UTexas Entrepreneurial Faculty Member Urges State to Support Start-up Funding
University of Texas professor James McGinity has defied the odds as an academic entrepreneur. In 1996, he and a colleague, Bill Williams, went in hock for $1 million to start a company, PharmaForm LLC, in a small building off Yager Lane. By the time they sold the company in 2007, it had 85 employees and […]
Moody Foundation supports research at U Texas Medical Branch
The University of Texas Medical Branch announced a $25.5 million contribution from the Moody Foundation of Galveston. The commitment includes $16.5 million to complete the new Jennie Sealy Hospital’s intensive care complex on the university’s island campus. The rest of the contribution will benefit the exploration of research opportunities.
University of Houston Creates Fund to Attract Top Talent
The University of Houston is not resting on its laurels following word that it is one state auditor’s review away from achieving tier one status. Today, UH President Renu Khator announced the creation of a $30 million fund dedicated to recruiting faculty in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. The goal of the fund is […]