For decades, Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD, professor emeritus at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, has helped shape the scientific foundations of cardiovascular disease prevention through landmark clinical trials, biostatistical research, and leadership in preventive medicine.
The University of Texas System recognized three outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and contributions to advancing health science education with induction into the 2027 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.
For his innovative and tireless work in researching solutions for homelessness, Jack Tsai, PhD, professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, is receiving the 2026 American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Award for Excellence.
Nearly 60 years after its founding, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health opened a new chapter with the debut of its 10-story facility in Helix Park during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 28.
May 4, 2021
Maria Elena Rodriguez is a Senior Administrative Coordinator at the Brownsville Regional Campus. This month, Rodriguez sits down and talks to us about her life’s journey and how it lead to UTHealth School of Public Health at Brownsville.
April 30, 2021
Rosandra Daywalker, MD was awarded a full scholarship to attend the 2021 American Occupational Health Conference. The AOHC, which will be held virtually May 2-5, is the premier professional meeting for physicians and other health professionals who have an interest in the fields of occupational and environmental medicine (OEM).
April 19, 2021
Elena Luna, MPH, CPH, is tackling chronic disease head on. Struggling to find funding for her work with the Latinx population, Elena applied to the state-wide Gunnin Fellowship and won.
April 12, 2021
Paola Vidal joined UTHealth School of Public Health at Brownsville in fall 2020 and is pursuing an MPH in Epidemiology. Vidal sat down to share her experience at the Brownsville campus during the pandemic and how it didn’t diminish her passion for public health.
April 2, 2021
Lori Boies, a student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in the online Epidemiology Master of Public Health program, conducted her practicum in fall 2020 remotely with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Texas Syndromic Surveillance System under Mr. Linc Allen.
March 25, 2021
Dr. Miryoung Lee says the people at the Brownsville campus are its greatest asset. “It was a big change moving from Ohio to Texas. I grew up near the mountains in South Korea, and always enjoyed being in the outdoors in Ohio as well, hiking and trail running in the forest, even in winter."
February 15, 2021
When Dianey Perez was growing up, she saw first had the contrasts between life in the Rio Grande Valley and life “up north” where she and her parents spent every spring and summer as migrant farmworkers.
February 8, 2021
Meet the Librarians is a two-part introduction to the staff at the School of Public Health Library and Graduate Communication Center. Part two features Zhiling “Willa” Wu, ESL training specialist II, Kelsey Koym, liaison librarian for the Texas Medical Center Library and the UTHealth School of Public Health Library, and Patricia Ann McEvoy-Jamil, academic writing specialist.
February 1, 2021
Robert Beecham credits Dr. Satyam Nayak with helping him beat COVID-19. When it was Beecham’s turn to get the vaccine, Nayak did the honors.
February 1, 2021
Meet the Librarians is a two-part introduction to the staff at the School of Public Health Library and Graduate Communication Center. Part one features Lionel Santibáñez, senior scientific editor, and Angel Hooper, systems analyst II.
