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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The fifth-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team returns home to take on South Carolina Tuesday night at Food City Center. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET.

Fans can catch Tuesday's game between the Vols (15-4, 5-1 SEC) and Gamecocks (17-3, 5-2 SEC) on SEC Network. Tom Hart (play-by-play), Dane Bradshaw (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (reporter) will have the call.

Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describing the action.

Tennessee roared back from a nine-point deficit late in the first half to defeat Vanderbilt, 75-62, Saturday night at Memorial Gymnasium. Fifth-year guard scored a game-best 32 points, his third time reaching that number in a four-game span, to lead fifth-ranked Tennessee to its 12th win over the in-state foe Commodores in the teams' last 13 matchups.

THE MATCHUP • The average margin of victory for the Volunteers in their five-game series winning streak is 29.4 ppg, with each decision by 20-plus. • Tennessee is 10-1 in its last 11 matchups with South Carolina, a stretch that dates back to 1/20/18. During that 11-game span, the Volunteers have been ranked nine times, posting a 9-0 record in those contests. • The Volunteers won both games last year against South Carolina by 40-plus points. They first claimed an 85-42 road victory on 1/7/23, with the 43-point margin the largest in series history. UT followed that with an 85-45 home decision on 2/25/23. In total, the Vols outscored the Gamecocks by 83 points on the season, 170-87. • South Carolina was picked No. 14 in the SEC preseason poll after going 11-21 (4-14) last year, but already has six more total victories and one more SEC win than it had in all of 2022-23. • Junior guard Meechie Johnson, a member of the Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List, leads the Gamecocks in scoring at 15.7 ppg.

NEWS & NOTES • South Carolina is Tennessee's second foe this season that is atop the AP's "receiving votes" section, placing No. 26 in the polling, joining Wisconsin (11/10/23). • UT is 5-1 in SEC play for the second straight season. Per Elias Sports Bureau, this is the sixth time UT has achieved that feat, including the first since 1975-76 (10-1) and 1976-77 (10-0). The other times it happened were 1966-68, 1947-49, 1944-46 and 1941-43. • The Volunteers are in the AP top five for the third consecutive week. This is the third time in program history they have achieved that feat, joining an 11- week stretch in 2018-19 and a six- week span in 2007-08. • Tennessee, per KenPom, has played the sixth-hardest strength of schedule in the country. It also has the sixth-best strength of record in the nation, per ESPN. • Over the last two games, (25) and (22) have combined for 47 points. In UT's first four SEC contests, Gainey (three) and Vescovi (21) had 24 total points.

DOMINANT DK • , the SEC's active career PPG leader (15.47), has 160 points in the last five games, the first such stretch by a Power Six player since Marquette's Markus Howard in Jan. 2020 and the only one by an SEC player in at least the last 19 years (2005-24). • Knecht is averaging 17.6 points per half over the last nine frames, with 158 total in that span. He had 11-plus in eight of the nine, 16-plus in seven and 20-plus in four. • Per Elias Sports Bureau, the last Power Six player with 32-plus points thrice in a four-game stretch prior to Knecht was Iowa's Luka Garza from Nov. 27- Dec. 10, 2020, while the last SEC player to to achieve the feat was Tennessee's Chris Lofton from Dec. 6-23, 2006. • Knecht is just the fifth SEC player in the last 14 years (2010-24) with four 32-point games in a single season, alongside Vanderbilt's Scotty Pippen Jr. (five in 2021-22), Arkansas' Mason Jones (seven in 2019-20), Ole Miss' Breein Tyree (2019-20) and Kentucky's Malik Monk (2016-17).

QUALITY COMPANY • Tennessee, Arizona, Kansas and Purdue are the only four teams to earn an AP top-five ranking in each of the past three seasons (2021-24). • In addition, Tennessee, Baylor, Houston and Kansas are the only four schools ranked in the AP top six each of the past four years (2020-24). • UT is one of only six teams to reach the AP top six in four of the last six seasons (2018-24), joining Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas (all six) and Kentucky. Those are six of the only 10 schools in the AP top five in at least four of the past six years, alongside Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina and Virginia. • The Vols are one of only 12 teams to earn an AP top- two ranking in at least two of the past six seasons. The others are Arizona, Baylor (three), Connecticut, Duke (four), Gonzaga (five), Kansas (four), Kentucky, Michigan, Purdue, UCLA and Virginia.

