving lives with artificial human hearts. A journalist asking the hard questions. A military leader protecting our freedom. Five extraordinary alumni spoke to more than 700 of UT System’s biggest supporters about their time at UT institutions forever shaping their lives. 

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Reaffirming Chancellor Cigarroa’s goal of expanding medical education and research, UT Regents authorize moving forward with plans to establish medical schools in Austin and South Texas.

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The UT Board of Regents took an unprecedented step to pay UT Austin $13.2 million in lieu of raising tuition for the next two years. The Board also allocated $16 million over the next two years to the eight other academic institutions to eliminate or greatly reduce future increases.

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Four students were awarded the Regents’ Outstanding Student Awards in Arts and Humanities. Pianist Joseph Choi and Jonathon Pearson Altizer, Stephanie Chung and Angela Park of The Hill-Country Reed Trio were recognized for their exceptional work in the musical arts.

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UT Permian Basin announced its plans to offer a $10,000 undergraduate degree program. The Texas Science Scholar degree program will begin in Fall 2012.

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Read Gov. Perry’s Statement.