Daily Texan, Nov. 19, 2008 UTMB began to lay off nearly 3,800 campus employees on Tuesday in order to make up for the severe financial losses the university incurred during Hurricane Ike. While the research and teaching operations at UTMB will continue unabated, "the layoffs will affect individuals in every single area and every single level of the organization," said Kathy Shingleton, vice president for human resources at the university.