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Angela Branch-Vital, PhD

Alumna Appointed as Inaugural Dean of the Prairie View A&M University School of Public and Allied Health

Alumna Angela Branch-Vital, PhD, has been named the Inaugural Dean of the Prairie View A&M University School of Public and Allied Health.

Bing Yu, PhD

UTHealth Houston to Lead a $4M Study on Heart Failure in Hispanic Americans

Professor Bing Yu, PhD, has been awarded a $4.1 million R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to lead a four-year study investigating heart failure in Hispanic and Latino populations.

Yun Hang

New Satellite-Driven Model Tracks Long-Term Air Pollution Trends Across China

Assistant Professor Yun Hang, PhD, MS, and an international research team have developed a satellite-driven super learner machine-learning model to examine particulate organic carbon (OC) pollution across China.

Zeynep Coban Akdemir

New Genetic Discovery Sheds Light on Rare Heart and Organ Positioning Disorders

Researchers identify a new link between rare genetic pairs and increased risk of laterality defects, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics.


Alumni Appointed to Texas Radiation Advisory Board

Alumni Appointed to Texas Radiation Advisory Board

November 29, 2019

RAB members are the state’s advisors on all radiation issues. The governor appoints members who normally serve for a term of 6 years. Dr. Pate is one of 10 Texas professionals appointed to this board.


Alumna keeping dairy workers safe through health literacy

Anabel Rodriguez, MPH

November 21, 2019

Anabel Rodriguez is the recipient of 2019 Individual Health Literacy Hero award from the Bexar County Health Collaborative and the 2019 Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science Community Engagement Hero Award–Outstanding Student.



SWCOEH faculty member Whitworth awarded prestigious ONES AWARD from NIEHS

January 4, 2019

Kristina Whitworth, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in San Antonio and a member of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), was recently awarded a R01 grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) program. The award totals $1.8 million.



SWCOEH 40th Anniversary Celebration and Scientific Symposium

December 31, 2018

The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health is celebrating its 40th year as one of the first established and continuously funded NIOSH Education and Research Centers in the country.


Climate change health guide helps businesses and workers

December 31, 2018

HOUSTON – Health hazards associated with climate change are becoming an increasing concern to business leaders who want to protect their workers and communities from these emerging threats. As a result, researchers at the UTHealth School of Public Health are developing guidelines for occupational medicine physicians to adapt employers’ current health and safety programs in order prepare for these changes.



SWCOEH investigates Harvey impact on the health of Houstonians in ongoing study

November 1, 2018

Shortly after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas in 2017 and the resulting floods destroyed more than 100,000 homes, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), UTHealth School of Public Health and Oregon State University, began investigating the short and long-term effects from flooding exposures. The project is titled, “Environmental Health Outcomes Research among Hurricane Harvey Survivors,” and is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences through the year 2020.



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