| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | |
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| Motto | Disciplina, Praesidium, Civitatis |
| Established | 1972 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D. |
| Academic staff | 1389 |
| Admin. staff | 3648 |
| Undergraduates | 429 |
| Postgraduates | 3399 |
| Location | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Campus | Urban; 3.9 million ft2 (286,000 m2) |
| Athletics | recreational |
| Colors | burnt orange and gray |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was created by the UT System Board of Regents and supported by the Texas Legislature in 1972. Located in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the school is primarily a graduate education university focusing on the medical research.
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During World War II, UT was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.[1]
In 2008, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston had an operating budget of $762.3 million with $191.7 million in research expenditures. The university has 3.9 million ft2 in 44 buildings and facilities throughout the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. Since the university was established in 1972, 34,135 students have graduated. Over 600 grant-funded research projects are in progress at any given time. The health science center further enjoyed $108.1 million in endowments in 2008 and had a $2.3 billion economic impact on the Houston metropolitan region.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is popularly called "UTHealth".
The university has two student housing properties, 7900 Cambridge and 1885 El Paseo.[3] The university student housing apartment complex is at 7900 Cambridge.[4] 7900 Cambridge was built in 1982. It has apartments on first and second floors, with one, two, and three bedroom setups.[3] The 7900 Cambridge development includes the Child Development Center.[5] 1885 El Paseo, a four story complex, was built in 2005. It has one and two bedroom setups.[3]
Minor dependent residents of both developments are zoned to the Houston Independent School District. Residents of both complexes are zoned to Whidby Elementary School,[6] Cullen Middle School,[7] and Lamar High School.[8]
University Research Institutes and Centers
Collaborative Research Institutes and Centers
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