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Statement
Gene Powell and Francisco Cigarroa on the signing of Senate Bill 24
Saturday, June 15, 2013
UT Brownsville, Education, UT Pan American, Health & Medical Education
"We are so thrilled that Governor Perry has signed Senate Bill 24 and now the path is clear for us to embark on this mission to build a world-class university in South Texas. This is truly landmark and transformational legislation that will benefit all of Texas and the nation. We are incredibly thankful to all who have been supportive of this important initiative.
News Release
UT Permian Basin’s innovative early college high school gets infusion of funding
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Texas’ first entirely virtual early college high school – a partnership between The University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Presidio Independent School District – has been awarded a $215,000 grant from The Meadows Foundation.
Early college high school programs give students the opportunity to earn up to 60 hours of college credit while earning a high school diploma at the same time. College courses are free to students.
Advisory
Top Texas education and business leaders will meet to discuss the future of research universities
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Chancellor, Education, Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center
The University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., will host key Texas education and business leaders on Tuesday, June 4, in Dallas, to discuss how to revitalize the partnership among higher education, government, philanthropy and business.
Speakers include former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Bank of America Chairman Chad Holliday and Texas Instruments CEO Rich Templeton. A complete list of speakers can be found here.
Statement
Gene Powell and Francisco Cigarroa on the passage of Senate Bill 24
Friday, May 17, 2013
“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.
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