The University of Texas System Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting via telephone conference call at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 9.

For the second year in a row, the University of Texas/Texas A&M Management Company (UTIMCO), one of the nation’s largest university endowments, was named Endowment of the Year at Institutional Investor’s Hedge Fund Industry Awards. The award was presented Thursday night in New York City.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will once again recognize exceptional UT educators who best exemplify excellence, innovation and commitment to student success.

The 2019 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award will be presented to 27 faculty members from all 14 UT academic and health institutions during the Board of Regents meeting Aug. 14 in Austin. Each recipient will receive a certificate, a medallion and $25,000 in appreciation of their impact on students and their institutions.

Twenty-two faculty members representing University of Texas academic institutions were honored for earning a national teaching credential through a UT System initiative to support student success.

Researchers and inventors at University of Texas institutions are once again among the world’s most innovative, based on the number of patents granted in 2018.

University of Texas institutions have more than 38,000 reasons to celebrate this month. That’s how many undergraduate, graduate and professional students earned degrees from 14 UT institutions at spring commencements, according to preliminary data.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will meet Wednesday and Thursday, May 22-23 in Austin. The meeting will be held on the second floor of the UT System Building, 210 West 7th St. in Austin.

The agenda for the meeting is posted on the Secretary of State’s website. Links to the complete agenda book and live webcast are posted on the Board of Regents’ website. All times listed in the agenda are approximate.