Economist: Medical School Could Bring 15K Jobs to Austin
Austin economist Jon Hockenyos says bringing a medical school and teaching hospital to Austin could add about 15,000 permanent jobs to the community.Hockenyos says nearly 7,000 of those jobs would be...
View ArticleAM Update: Longer School Days?, Doctors Support Medical School, One Word...
Should Texas Kids Spend More Time in School?State lawmakers want to know if having kids spend more time in school will increase performance.The Texas Senate Committee on Education is meeting this...
View ArticleLegal Battle Brewing Over Medical School Ballot Language?
Early voting began in Travis County today, including voting on Central Health's Prop 1. Designed to bring a medical school and a new teaching hospital to Austin, if approved Prop 1 would raise the...
View ArticleDoes Austin Already Have Enough Doctors?
While advocates of a proposed medical school in Austin claim that the region faces a looming doctor shortage, a recent study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio seemingly...
View ArticleSo Prop 1 Passed. Now What's Next For Austin's Medical School? (Updated)
Update (Nov. 7, 6 a.m.): The final tally shows Central Health's Proposition 1 passed 54.67 percent (186,128 votes) to 45.33 percent (154,308).Original Story (Nov. 7, 12:12 a.m.): It looks like Austin...
View ArticleUT Moves Forward on Med School
Now that Proposition 1 has passed, the University of Texas is moving ahead with plans for its new medical school.UT officials held a press conference this morning about a possible timeline for the...
View ArticleThe Lead: Austin Elections Debrief
Good morning. That dense fog advisory is still in effect, so stay safe on the roads. Here’s some stories KUT News has been working on.Prop 15 Loss Leaves Groups Scrambling“Nonprofits that help people...
View ArticleLawsuit Aims to Stop Certification of Medical School Vote
Travis County voters passed Central Health Proposition 1 this week, which increases property taxes to help bring a medical school to Austin.But a group of citizens is trying to stop the vote from being...
View ArticleUT-Austin Med School Plans Proceed After Election
Despite its glowing reputation, Austin has faced a gap when compared with other major metropolitan areas: the lack of a medical school and the cutting-edge research it can provide.
View ArticleUT's New Medical School Now Has a Name: Dell
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation announced a ten year commitment to turn Austin in a center of health care excellence. The foundation is donating $50 million to the University of Texas’s new...
View ArticlePowers: UT Ready to Begin Search for Medical School Dean
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers told the UT Board of Regents on Wednesday that his school is ready to begin searching for a medical school dean.A UT-Austin medical school, expected...
View ArticleUT-Austin Seeks Dean For New Medical School
Eighteen people will make up a search committee for the University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School's founding dean.Like most search committees, the one for the inaugural medical school dean is...
View ArticleFirst Look at UT Medical School: New Hospital on Red River, Erwin Center...
Update: The full University of Texas System Board of Regents has voted to move forward with a plan for the future of its flagship campus – including the medical school. The plan passed without...
View ArticleBill Powers: First UT Medical School Class in 2016
The first University of Texas medical student class could be here as early as fall 2016. The UT Board of Regents unanimously approved plans for the school at a meeting earlier today.Though construction...
View ArticleNow Hiring: Inaugural Dean for UT's New Medical School
Calling all big shots: University of Texas administrators have begun the search for the inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School, hoping to fill the office by early next year.UT released a 21-page...
View ArticleHow Central Health, Seton & UT's Medical School Want to Change Health Care...
Launching a new medical school is a major undertaking. But launching the University of Texas’ new medical school – in tandem with a new model of treating the sick and preventing illness – is even...
View ArticleInterview: Bill Powers on Funding, Philanthropy & UT’s New Med School
University of Texas at Austin President William Powers Jr. takes on another role this October: chairman of the elite Association of American Universities, a prominent pedestal from which to shape the...
View ArticleSo Prop 1 Passed. Now What's Next For Austin's Medical School? (Updated)
Update (Nov. 7, 6 a.m.): The final tally shows Central Health's Proposition 1 passed 54.67 percent (186,128 votes) to 45.33 percent (154,308).Original Story (Nov. 7, 12:12 a.m.): It looks like Austin...
View ArticleUT Moves Forward on Med School
Now that Proposition 1 has passed, the University of Texas is moving ahead with plans for its new medical school.UT officials held a press conference this morning about a possible timeline for the...
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