Star Faculty, State-of-the-Art Facilities, National Leadership
In 2005, the National Academies’ influential report: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, called for an urgent and wide-ranging effort to strengthen scientific competitiveness. In order to maintain a U.S. competitive advantage and invigorate the U.S. economy, the report noted, four critical elements require strategic investments: education, research and technology development, competitive capacity and incentives. The UT System Board of Regents provided vital resources in each of these four areas, resulting is a transformation of UT System institutions that positions them to recruit the world’s finest faculty to educate our children, and prepare those students to be future scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and healthcare providers.
Read the latest news release about the Competitiveness Initiative and learn more about what the UT System is doing to keep our state and nation on the leading edge.
UT Regents Recognize Faculty Members in a Class of Their Own
On August 19, 2009, The University of Texas System Board of Regents announced the 73 recipients of the inaugural Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards for the nine UT academic institutions. While this year’s honorees are diverse in terms of fields of study, they all share a common goal: to positively impact the lives of undergraduate students through teaching excellence and innovative instruction. Offered in recognition of tenured, tenure-track and contingent faculty members who serve our undergraduates in an exemplary manner, the awards also represent the UT System’s commitment to continuous improvement in the quality of the education its faculty provides to its students.
Meet the 2009 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award recipients and read the latest news release about the awards.
News
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Seton Family of Hospitals, UT System Approve Affiliation Agreement
Robert S. Nelsen Named Finalist for UT Pan American Presidency
Brackenridge Tract Conceptual Master Plans Presented
Four UT System Institutions Top List in Awarding Bachelor’s Degrees to Hispanics
Community College Transfer Initiative Launches New Name, Logo
UT System Regents Adopt Resolution Concerning Future UT Medical Branch at Galveston Clinical Operations
Chancellor Announces UT Systemwide Flexible Hiring Freeze; Recommends Senior Executive Compensation Freeze
$15 Million Program to Recognize Top-Notch Teaching, Commercialization Efforts
Features from State of the System
JAMP
Housed at the UT System, the Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) is a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board partnership between Texas’ medical schools — and public and private four-year institutions — that’s helping highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students become tomorrow’s medical professionals.
Ignite Texas!
Recognizing that innovation is our greatest asset, the UT System launched Ignite Texas! — a comprehensive initiative designed to turn promising inventions developed at UT institutions into realized products. Through Ignite Texas! and the $2 million Texas Ignition Fund, UT researchers are getting the critical support they need to bring their meaningful discoveries to the Texas economy and society.
Read more about the success of the comprehensive Ignite Texas! initiative.
Luminaries of the UT System
The UT System’s Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention program (STARs) is increasing the research capacity at UT institutions by attracting some of the nation’s best minds. With faculty recruitments that include a Nobel Prize recipient and a member of the National Academies, the program is poised for continued success.
Learn more about the program and meet STARs faculty at UT institutions.
Prop. 4 appears on ballot for Nov. 3 Constitutional Amendment Election
On November 3, 2009 Texans will vote on 11 new state constitutional amendments.
Proposition 4, if approved, will use existing funds to help foster the advancement of seven Texas universities
into the Top Tier of national research universities.
Early Voting begins October 19. Election Day is November 3.
Find out more about Prop. 4 and HB 51 (Tier One)
Spotlight
Learn about innovative programs and dynamic work across the UT System in our quarterly online magazine.
The UT System is a proud partner in the production of State of Tomorrow™. A documentary about public higher education innovators. All 13 episodes now available online at: www.stateoftomorrow.com.
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Board of Regents approve the UT System Strategic Plan 2006 - 2015
Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the nation. Now, a task force commissioned by the state’s 10 academic health institutions is addressing the impending crisis.
