Galveston County Daily News, Jan. 2, 2009 The paper published a letter written to UTMB employees by the university’s interim chancellor, Kenneth Shine. “I emphatically state the UT System’s commitment to the health and longevity of UTMB. …There is no plan to dismantle or systematically move UTMB elsewhere. As I stated at the town hall meeting, at the dedication of the Galveston National Laboratory, and at a special legislative hearing Dec. 3, the board of regents and UT System are committed to rebuilding a strong and financially-sound academic health center at UTMB.”