RACKING UP RANKED VICTORIES • Over the past four seasons (2020-24), Tennessee leads all SEC teams in AP top-25 wins with 17, good for co-seventh nationally. It is also tied for with Arkansas for first among SEC schools in AP top-10 victories with seven, placing co-seventh nationally. UT's five AP top-five wins in that span pace the SEC and are tied for the most of any team in America. • The seven AP top-10 triumphs during that time are: #1 Alabama (2/15/23), #3 Kansas (11/25/22), #3 Auburn (2/26/22), #4 Kentucky (2/15/22), #5 Kentucky (3/12/22), #6 Arizona (12/22/21) and #10 Texas (1/28/23). • Over the last four seasons (2020-24), Tennessee has played a league-high 31 games against AP Top 25 opponents, going 17-14 (.548). The Vols are the only SEC team, regardless of number of games, with a winning record against ranked foes during that span, while Alabama is second at 14-16 (.467). • Tennessee (31), Alabama (30), Arkansas (30) and Missouri (26) are the only SEC teams to play over 25 ranked foes since the start of the 2020-21 campaign.

WINNING WAYS • Over the last seven seasons, dating back to the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Tennessee paces all SEC teams in postseason wins (15), while co-leading the league both in total victories (159) and winning percentage (.723). In that span, the Vols have claimed a pair of SEC championships, winning the regular season in 2018 and the tournament in 2022. • In that same seven-year stretch, the Vols are one of only three SEC schools with an overall winning percentage over .700, alongside Auburn (.723) and Kentucky (.705). No other SEC team is at even .650. • In SEC play over the same seven-year period, Tennessee (77-36; .681) is second in the league in both victories and winning percentage, trailing just Kentucky (79-35; .693). Only Auburn (73-42; .635) and Alabama (71-44; .617) also have 70-plus wins. • Over the last three seasons only (2021-24), UT owns a 67-23 (.744) overall record. That is good for the most victories and the best winning percentage of any SEC team in that span.

INAM: "IT'S NOT ABOUT ME" • The Volunteers have posted 20-plus assists seven times this season, including in six of the past 11 contests. They have 25-plus twice this season, with a high of 27 against George Mason (12/5/23). • Tennessee has a 61.3 percent assist rate that ranks No. 16 nationally, per KenPom, through 1/28/24. • Last season, Tennessee placed second nationally, per KenPom, with a 66.2 percent assist rate. It also logged a 64.9 percent mark in SEC play.

POLL PRESENCE • Tennessee has played 186 games as a ranked team in the AP Poll under , posting a stellar 139-47 (.747) record. Over 65.0 percent of the Volunteers' games since Barnes arrived in 2015-16 have come with the team ranked in the AP Poll. • Furthermore, UT owns a 118-42 (.738) record while ranked in the AP top 20 during Barnes' tenure, an 87-29 (.750) mark while in the top 15, a 67-20 (.770) ledger while in the top 10, a 29-8 (.784) tally while in the top five, a 17-2 (.895) record while in the top three and a 7-1 (.875) mark while at No. 1. • The Vols are 23-20 (.535) in top-25 matchups under Barnes, including 17-13 (.567) with both teams in the top 20, 9-7 (.562) with both in the top 15 and 6-5 (.545) with both in the top 10.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fifth-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team heads to the state capital to face Vanderbilt Saturday night at Memorial Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET.

Fans can catch Saturday's game between the Vols (14-4, 4-1 SEC) and Commodores (5-13, 0-5 SEC) on SEC Network. Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) will have the call.

Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describing the action.

In its last outing, Tennessee rolled to an impressive 91-71 home victory over Alabama. Fifth-year guard dropped 25 points, becoming the first SEC player in over three years with four straight 25-point outings, as the Vols claimed a wire-to-wire triumph at a sold-out Food City Center.

