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Sarah Felknor, DrPH, pictured in front of greenery and brick wall in background.

$8.5M grant supports next generation of worker health experts   

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers in the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health received an $8.5 million, five-year grant to strengthen education, research, and training for the next generation of professionals dedicated to protecting workers' health and safety.  

Wendy Nembhard pictured in red blazer in front of white background.

Alumna named dean of Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Alumna Wendy Nembhard, PhD, has been named dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she has served as professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology.

Lisa Mitchell-Bennett

Alumna Receives 2026 Fulbright Global Scholar Award

Alumna Lisa Mitchell-Bennett, DrPH, MPH, is a 2026 recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award, which recognizes academic excellence and commitment to international collaboration.

Yun Hang, PhD

UTHealth Houston researcher joins NASA project on border water resilience

The project, selected through NASA’s Water Quality Applications program, will leverage satellite-based Earth observations and advanced hydrologic modeling to help drinking water utilities better anticipate and respond to changing water quality conditions in communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. 




Building on a long legacy

Collage of photos overlapping, with original faculty & staff pictured; Reuel A Stallones; Laboratory technician; computer lab; and building photo.

April 20, 2026

In its near sixty-year history, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has never been represented by a single idea, space, or building. 




MD/MPH Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

Group photo of students holding Match Day signs

March 20, 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.


Alumna Turns Grief into Purpose

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

March 2, 2026

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


Raya selected as a 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow

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

February 27, 2026

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.  




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