Archive for: medical school
Livestrong Gives $50 Million to UT’s Medical School
By Rose Cahalan
In one of the biggest gifts in UT history, the Livestrong Foundation has pledged $50 million to establish a cancer program at the university’s new Dell Medical...
Regents Approve Med School Plans at Year-End Meeting
By Andrew Roush
UT’s governing body met Thursday, approving a plan for UT-Austin’s new medical school at the last regular meeting of the school year. At their final...
UT Scouts Location for Medical School
By Andrew Roush
The medical school steering committee is considering locations near the University, and the decision may come soon. With a new name and a new vice provost leading...
Meet Robert Messing, New UT Med School Vice Provost
By Rose Cahalan
Now that funding for UT-Austin’s new medical school has been secured, University administrators face the monumental task of building a new school from the...
Thor and Wills: Build the Med School
By Thor and Wills
Current and former Student Government leaders come out in support of Travis County’s Central Health Proposition 1. Editor’s note: After 19 former student...
Student Government Passes Resolution Supporting Prop 1
By Jordan Schraeder
A day after 19 former student body presidents endorsed Central Health’s Prop 1 to fund a UT-Austin medical school, the University’s student government...
Powers Reiterates “Tremendous” Value of Prop 1 at UT Nursing School
By Andrew Roush
With a week until election day, UT-Austin President Bill Powers emphasizes the need to pass Prop 1, and the importance of a medical school for the University and...
19 Former Student Body Presidents Endorse Prop 1
By Andrew Roush
Student body presidents dating back to 1992 have signed a letter supporting Central Health Prop 1 to bring a medical school to UT-Austin. Every University of Texas...
Prop 1 an Innovative Way to Fund a Medical School
By Bill Powers
Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and San Antonio all have medical schools. Houston has two, not counting one in nearby Galveston. El Paso has a medical school. College...
Students Gather to Voice Support for Prop 1
By Andrew Roush
Orange-clad student leaders met under an overcast sky at Gregory Gym plaza Friday to announce their support for Central Health Proposition 1. The passage of the...
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