THE MATCHUP • Tennessee's 129 victories over Vanderbilt are its most against any foe. The only other school it has defeated triple-digit times is Georgia (100). • The Volunteers' 11-game series winning streak (1/9/18 to 1/10/23) was snapped in the most recent meeting, as the Commodores won, 66-65, on a buzzer-beater on 2/8/23 on their home court. • This is the 11th time in the last 13 matchups, dating back to 1/9/18, the Volunteers are ranked and the Commodores are not. • Following a 22-15 (11-7) campaign that included a trip to the NIT quarterfinals, Vanderbilt was voted No. 11 in the SEC preseason poll. • Fifth-year guard Ezra Manjon is Vanderbilt's leader in both points (15.2) and assists (3.3) per game. • Tennessee head coach and Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse were both among the 14 new members inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame last year on 4/21/23. More information can be found on Page 19.

NEWS & NOTES • is 29-6 (.829) against in-state foes during his nine- year Tennessee tenure, including 12-1 (.923) over the last 13 such contests. More information can be found on Page 7. • next start will be the 129th of his career, moving him past Chris Lofton (2004-08) and Allan Houston (1989-93) for sole possession of the most in program history. • has 25 steals in the last nine games (2.8 spg), making him the second UT player in ' nine years to achieve that feat, alongside former teammate Kennedy Chandler, who had 26 from 11/26/21 to 1/8/22. Zeigler needed just 83 appearances to become the 12th Volunteer ever with 150 steals. • After previously eclipsing 17 points just twice in his career, scored 19 in each of the last two games, his first time tallying even 15-plus back-to-back as a collegian. The 38 points are his second-most in a two-game stretch at UT, trailing only the 43 he had from 12/9/23 to 12/12/23.

DOMINANT DK • , the SEC's active career PPG leader (15.27) and a two-time reigning USBWA National Player of the Week, has 128 points in the last four games. • The only other SEC player in the last 15 seasons (2009-24) to score at least 128 points in a four-game span is Arkansas' Mason Jones (2/26-3/7/20). • A two-time reigning SEC Player of the Week, Knecht is the first player to win the award back-to- back since Kentucky's Immanuel Quickley (2019-20) and the fourth Vol ever to do so, joining Admiral Schofield (2018-19), Ron Slay (2002-03) and Dyron Nix (1989- 90). Knecht is also the fourth Vol to win it thrice in a season, joining Nix, Grant Williams (2018-19) and Chris Lofton (2006-07, 2005-06). • Knecht is the fourth Vol with at least three 35-point games in a season, alongside Bernard King, Ernie Grunfeld and Tony White. • In four road games at UT, Knecht is averaging 31.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg, while posting a 61.4 FG% and a 48.3 3P%. He has 24-plus points in each outing, with 36-plus in two.

WINNING WAYS • Over the last seven seasons, dating back to the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Tennessee leads all SEC teams in postseason wins (15), while placing a close second in in total victories (158) and winning percentage (.721). In that span, the Vols have claimed a pair of SEC championships, winning the regular season in 2018 and the tournament in 2022. • In that same seven-year stretch, the Vols are one of only three SEC schools with an overall winning percentage over .700, alongside Auburn (.726) and Kentucky (.704). No other SEC team is at even .650. • In SEC play over the same seven-year period, Tennessee (76-36; .679) is second in the league in both victories and winning percentage, trailing just Kentucky (78-35; .690). Only Auburn (73-41; .640) and Alabama (70-44; .614) also have 70-plus wins. • Over the last three seasons only (2021-24), UT owns a 66-23 (.742) overall record. That is good for the most victories and the best winning percentage of any SEC team in that span.

RACKING UP RANKED VICTORIES • Over the past four seasons (2020-24), Tennessee leads all SEC teams in AP top-25 wins with 17, good for co-seventh nationally. It is also tied for with Arkansas for first among SEC schools in AP top-10 victories with seven, placing co-seventh nationally. UT's five AP top-five wins in that span pace the SEC and are tied for the most of any team in America. • The seven AP top-10 triumphs during that time are: #1 Alabama (2/15/23), #3 Kansas (11/25/22), #3 Auburn (2/26/22), #4 Kentucky (2/15/22), #5 Kentucky (3/12/22), #6 Arizona (12/22/21) and #10 Texas (1/28/23). • Over the last four seasons (2020-24), Tennessee has played a league-high 31 games against AP Top 25 opponents, going 17-14 (.548). The Vols are the only SEC team, regardless of number of games, with a winning record against ranked foes during that span, while Alabama is second at 14-16 (.467). • Tennessee (31), Alabama (30), Arkansas (29) and Missouri (26) are the only SEC teams to play over 25 ranked foes since the start of the 2020-21 campaign.

