The UT System endowment fund, a pool of money dedicated to funding institutional initiatives and research, has always been one of the largest in the country. But in December, it grew to become the second...
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The UT Health Science Center at Houston received two grants this month totalling $3.7 million to aid the City of Austin’s efforts to combat childhood obesity.
The larger of the grants, with a...
The UT System chancellor James Milliken spoke at a Texas Tribune event Thursday about tuition increases, recent layoffs and his first semester as chancellor.
“What some people might refer...
UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken laid off approximately 65 employees this week as part of a plan to reduce costs across the 700-person administrative branch that oversees UT-Austin and 13 other institutions.
The...
The University of Texas System regents named former state Sen. Kevin Eltife as their new board chairman following a unanimous vote on Thursday.
Eltife, a former Republican from Tyler, was appointed...
YCT Kavanaugh protest
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed after testifying against sexual assault allegations from former high school classmate Christine Blasey Ford, among others.
UT’s...
After nearly a semester on the job, UT System Chancellor James Milliken has settled into his new position advocating for Texas’ future.
As chancellor, Milliken oversees all 14 academic and health...
Chancellor James Milliken asked the UT Board of Regents last month to increase funds for the Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) program.
Established in 2004, the STARs program...
The UT System Board of Regents recently voted to extend the deadline for deciding whether they will continue to lease the Lions Municipal Golf Course, or Muny, to the city of Austin, following almost one...
The UT System’s Virtual Health Network is expanding into more UT institutions, the System reported at the Board of Regents meeting on Nov. 15.
Originally launched in 2016, the network uses...
On Sunday, President Donald Trump criticized retired Navy Admiral William H. McRaven, the former chancellor of the University of Texas System, for not capturing Osama bin Laden sooner.
“Wouldn’t...
