Academic Connections

Provost Connections: thoughts and updates from Dr. W. P. Andrew Lee

Academic Connections shares thoughts from Dr. W. P. Andrew Lee, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, UT Southwestern Medical School.

Past Issues

2023

  • March 8, 2023: Academic Connections: Leadership Transition in Academic Affairs
  • March 7, 2023: Academic Connections: 2022 StandPoint Survey Results, Health Equity Scholars
  • Feb. 8, 2023: Academic Connections: O'Donnell School of Public Health Updates, Building Faculty Gender Diversity
  • Feb. 2, 2023: Academic Connections: Department of Psychiatry Leadership Announcement
  • Jan. 11, 2023: Endowment Minimums Update
  • Jan. 3, 2023: Academic Connections: Enhancements to M.D./Ph.D. Program, 2022 Faculty Excellence Awards

2022

  • Dec. 14, 2022: Academic Connections: Leadership Transition in Academic Affairs
  • Dec. 6, 2022: Academic Connections: FY20-FY22 Special Grant Incentive Results, LEAD 2022 Capstone Dean’s Award Winners
  • Nov. 9, 2022: Academic Connections: Department of Radiology Leadership Announcement
  • Nov. 1, 2022: Academic Connections: Announcing New Musculoskeletal and Sports Research Program
  • Oct. 4, 2022: Academic Connections: Faculty Engagement Survey Starts Today, UTSW Tops Nature Index Ranking Again
  • Sept. 6, 2022: Academic Connections: New Grant Incentive Program, 50 Years of Scientific Partnership, HHMI's Hanna Gray Fellows
  • Aug. 10, 2022: Academic Connections: Announcing the new Collaborative Research Grant Incentive
  • Aug. 2, 2022: Academic Connections: Faculty Development Updates, Jo-Ann Nesiama, M.D., Named Faculty Senate President-Elect
  • July 14, 2022: Academic Connections: Announcing New Chair of Cell Biology, Dr. William A. Prinz
  • July 13, 2022: Academic Connections: Department of Dermatology Leadership Announcement
  • July 5, 2022: Academic Connections: Celebrating Breakthroughs, UTSW-Parkland Health Equity Scholars Program
  • June 21, 2022: Academic Connections: Announcing New Chair of Pediatrics, Dr. Jorge A. Bezerra 
  • June 7, 2022: Academic Connections: Thrive Survey Results, Faculty Salary Equity Review 
  • May 5, 2022: Academic Connections: National Academy of Sciences, Special Grant Incentive Program
  • April 5, 2022: Academic Connections: Announcing New Master of Genetic Counseling
  • March 18, 2022: Academic Connections: Announcing New Chair of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Robert D. Timmerman
  • March 3, 2022: Academic Connections: Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Synergy Grants Awardees
  • Feb. 2, 2022: Academic Connections: Announcing New Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Heakyung Kim
  • Feb. 1, 2022: Academic Connections: Your Perspective Matters, Scientific Writing Workshops
  • Jan. 4, 2022: Academic Connections: Advancing DEI, Announcing Inaugural UT-FOCUS Awardees, Faculty Highlights in 2021

2021

  • Dec. 7, 2021: Academic Connections: BME Groundbreaking, Leadership Development, Faculty Accolades
  • Nov. 2, 2021: Academic Connections: Special Grant Incentive Program, COVID-19 Retention Fund
  • Oct. 6, 2021: Academic Connections: 2021 Endowed Scholars, Faculty Awards, SECC Campaign
  • Sept. 8, 2021: NCI renews Simmons Cancer Center’s prestigious comprehensive designation
  • Sept. 7, 2021: Faculty Recruitment, Celebrating Women in Medicine, Support for Working Parents
  • Sept. 1, 2021: Announcing Inaugural Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Samuel Achilefu
  • Aug. 26, 2021: Announcing New Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Dr. Catherine Y. Spong
  • Aug. 19, 2021: Announcing the New Chair of Ophthalmology – J. William Harbour, M.D.
  • Aug. 10, 2021: Welcome to our monthly newsletter
  • June 6, 2021: Announcing UTSW’s Clinical and Translational Science Award
  • April 21, 2021: Announcing New Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Research, Dr. Joan Conaway
  • Jan. 25, 2021: Announcing New Chair of Neurological Surgery, Dr. Nader Pouratian
  • Jan. 22, 2021: Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Leadership Announcement
  • Jan. 19, 2021: New Program - Master of Science in Health Informatics
  • Jan. 15, 2021: Update on Special Grant Incentive Program

2020

  • Dec. 15, 2020: Leadership Transition in Basic Science Research
  • Dec. 8, 2020: Moving the needle on diversity and inclusion
  • Aug. 19, 2020: Announcing new Vice Provost and Sr. Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Dr. Eric Peterson
  • April 2, 2020: Dr. Sandra Schmid announcement and search for the next Chair of Cell Biology
  • Jan. 17, 2020: Retirement Of Dr. Hunt Batjer And Search Neurosurgery Chair

2019