QUALITY COMPANY • Tennessee, Arizona, Kansas and Purdue are the only four teams to earn an AP top-five ranking in each of the past three seasons (2021-24). • In addition, Tennessee, Baylor, Houston and Kansas are the only four schools ranked in the AP top six each of the past four years (2020-24). • UT is one of only six teams to reach the AP top six in four of the last six seasons (2018-24), joining Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas (all six) and Kentucky. Those are six of the only 10 schools in the AP top five in at least four of the past six years, alongside Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina and Virginia. • The Volunteers are one of only 11 teams to earn an AP top-two ranking in greater than one of the past six seasons. The others are Arizona, Baylor (three), Duke (four), Gonzaga (five), Kansas (four), Kentucky, Michigan, Purdue, UCLA and Virginia.

INAM: "IT'S NOT ABOUT ME" • The Volunteers have posted 20-plus assists seven times this season, including in six of the past 10 contests. They have 25-plus twice this season, with a high of 27 against George Mason (12/5/23). • Tennessee has a 61.7 percent assist rate that ranks No. 14 nationally, per KenPom, through 1/24/24. • Last season, Tennessee placed second nationally, per KenPom, with a 66.2 percent assist rate. It also logged a 64.9 percent mark in SEC play.

POLL PRESENCE • Tennessee has played 185 games as a ranked team in the AP Poll under , posting a stellar 138-47 (.746) record. Over 64.5 percent of the Volunteers' games since Barnes arrived in 2015-16 have come with the team ranked in the AP Poll. • Furthermore, UT owns a 117-42 (.736) record while ranked in the AP top 20 during Barnes' tenure, an 86-29 (.748) mark while in the top 15, a 66-20 (.767) ledger while in the top 10, a 28-8 (.778) tally while in the top five, a 17-2 (.895) record while in the top three and a 7-1 (.875) mark while at No. 1. • The Vols are 23-20 (.535) in top-25 matchups under Barnes, including 17-13 (.567) with both teams in the top 20, 9-7 (.562) with both in the top 15 and 6-5 (.545) with both in the top 10.

AUSTIN, Texas — Today The University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife announced plans to launch a monumental healthcare initiative to accelerate and expand UT Austin’s burgeoning medical district into a world-class academic medical center for education, research and patient care. The University of Texas at Austin Medical Center will start with two new hospital towers — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a UT Austin hospital. MD Anderson, the nation’s #1 cancer hospital, will expand its Houston footprint to Austin by building and operating a new, comprehensive cancer center, while UT Austin will build and operate its new specialty hospital.

“The establishment of The University of Texas at Austin Medical Center, with UT MD Anderson Cancer Center adjacent to a new University hospital and access to all of UT Austin’s education and research assets, will undoubtedly result in transformative cancer care, provide students at the flagship campus with unmatched experiences, and benefit patients throughout the state and nation for all time,” said Eltife.

Eltife noted that the total investment for these cornerstone projects of the new medical center is still in the discussion by the regents and is estimated at $2.5 billion. Once approved, the hospitals will be built on the current site of UT Austin’s Erwin Center. The former Longhorns basketball arena will be demolished by fall 2024, and it is anticipated that groundbreaking for the hospitals should begin in 2026.

The new UT MD Anderson hospital in Austin will be fully staffed by MD Anderson physicians, making it easier for patients in Central Texas to access the world’s leading multidisciplinary, subspecialty-focused cancer care. UT Austin’s new university hospital will be constructed adjacent to the MD Anderson site. UT Austin and UT MD Anderson already share strong collaborative relationships that include breakthrough research in cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment. That partnership will be able to grow significantly in the new medical center, using the strengths of both institutions, including the Dell Medical School, to provide a higher level of interaction and space for them to conduct research, educate medical students and treat patients shoulder to shoulder in Austin. UT Austin and UT MD Anderson collectively conducted $1.8 billion in research last year.

