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Statement

Gene Powell and Francisco Cigarroa on the passage of Senate Bill 24

Friday, May 17, 2013

Chancellor

“One of Texas’ most important regions will soon have a new university of the 21st Century with a global mission serving 30,000 students, as well as a medical school with associated residency programs. This new university will be the second-largest Hispanic-serving institution in America in terms of enrollment. It will also be eligible for Permanent University Funds previously unavailable to UT Brownsville or UT Pan American.

News

Deadline for submission of Texas FreshAIR one-pagers extended to May 24

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Health & Medical Education, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Medical Branch at Galveston, UT Health Science Center at Houston, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Health Science Center at Tyler

Updated: May 14, 2013

To ensure faculty members from all the health institutions have a chance to submit one-pagers for the Texas FreshAIR event, the deadline for submission has been extended to May 24.

News Release

Regents approve lease negotiations between UT Brownsville and Texas Southmost College

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Board of Regents Actions, UT Brownsville

AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Board of Regents today authorized the completion of negotiations for a lease between The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College that would help ease the transition as the two institutions begin the separation process after two decades of sharing a campus, resources and programs.

News

UT System focuses on career counseling for Ph.D.s

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Health & Medical Education, Presidents

AUSTIN – Across the nation, newly-minted Ph.D.s are finding fewer and fewer career options. Traditional academic jobs, once a primary career path, employ a mere 14 percent of those new scientists, according to a 2009 National Science Foundation survey. That figure has been steadily declining for many years. The University of Texas System has been working diligently to change this trend.

News Release

Regents award students for exceptional work in the visual arts

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Board of Regents Actions, UT Arlington, UT Austin

Two students were awarded the Regents’ Outstanding Student Awards in Arts and Humanities today for their exceptional work in the visual arts by The University of Texas System Board of Regents.

University of Texas at Arlington student Bryce Bennett was recognized for outstanding two-dimensional work for his photographic series, Beneath and Inside Out. Bennett is a senior photography major who works as a photo lab technician in a work-study position at UT Arlington. He also teaches several photo workshops on behalf of UT Arlington.

News Release

Plans progressing for San Antonio children’s hospital

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Health & Medical Education, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio

AUSTIN - Plans are on track for the new state-of-the art children’s hospital and an associated network of clinics that together will change the paradigm of pediatric health care in San Antonio and beyond, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio President William Henrich told the UT System Board of Regents Wednesday. 

News Release

Dell Medical School construction plans approved

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Board of Regents Actions, UT Austin, Health & Medical Education

Updated: May 9, 2013, 11:30 a.m. 

AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday approved a $334 million plan to construct a new medical school at The University of Texas at Austin. 

Construction of the Dell Medical School will bring focus to The University of Texas at Austin’s diverse biomedical research as it helps transform community health care, UT Austin President Bill Powers said. 

News Release

UT System sets national example for stewardship of gifts and donations

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

General

AUSTIN - The University of Texas System’s Endowment Compliance Program was recently recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Southwest Region, for the program’s success in annual endowment donor reporting.

Randa Safady, UT System vice chancellor for external relations, updated the UT Board of Regents at its meeting today on the program’s annual performance, including the 2013 CASE award.

Statement

Gene Powell on the appointment of Nash Horne as student regent

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

UT Austin, General

The University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell issued the following statement today (May 8) regarding the appointment of Nash Horne of Austin, an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, as the next student regent on the Board. Horne is a political communications major and currently serves as the external financial director for the UT Austin Student Government.

Advisory

UT System Regents to Meet May 8-9

Monday, May 6, 2013

Board of Regents Meetings

AUSTIN – The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System will meet Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9, in Austin. The meeting will be held on the ninth floor of Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 W. 7th Street.

The agenda book and links to the live webcast for the meeting are available online.

Wednesday, May 8

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