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.
This spring 2026, Mackenzie Senn, MPH, prepares to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
Qian Xiao, PhD, associate professor in Epidemiology, has been named a 2026-2027 U.S. Fulbright Program Scholar, a prestigious honor that supports international collaboration in research and education.
As Peyton HerrNeckar, a Master of Public Health student in environmental health, prepares to graduate from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health this spring 2026, his next chapter is already taking shape on the water.
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
Alongside other task force members, Anikputa will coordinate the design and implementation of the state’s plan for the prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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.
May 4, 2022
Published in May of 2022 in the JAMA Network Open, the article “Comparison of Collaborative Goal Setting With Enhanced Education for Managing Diabetes-Associated Distress and Hemoglobin A1c Levels” was published, with contributions by Aanand Naik, MD, professor, and chair for the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health as the senior investigator and corresponding author.
April 28, 2022
This national award is given to students who advance the USPHS’ mission of delivering health promotion and disease prevention programs to all Americans.
