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Group photo of students holding Match Day signs

MD/MPH Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

The third Friday of March marks Match Day, a milestone occasion revealing where medical students will start the next phase of their medical training, matching to new or familiar institutions, finding new opportunities, and learning new skills to help and heal patients.

Group photo of Sisters in Public Health members, photo courtesy of Angela Frazier, MPH

Alumna Turns Grief into Purpose

Alumna Angela Frazier, MPH ‘18, transformed personal loss into a national effort to support women and unite leaders across public health. 

Winter Socrates Seminar in Aspen, Colorado, courtesy of Ginger Raya

Raya selected as a 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow

The fellowship empowers leaders from the Paso del Norte Region to strengthen their leadership skills and foster meaningful dialogues around their community’s most pressing challenges.  

Yixuan He

Researchers develop a new genetic framework to predict the risk of respiratory diseases

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers developed a new genetic framework model to improve the prediction of respiratory diseases among multi-ancestry populations, according to a new study.


Protecting Outdoor Workers In Record-Setting Summer Heat

Protecting Outdoor Workers In Record-Setting Summer Heat

July 18, 2023

A record-setting summer has wreaked havoc across Texas in the form of blistering heat waves. Heat advisories have become common stance as the heat index has shown triple-digit figures since June and expected to continue throughout the remainder of the summer. For Texans, the exposure to the extreme heat warrants caution and deliberate public health consideration, and intervention. Such exposure can exacerbate cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, respiratory, or renal events that can harm health.   



Nearly $2 million Awarded for Cancer Prevention Program

Nearly $2 million Awarded for Cancer Prevention Program

July 12, 2023

“We are delighted to partner with MD Anderson Cancer Center on this important work to improve obesity-prevention behaviors for cancer prevention among Acres Homes residents in Houston, Texas,” said Sharma.


Alumnus Alan Tita Receives National Recognition

Alumnus Alan Tita Receives National Recognition

June 30, 2023

Alan Tita, MD, PhD, who received his PhD in public health with a focus on epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in 2007, led the groundbreaking Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial, which was recently awarded the prestigious David Sackett Trial of the Year Award from the Society for Clinical Trials.


Dual-degree students meet their Match

Dual-degree students meet their Match

June 29, 2023

Each student brings their education, background, and experience to aid in discovering and addressing the patient and/or population’s health. We congratulate our dual-degree graduates who will continue to advocate and represent the school’s mission in their respective journeys as they enter their residencies.


Student Spotlight: Garza's journey in public health

Student Spotlight: Garza's journey in public health

June 29, 2023

Ariana Garza, MPH, a current PhD student at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville brings a unique perspective to the public health field. Her diverse background as a Hispanic mother and member of the LGBTQ+ community allows her to bring a new lens into understanding health issues, challenges, and disparities affecting underrepresented populations.



Alumni Spotlight: Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH

Alumni Spotlight: Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH

May 25, 2023

"The training I received in these areas, along with doctoral-level methodology courses in epidemiology, demography, biostatistics, and health economics, provided me with a strong intellectual foundation and the necessary skills to design and conduct rigorous research studies; the ability to implement interventions in diverse community settings," Beech explained.




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