Governor Greg Abbott, who joined Eltife in making the announcement, along with UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken, UT Austin President Jay Hartzell, UT MD Anderson President Peter Pisters and UT Austin Dell Medical School Dean Claudia F. Lucchinetti, said the new medical center will be one of the most important initiatives ever undertaken by a university system to serve the people of Texas.

“The State of Texas has been on a mission to use higher education to expand access to healthcare, and today marks a giant step towards achieving our goals,” said Governor Abbott. “UT MD Anderson Cancer Center is ranked No. 1 for cancer care in America, with people across the world traveling to Houston to access care. But rather than having Texans travel to MD Anderson in Houston, we will now bring the world’s best treatment to them. Families across Central Texas who are affected by cancer every year can now stay close to home for that care. The key to building sustainable communities is a healthcare infrastructure that can meet the needs of a booming population. UT Austin and MD Anderson will help us meet those needs. The Texas of tomorrow will be shaped by what UT Austin and MD Anderson are building here today.”

“The plans announced today by the Board of Regents will support an extraordinary expansion of the UT System’s education, health care, and research missions to serve Texas,” added Milliken. “As one of the nation’s largest comprehensive university systems, the UT System has fostered numerous collaborative opportunities across our institutions, and this latest one will include a relationship between UT Austin and UT MD Anderson that is an extraordinary demonstration of how this kind of synergy can positively and dramatically impact the lives of Texans.”

About The University of Texas System For nearly 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans and people all over the world through education, research and health care. With 13 institutions that enroll more than 243,000 students collectively, the UT System is one of the largest public university systems in the United States. UT institutions produce more than 64,000 graduates annually and award more than one-third of undergraduate degrees in Texas and more than 60% of the state’s medical degrees. Collectively, UT-owned and affiliated hospitals and clinics account for more than 10 million outpatient visits and more than 2 million hospital days each year. UT institutions are among the most innovative in the world, ranking No. 1 in Texas and No. 2 in the nation for federal research expenditures. The UT System also is one of the largest employers in Texas – employing more than 116,000 faculty, health care professionals, support staff and student workers – and has an operating budget of $25.2 billion for fiscal year 2023.

9/1/2023

Samsung Electronics is partnering with The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering to help build the talent pipeline needed to support the growing semiconductor ecosystem in Central Texas.

Announced as part of Semiconductor Day today at UT Austin, the partnership includes funds for recruiting and supporting undergraduate and graduate students to study semiconductor manufacturing in the Cockrell School of Engineering and other key majors in the semiconductor space across UT Austin, as well as research and development support and upgrades to lab facilities. The partnership will elevate UT Austin’s semiconductor education, innovation and research and position Texas as a leader in the burgeoning U.S. semiconductor industry.

“UT Austin’s leadership in America’s semiconductor industry and our role in Austin’s emergence as an industry hub date back to the 1980s,” said UT President Jay Hartzell. “Our Legislature’s bold investment in the CHIPS Act is positioning UT to design and build the future of semiconductors, and now our partnership with Samsung enables us to educate the workforce, fundamental to bolstering the U.S. supply chain. We could not be more excited to work with Samsung to help achieve this important goal.”

Locally, Samsung Austin Semiconductor is contributing $1 million to the UT Cockrell School as part of its 5-star workforce development plan, supporting the partnerships and initiatives with four-year institutions to increase participation in engineering programs and promote semiconductor research and curriculum to expand the semiconductor STEM pipeline, while providing more opportunities to underrepresented communities.

Samsung Electronics is contributing $2.7 million to the school with an emphasis on research and development and will partner with the university on selecting the projects.

The contribution will allow the school to focus on four areas of impact that will directly increase the number of students who are interested in studying and pursuing careers in semiconductor manufacturing. The key areas of support are:

“Samsung Austin Semiconductor and UT Austin have had a longstanding relationship,” said Bonyoung Koo, president of Samsung Austin Semiconductor. “We have hired hundreds of UT Austin alumni and provided internship opportunities for hundreds more. This opportunity builds upon and formalizes our collaboration and furthers a strategic plan to address the needs of the workforce.”

According to a July 2023 report by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the semiconductor industry’s workforce will grow by nearly 115,000 jobs by 2030; however, due to current degree completion rates, approximately 67,000 of these new jobs risk going unfilled—27,300 of which are for engineers.

