New research presents promising results from an innovative technique that utilizes temperature control to genetically engineer sterile populations of insects, such as mosquitoes responsible for diseases like malaria, dengue, and other vector-borne illnesses.
Alumna Elizabeth Frost, PhD, MPH, MSW, was recently selected as an Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)/Centers for Disease Control Tribal Health Department Fellow.
A new publication in the Journal of General Internal Medicine calls on healthcare leaders to preserve one of the most important lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic: the power of organizational culture in sustaining continuous learning and improvement across health systems.
President Melina Kibbe, MD, continued her university-wide listening tour with a stop at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Dec. 5.
August 26, 2025
A new study published in Environmental Research by researchers at UTHealth Houston offers valuable insights into how firefighting can affect the body on a molecular level, potentially leading to long-term health risks such as cancer.
August 25, 2025
A team of researchers from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has found that Salud y Vida, a community-clinical diabetes program in the Rio Grande Valley, was linked to significant reductions in depression symptoms among low-income Mexican Americans living with type 2 diabetes.
August 22, 2025
Texans won a major victory for health cost transparency in June with the conclusion of the 89th Texas Legislature, which provided funding support to the Texas All-Payor Claims Database and established the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program (HICCAP) — both housed at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Data.
August 14, 2025
Researchers examine a pivotal opportunity in detecting and preventing early-onset colorectal cancer.
August 7, 2025
The Graduate Archer Fellowship Program offers outstanding graduate students from across the University of Texas System a unique opportunity to live, learn, and work in Washington, DC.
July 30, 2025
A nationally recognized leader in the field of biostatistics and data science, Samiran Ghosh PhD, steps into his new role as Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
July 18, 2025
Alumna Angela Branch-Vital, PhD, has been named the Inaugural Dean of the Prairie View A&M University School of Public and Allied Health.
July 17, 2025
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.
July 15, 2025
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.
July 1, 2025
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.
