The University of Texas at Austin spends more than $13 million on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) salaries for close to 200 jobs, according to documents obtained by The Epoch Times. That’s enough money to fund 342 in-state students to attend one of Texas’ top publicly funded universities for a year, based on $35,000 in…
UT Austin Spends Over $13 Million on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Salaries: Documents
Engineered Protein Offers Hope in Mending Tissue Damage by Heart Attack, Stroke
A study from the University of Texas brings new hope in repairing tissue injury caused by blocked blood flow brought on by a heart attack or stroke. Researchers at the university created a stem cell factor (SCF) designed to target the growth of blood vessels without causing adverse responses through allergic reactions, said the study published…
Southwestern Medical Center Rejects ‘Outside Influence’ Allegation
Two hospital leaders have denied that “outside influence”—including from the state government—led to the termination of the gender support GENECIS project at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in November 2021. They were giving evidence in the Dallas County Court during a legal challenge against the center’s decision brought by Dr. Ximena Lopez, the former…
Texas Hospital Denies Outside Influence Caused Termination of Transgender Program
Two hospital leaders have denied that outside influence—including from the state government—led to the termination of the transgender program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in November 2021. UT Southwestern President Dr. Daniel Podolsky and CEO John J. Warner told a Texas judge on April 11 that they rescinded some medical treatments in…
University Head Refuses to Back Down Over Tenure Battle
Texas’ Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced in February he would seek to end tenure for University of Texas professors who teach Critical Race Theory (CRT). University president Jay Hartzell has responded with a strong message to professors that he will defend tenure because removing it will “cripple Texas’ ability to recruit and retain great faculty…
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