Faculty Focus:Enabling and Celebrating Faculty Success at UTMB

A Message from the Senior Vice President, Provost, and Chief Academic Officer, UTMB

Faculty Copyright Clarity for the Classroom

Are you uploading copies of articles or book chapters to your Blackboard course but are unsure of the risks of copyright infringement? Don’t worry, the library is here to help!

The University of Texas System, including UTMB, is part of the Copyright Clearance Center’s Annual License, which covers the sharing of reading materials via Blackboard, classroom handouts, email, and more. The Annual License is intended to help faculty worry less about copyright infringement risks and the use of library or other institutional materials in their teaching endeavors.

More detailed information about the Annual License or general copyright information can be found here: https://guides.utmb.edu/copyright. If you would like help adding library materials to your Blackboard course, please contact your Library Liaison!

 

Office Spotlight

Congratulation to our Faculty Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Winners

Provost's FY25 Impact Report

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Office of the Provost Events

A crowd shot from the 2025 Faculty Recognition Reception

2026 Faculty Recognition Reception

, 2026 - - Levin Hall - 1006 Market St, Galveston, TX 77555 US

Join us to celebrate the accomplishments of all UTMB faculty. We will also present the 2026 Faculty Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Faculty attending a tea networking session seated at a table. There are two blondish Caucasian women seated next to each other preparing tea cup with a tea set on the table and a Caucasian man and woman seated opposite them.

2026 Afternoon Tea Series: Mukaila Raji, MD, MS, FACP

, 2026 - - Moody Medical Library, Faculty Lounge (3rd Fl) - Galveston, TX 77555 USA

Afternoon Tea with Faculty Development Leaders is a monthly event that provides an opportunity for faculty to network and be mentored in a relaxed setting.

Dr. Chubinskaya giving a presentation to a group of new faculty members

New Faculty Orientation: Fall 2026

, 2026 - - Administration Building - 301 8th Street, Galveston, TX 77555 United States

New faculty orientation is designed to provide new faculty members with institutional information, introduction to university leadership and their initiatives, and resources necessary to their success at UTMB.

Appointments & Promotions

Faculty Copyright Clarity for the Classroom

Are you uploading copies of articles or book chapters to your Blackboard course but are unsure of the risks of copyright infringement? Don’t worry, the library is here to help!

The University of Texas System, including UTMB, is part of the Copyright Clearance Center’s Annual License, which covers the sharing of reading materials via Blackboard, classroom handouts, email, and more. The Annual License is intended to help faculty worry less about copyright infringement risks and the use of library or other institutional materials in their teaching endeavors.

More detailed information about the Annual License or general copyright information can be found here: https://guides.utmb.edu/copyright. If you would like help adding library materials to your Blackboard course, please contact your Library Liaison!

 

Office of Faculty Development

Faculty Copyright Clarity for the Classroom

Are you uploading copies of articles or book chapters to your Blackboard course but are unsure of the risks of copyright infringement? Don’t worry, the library is here to help!

The University of Texas System, including UTMB, is part of the Copyright Clearance Center’s Annual License, which covers the sharing of reading materials via Blackboard, classroom handouts, email, and more. The Annual License is intended to help faculty worry less about copyright infringement risks and the use of library or other institutional materials in their teaching endeavors.

More detailed information about the Annual License or general copyright information can be found here: https://guides.utmb.edu/copyright. If you would like help adding library materials to your Blackboard course, please contact your Library Liaison!

 

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Faculty Development Events

Rocksheng Zhong, MD, Asian male, 30s , glasses, brown hair, in a black suit. Phil Cantu, PhD, white male 40s, with curly hair, glasses, a cropped beard and mustache, plaid shirt. Martha Grace Cromeens, RN, PhD, JD, white female 50s in black suit.

Mentee Research Talks

, 2026 - - Caduceus Conference Room, Administration Building 6.300

Highlights from Around Our Schools

  • A crowd shot of smiling graduates looking off to the left

    2026 PAS Commencement

    The John Sealy School of Medicine Physician Assistant Studies Program held its commencement ceremony on Aug. 15, 2026 at Levin Hall Auditorium on the Galveston Campus.

  • Graduates recite their oath at SHP commencement; in the forefront is a woman with long red hair reading from her program booklet

    2026 SHP Commencement

    The School of Health Professions held its commencement ceremony on Aug. 21, 2026 at Moody Gardens Convention Center. Congratulations to 252 graduates in the Class of 2026!

GSBS Research Expo 26 logo

GSBS Research Expo

, 2026 - - Health Education Center - Galveston, TX 77555 United States

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Research Expo will be held on Nov. 3, 2026, 12 to 5 p.m., on campus in the Health Education Center.

New Awards

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New Grants

Faculty Copyright Clarity for the Classroom

Are you uploading copies of articles or book chapters to your Blackboard course but are unsure of the risks of copyright infringement? Don’t worry, the library is here to help!

The University of Texas System, including UTMB, is part of the Copyright Clearance Center’s Annual License, which covers the sharing of reading materials via Blackboard, classroom handouts, email, and more. The Annual License is intended to help faculty worry less about copyright infringement risks and the use of library or other institutional materials in their teaching endeavors.

More detailed information about the Annual License or general copyright information can be found here: https://guides.utmb.edu/copyright. If you would like help adding library materials to your Blackboard course, please contact your Library Liaison!

 

More News and Events

Faculty Copyright Clarity for the Classroom

Are you uploading copies of articles or book chapters to your Blackboard course but are unsure of the risks of copyright infringement? Don’t worry, the library is here to help!

The University of Texas System, including UTMB, is part of the Copyright Clearance Center’s Annual License, which covers the sharing of reading materials via Blackboard, classroom handouts, email, and more. The Annual License is intended to help faculty worry less about copyright infringement risks and the use of library or other institutional materials in their teaching endeavors.

More detailed information about the Annual License or general copyright information can be found here: https://guides.utmb.edu/copyright. If you would like help adding library materials to your Blackboard course, please contact your Library Liaison!

 

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