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Researchers awarded $2.8M NIH grant to address gaps in multiple sclerosis exercise programs for Hispanic adults 

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers were awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop a culturally tailored exercise program for Hispanic adults with multiple sclerosis (MS). 

Melissa Lopez Varon

Alumna Carves Path in Cancer Prevention and Control

Alumna Melissa Lopez Varon, PhD, MS, has built her career at the intersection of cancer prevention and global health. Her path into public health began when she recognized the urgent need for multidisciplinary teams to work beyond traditional clinical expertise.

Aladekomo Selected as 2025-2026 'This is Public Health' Ambassador

Aladekomo Selected as 2025-2026 'This is Public Health' Ambassador

Second-year PhD student Oluwafunto Adepeju Aladekomo has been selected as a 2025-2026 This is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassador.  

UTHealth Houston launches firefighter cancer risk study with kick-off event 

UTHealth Houston launches firefighter cancer risk study with kick-off event 

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health hosted a kickoff event to celebrate the launch of a $5 million, multi-year initiative focused on reducing cancer risks and health impacts of environmental exposures for firefighters.



Brownsville 20th Anniversary: Paola Vidal

Paola Vidal

April 12, 2021

Paola Vidal joined UTHealth School of Public Health at Brownsville in fall 2020 and is pursuing an MPH in Epidemiology. Vidal sat down to share her experience at the Brownsville campus during the pandemic and how it didn’t diminish her passion for public health.


Working in Public Health: Lori Boies, MPH

Alumna Lori Boies, MPH

April 2, 2021

Lori Boies, a student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in the online Epidemiology Master of Public Health program, conducted her practicum in fall 2020 remotely with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Texas Syndromic Surveillance System under Mr. Linc Allen. 


Brownsville 20th Anniversary: Dr. Miryoung Lee

Dr. Miryoung Lee

March 25, 2021

Dr. Miryoung Lee says the people at the Brownsville campus are its greatest asset. “It was a big change moving from Ohio to Texas. I grew up near the mountains in South Korea, and always enjoyed being in the outdoors in Ohio as well, hiking and trail running in the forest, even in winter."


Brownsville 20th Anniversary Feature: Dianey Perez

Brownsville 20th Anniversary Feature: Dianey Perez

February 15, 2021

When Dianey Perez was growing up, she saw first had the contrasts between life in the Rio Grande Valley and life “up north” where she and her parents spent every spring and summer as migrant farmworkers.


Meet the Librarians: Part 2

Zhiling “Willa” Wu, ESL training specialist (training specialist II) | Avatar used in lieu of headshot

February 8, 2021

Meet the Librarians is a two-part introduction to the staff at the School of Public Health Library and Graduate Communication Center. Part two  features Zhiling “Willa” Wu, ESL training specialist II, Kelsey Koym, liaison librarian for the Texas Medical Center Library and the UTHealth School of Public Health Library, and Patricia Ann McEvoy-Jamil, academic writing specialist.  



Meet the librarians: Part 1

Lionel Santibáñez, senior scientific editor

February 1, 2021

Meet the Librarians is a two-part introduction to the staff at the School of Public Health Library and Graduate Communication Center. Part one features Lionel Santibáñez, senior scientific editor, and Angel Hooper, systems analyst II.




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