The world's largest soccer tournament has arrived in Texas, bringing thousands of international fans together to celebrate the FIFA World Cup.
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students head to the heart of public health policy each summer under the Graduate Archer Fellowship Program.
Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD, vice chair and professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, has been named a 2026 fellow of the American Heart Association.
Houston, TX — UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has been selected to represent The University of Texas (UT) System in a new statewide initiative, the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy, designed to strengthen financial leadership and long-term stability of rural hospitals across Texas.
June 23, 2022
Cici Bauer, PhD, from UTHealth School of Public Health, and Thomas Stopka, PhD, from Tufts University serve as the multiple principal investigators of this R01 grant. "R01 is a funding mechanism from NIH research grants and is very prestigious and competitive to get," says Bauer.
June 23, 2022
“Pride Month is a space to celebrate and tell those who may feel isolated that they have somewhere they belong,” explains J. Michael Wilkerson, PhD, MPH, associate professor in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth School of Public Health.
June 14, 2022
Published in April 2022, each of the four journals covers a specific focus on different areas of study in resilience research including Psychological Services, Healthy Psychology, Military Psychology, and Psychological Trauma. Serving as lead guest editor, Tsai oversaw the print and publication of all four special journal issues.
June 10, 2022
Congratulations to UTHealth School of Public Health El Paso Campus Dean, Kristina Mena, PhD for being awarded one of the first four grants under the Children’s Healthy Learning Environments in Low-Income and/or Minority Communities competition.
June 8, 2022
With deep roots in the Texas landscape, Juneteenth serves as a day of celebration of the African-American Culture and the observance of the emancipation of slaves.
June 6, 2022
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) at UTHealth School of Public Health have updated and enhanced their innovative theory- and Web-based decision support system, iCHAMPSS (Choosing and Maintaining Effective Programs for Sex Education in Schools).
May 24, 2022
The R. Palmer Beasley, MD Faculty Award is an endowment at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) .Nominated by Aanand Naik, MD, chair for the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health, Tsai's research and academic career has focused on the development and creation of innovative models used for collaborative care, targeting the health and social needs of vulnerable populations including homeless and veterans.
May 19, 2022
May 15, 2022
"Asian Americans are celebrated as indispensable threads in the American social fabric. Their invaluable, manifold contributions deserve to be highlighted," says Gordon Shen, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health at UTHealth School of Public Health.
As we celebrate and commemorate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we interviewed Shen on how his ethnicity has impacted his research and career, and how Americans can continue to honor and understand disparities and differences within cultures.
May 9, 2022
The award-winning cookbook is a hardcover 282-page book that tells the remarkable story of the UTHealth School of Public Health’s Nourish Program. The book is a journey that starts with a 5,000-square foot garden and offers dozens of beautifully illustrated recipes grouped by fruit, flowers, seeds, tubers, spices, stems, and shoots.
