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Group photo of students holding Match Day signs

MD/MPH Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

The third Friday of March marks Match Day, a milestone occasion revealing where medical students will start the next phase of their medical training, matching to new or familiar institutions, finding new opportunities, and learning new skills to help and heal patients.

Group photo of Sisters in Public Health members, photo courtesy of Angela Frazier, MPH

Alumna Turns Grief into Purpose

Alumna Angela Frazier, MPH ‘18, transformed personal loss into a national effort to support women and unite leaders across public health. 

Winter Socrates Seminar in Aspen, Colorado, courtesy of Ginger Raya

Raya selected as a 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow

The fellowship empowers leaders from the Paso del Norte Region to strengthen their leadership skills and foster meaningful dialogues around their community’s most pressing challenges.  

Yixuan He

Researchers develop a new genetic framework to predict the risk of respiratory diseases

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers developed a new genetic framework model to improve the prediction of respiratory diseases among multi-ancestry populations, according to a new study.



Austin campus alumni leading the charge for improving childhood health through CATCH Global Foundation

Duncan Van Dusen, MPH

November 9, 2020

After success in FinTech, Duncan Van Dusen sought out the School of Public Health at the age of 36 looking to apply his skills to public service. The Austin campus’ regional dean at the time suggested he reach out to Dr. Steve Kelder, professor, and now-associate regional dean. It turned out to be the start of a 14 year-and-counting collaboration, which has led to the establishment of CATCH Global Foundation, and on November 10, the publication of Van Dusen’s book When Are We Going to Teach Health?




Students named public health ambassadors to the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health

Emily Gordon

August 4, 2020

This is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassadors represent the This Is Public Health brand and 30 ASPPH member institutions. Nominated by their institutions, students who participate as Ambassadors help raise awareness about the field of public health by leading virtual events, taking over the TIPH social media accounts, and planning activities for K-16 students to grow interest in public health education and careers. ASPPH launched the TIPH Ambassador program in 2017.


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.



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