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Maria Ukhanova

Researchers find GLP-1 RA Prescriptions Skyrocketed From 2018 to 2023

A class of medications developed and commonly used to treat diabetes and weight management, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), rose in prescribing trends significantly from 2018 to 2023.

2025 Sharma Fellows Announced

2025 Sharma Fellows Announced

Three UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students have been selected as the 2025 Shreela and Vibhu Sharma Endowment for Excellence in Community Nutrition, Climate Health, and Sustainability fellows.

Kari North

BMI Alone May Miss Excess Adiposity in Children, UTHealth Houston Study Finds

While body mass index (BMI) is an effective tool for identifying obesity in children, these measurements alone do not always distinguish kids with unhealthy levels of body fat, especially in low-resource communities along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.

Dennis Ogeto Nyachoti

From Doctoral Student to Disease Detective

For alumnus Dennis Ogeto Nyachoti, DrPH, his fervor to study public health dates back to his childhood, where he witnessed the harsh impact and economic toll preventable illnesses took on rural and underserved communities.

Transforming the health of El Paso through triathlon

Gabriela Gallegos, JD, MPP

July 23, 2020

From the moment she finished her first triathlon, Gabriela Gallegos was hooked. The sense of joy that washed over her as she achieved her goal was “transformative,” says Gallegos, who joined the faculty of UTHealth School of Public Health in El Paso in February.


Studying public health during a pandemic

Sierra Castedo de Martell and Brianna

July 20, 2020

See how our summer semester students are learning to tackle the public health problems of today and tomorrow from their home classrooms. This the first of a two-part series. We’ll be checking in with another group of students in the next few weeks.



Students awarded Denton A. Cooley scholarship

Amier Haidar, MD/MPH Student

June 22, 2020

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students have earned Denton A. Cooley, MD Transformation and Hope scholarships for fall 2020. The scholarship, established in 2010, is provided to students from UTHealth Houston seven schools who excel academically.


Gabriella Mendez becomes first student to earn an MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at UTHealth School of Public Health in El Paso

Gabriella Mendez becomes first student to earn an MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at UTHealth School of Public Health in El Paso

June 15, 2020

Gabriella “Gabby” Mendez, a student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in El Paso, will graduate this semester with a Master of Public Health degree in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS). Entering the program in fall 2018, Mendez will be the first student to earn the EOHS MPH at the El Paso campus.





Joshua Yudkin receives Fulbright Award

Joshua Yudkin

May 1, 2020

Joshua Yudkin, MA, MPH, a doctoral student in epidemiology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Dallas, has been selected for a Fulbright award.




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