“Being able to pull from a skilled and large workforce is of utmost importance for us,” added Koo. “That is why we’re investing in a neighboring, top-ranking engineering school such as the Cockrell School.”

Located only 12 miles from Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Cockrell School is the engine for the city’s evolution as a tech powerhouse and students from all Cockrell departments are poised to become the industry leaders of tomorrow.

“This partnership opens new doors for our student engineers through hands-on learning experiences and invaluable workforce connections,” said Roger Bonnecaze, dean of the Cockrell School. “It also supports Cockrell researchers who are spearheading semiconductor innovation. We are deeply grateful and excited about the legacy this partnership will leave on the Cockrell School.”

With Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s investment in a new, state-of-the-art $17 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor, the need for engineers will be in high demand for years to come.

World-Class Health Care in the Heart of Texas

Introducing The University of Texas at Austin Medical Center. With a new, state-of-the-art UT hospital, a new world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the academic and research expertise of UT Austin, it will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities.

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“Why are we so optimistic about the future we can help shape? Because the strengths of our University line up incredibly well with where the health care industry is going. We won’t be simply building a traditional academic medical center, or one that exists on an island. We have an opportunity that is unique in Texas and only possible at a few places in the world — to build an academic medical center that is linked to a top research university and that is driven by innovations in technology, digital health, data science, artificial intelligence, robotics, material science and more.”

– Jay Hartzell, Ph.D. President, The University of Texas at Austin

“We are leaning into the future and laying the critical groundwork for health system transformation — with world-class, integrated, patient-centered care as our North Star. Along the way, our decisions will be made with each person — each patient — in mind.”

– Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D. Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Dean, Dell Medical School

You can support health care innovation in Longhorn labs, clinics — and the new UT Austin Medical Center to be constructed on campus.

Dell Medical School, part of the UT Austin Medical Center, trains physicians of the future — leaders who are as comfortable taking on systemic challenges in health as they are caring for individual patients.

UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Med, offers a range of specialty services that includes musculoskeletal/orthopedics, ophthalmology, an accredited ambulatory surgery center, and more.

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National Leadership, Helping People

Combined with Dell Medical School’s established reputation for innovation in medical education, MD Anderson as the No. 1 cancer center in the country, and UT’s multidisciplinary might in research and other expertise, the UT Austin Medical Center will provide a setting for the clinical excellence needed to position UT as a national leader in academic medicine, where patients benefit from the convergence of research breakthroughs, the best and brightest physicians, and the advancements in care they deliver.

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Campus Convergence

“With great enthusiasm, the School of Nursing welcomes this unprecedented opportunity for interprofessional education, with a focus on transdisciplinary research collaboration and life-changing clinical care. We strongly believe that the medical center will promote the impactful integration of cutting-edge health care to address the unique needs of Texas, the nation, and beyond.”

– Eun-Ok Im, Ph.D. Dean, School of Nursing

“Engineering’s solution-rich environment is exceptionally positioned to address the complex medical challenges associated with diagnosis and treatment. Embedding engineering faculty and students in a medical center will allow them to see the problems, talk to clinicians and work together to create the novel therapies and medical technologies for better and less expensive health care.”

– Roger Bonnecaze, Ph.D. Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering

“Social work research, knowledge, skills, and ethics benefit everything from the quality of patient care to the expertise of providers and frames an approach to treatment that includes unwavering concern for the whole person. I can think of nothing more impactful or important for those who are ill and those who have the privilege to care for them.”

– Allan Cole, Ph.D. Dean, Steve Hicks School of Social Work

“Embedding a medical center in an integrated, interdisciplinary research environment will advance the discovery of innovative therapies and accelerate the delivery of optimal care for disease prevention and treatment on a large scale. The College of Pharmacy embraces the creation of this collaborative epicenter with the focus on making a meaningful impact on the communities we serve to improve the health of Texas and the world.”

– Samuel M. Poloyac, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Dean, College of Pharmacy

UT’s top-ranked Cockrell School of Engineering and other campus powerhouses will provide digital and technology-enabled world-class care, along with research and innovation that move the frontiers of health care forward.

More than 400 residents and fellows — up-and-coming physicians — train in Dell Medical School programs co-sponsored by Ascension Seton, filling gaps in care and bringing the latest knowledge.