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UT System Hosts 2022 Innovation Summit

WHAT: On Friday, The University of Texas System will host its 2022 Innovation Summit with introductory remarks provided at 9:00 AM by UT System Chancellor J.B. Milliken.

AUSTIN (Sept. 7, 2022) – Receiving a patent every 1.4 days on average, University of Texas institutions are among the most innovative universities in the world and ranked No. 3 for most patents granted in 2021, according to the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association’s (IPO) annual global rankings.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will meet Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 24-25, 2022. The meeting will be held on the second floor of the UT System Building, 210 West 7th St. in Austin.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $10 million grant – titled “RISE UPP”:  Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoctoral Pathways Alliance – to four institutions and university systems, including the University of Texas System, as part of its NSF INCLUDES Alliance.