Dallas business and civic leader Mike A. Myers has been named a recipient of the Santa Rita Award, the highest honor presented by the UT System Board of Regents. The Regents unanimously voted to bestow the honor on Myers during a board meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15.

To better serve Texans living in remote areas, The University of Texas System is expanding a network of technology to increase access to basic and specialized health care. This Virtual Health Network uses a relatively new health care delivery method – telemedicine – to provide more people with the care they need, wherever they may be.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will meet Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 14-15, at UT Dallas in Richardson, Texas.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting via telephone conference call at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, in Austin.

Members of the public may submit nominations for the next president of the University of Texas at El Paso via a UT System website launched today.

Jerome M. Adams, M.D., the 20th Surgeon General of the United States, will give the opening keynote address at the second annual Healthier Texas Summit, which is being held Thursday and Friday in Austin.

In order to continue to serve as a prudent steward to protect and grow the endowment resources managed for the benefit of the UT and Texas A&M systems, The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) announced today it will expand its current sanctions compliance procedures to include businesses that are considered “scrutinized entities at the risk of becoming sanctioned by the U.S. government.”