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Ginger Raya, EdD, MHA, MPA,  (right) smiling in front of a classroom. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Selected for Statewide Rural Hospital Leadership Initiative

Houston, TX — UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has been selected to represent The University of Texas (UT) System in a new statewide initiative, the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy, designed to strengthen financial leadership and long-term stability of rural hospitals across Texas. 

Senn and staff pictured at food bank in front of tables with groceries.

From Pre-Med to Public Health

This spring 2026, Mackenzie Senn, MPH, prepares to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.

Qian Xiao in front of garden.

Xiao named 2026 US Fulbright Scholar

Qian Xiao, PhD, associate professor in Epidemiology, has been named a 2026-2027 U.S. Fulbright Program Scholar, a prestigious honor that supports international collaboration in research and education. 

Peyton and clinic workers standing at the DocSide Clinic.

From Docside Clinic to U.S. Navy, one graduate's mission

As Peyton HerrNeckar, a Master of Public Health student in environmental health, prepares to graduate from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health this spring 2026, his next chapter is already taking shape on the water.


MD/MPH: Where Medicine Meets Its Match 

MD/MPH: Where Medicine Meets Its Match 

March 23, 2025

Match Day signifies a poignant moment for fourth-year medical students seeking their next venture in their education and training. Fifty-seven Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health (MD/MPH) students at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health across Texas will combine medicine and public health in their next phase of medical training. 





Food and Cardiometabolic Health: A Collaborative Study

Food and Cardiometabolic Health: A Collaborative Study

February 28, 2025

A recently published study1 led by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity Research scientist Maha Almohamad, PhD, MS, highlights the significant role that participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)2 may play in mitigating the effects of very low food security on cardiometabolic conditions.


School of Public Health celebrates new building milestone

Topping out ceremony, people signing final beam.

February 25, 2025

At a topping out ceremony on Feb. 24, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health — ranked the 2024 Top Public Health school in Texas by U.S. News — celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.  


Two School of Public Health Faculty Named 2025 Shine Academy inductees

Two School of Public Health Faculty Named 2025 Shine Academy inductees

February 21, 2025

Last week, The University of Texas System recognized four outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2025 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education. 





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