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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.



Innovation in Action: 15th Annual Fleming Center Case Competition

15th Annual in Person Fleming Center Judges

May 15, 2025

On April 5, 2025, the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health buzzed with energy as graduate students from healthcare management programs across Texas gathered for the annual Fleming Center Case Competition. Hosted by The Board, a student-led organization within the Master of Public Health in Healthcare Management program, the event invited teams to solve a timely and complex healthcare leadership challenge.



New research suggests the risk of Mendelian diseases in consanguinity populations

Photo of Assistant Professor Zeynep Coban-Akdemir, Phd, in front of greenery background.

May 9, 2025

A new study co-led by Assistant Professor Zeynep Coban-Akdemir, PhD, at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine uncovered a link between occurrences of complex genetic disorders and inherited disease traits in a Turkish population with increased levels of consanguinity.


Blazing a Trail for a Safer World

An image of Spencer Chichester in a work cubicle.

May 7, 2025

Master of Public Health student Spencer Chichester, a NIOSH trainee with the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, is completing his degree with a focus in Industrial Hygiene. 


Driven by Data, Focused on Change

Driven by Data, Focused on Change

May 5, 2025

Over the last two years leading up to her graduation, Master of Science student Kennedy Zinn transformed her initial curiosity about biostatistics and data science into a thorough understanding. 


From Policy to Pantry: Robinson Champions Community Health

From Policy to Pantry: Robinson Champions Community Health

May 2, 2025

Lawrence Robinson, MPH student in Community Health Practice, has sought to influence health systems and policies to improve the health of our communities. For Robinson, public health is a calling to use classroom-based lessons and evidence-based implementations to make a difference in population health. 


2025 Teaching Awards

2025 Teaching Awards

May 1, 2025

The annual Teaching Awards, based =on nominations from students and voting open to all UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students, have been announced for the 2024-2025 academic year.


Lama's Legacy to Lead Vulnerability as Strength

Meghna Lama in front of research poster.

April 30, 2025

Lama reminds her peers of one certainty the science and study of public health: "Public health is foundational to any thriving society, and I believe that even in the face of uncertainty, our work remains more important than ever." 



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