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The University of Texas (UT) System Board of Regents will hold its regularly scheduled quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, August 12, beginning at 1 p.m. and Thursday, August 13, beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held on the second floor of the UT System Building at 210 West 7th Street in Austin.

AUSTIN, Texas — Today University of Texas Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife and UT System Chancellor John M. Zerwas, M.D., named Terry Hull as the new executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer of The University of Texas System.

AUSTIN, TX – The University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife and UT System Chancellor John M. Zerwas MD announce the appointment of Brian Dean, MBA, MPH, as the UT System’s new Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs effective August 1, 2026. Dean is a nationally respected healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience in leading the most complex areas of the health enterprise ranging from clinical administration to operational and financial systems, and transformative business models to elevate academic health institutions.

AUSTIN, Texas – The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded ten University of Texas institutions a total of 30 grants from CPRIT's May 2026 funding round. The awards span academic research, researcher recruitment incentives, core facility development, and research training — and include two of CPRIT's five inaugural Rural Clinical Trial Accelerator grants, which will bring new cancer trials to East Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.