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UTHealth Houston researcher reviews evidence on how “forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk

A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.
Read more UTHealth Houston researcher reviews evidence on how “forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk
"Forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk, UTHealth Houston researcher finds

A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.
Read more "Forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk, UTHealth Houston researcher finds
Tsai Receives $1.1 Million Grant to Expand Laundromat-Based Health Clinics in San Antonio and Bexar County

After running a small pilot program for the past two years providing healthcare in laundromats, Jack Tsai, PhD, professor and regional dean in San Antonio, has secured a new $1.1 million grant to continue and expand the program for the next three years.
Read more Tsai Receives $1.1 Million Grant to Expand Laundromat-Based Health Clinics in San Antonio and Bexar County
UTHealth Houston Receives $2.9 Million CDC Award to Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas

UTHealth Houston has been awarded more than $2.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue and expand a five-year initiative focused on increasing colorectal cancer screening, follow-up, and treatment across Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Texas.
Read more UTHealth Houston Receives $2.9 Million CDC Award to Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas
UTHealth Houston awarded $2.9 million by CDC to expand colorectal cancer screening across Texas

UTHealth Houston has been awarded more than $2.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue and expand a five-year initiative focused on increasing colorectal cancer screening, follow-up, and treatment across Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Texas.
Read more UTHealth Houston awarded $2.9 million by CDC to expand colorectal cancer screening across Texas
Spotlight: Yesmeena Shmaitelly, Learning Medicine Beyond the Clinic Through Food Is Medicine Research

Since May 2025, second-year student at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Yesmeena Shmaitelly, has played a pivotal role in advancing the Harris Health Food is Medicine (FIM) study, a multi-phased project providing fresh produce and nutrition education to at-risk pregnant mothers in the Greater Houston region.
Read more Spotlight: Yesmeena Shmaitelly, Learning Medicine Beyond the Clinic Through Food Is Medicine Research
The Swaddle Study: Advancing Black Maternal Health Through Community Collaboration

The Swaddle Study, led by Serwaa S. Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH, assistant professor in Management, Policy, and Community Health and Center for Health Equity (CHE) faculty, is a federally supported, groundbreaking community-based research project designed to address long-standing racial inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes among Black families in the U.S..
Read more The Swaddle Study: Advancing Black Maternal Health Through Community Collaboration
A Message from Dean Eric Boerwinkle, PhD: 2026 Outlook on Public Health

As we look forward to the year ahead, I invite and encourage you to renew your commitment and passion for the field of public health, and to not lose sight of the importance of our work.
Read more A Message from Dean Eric Boerwinkle, PhD: 2026 Outlook on Public Health
Researchers develop temperature-controlled gene-editing method to potentially improve efforts to control disease-carrying insects

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.
Read more Researchers develop temperature-controlled gene-editing method to potentially improve efforts to control disease-carrying insects
Researchers develop temp-controlled gene method to curb insects

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.
Read more Researchers develop temp-controlled gene method to curb insects

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Feb 12 2026 Feb 12, 2026

Industrial Hygiene Seminar Series: Occupational Noise Exposure

8:30:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Online via Microsoft Teams
Feb 12 2026 Feb 12, 2026

Dissertation Proposal Defense Holly Garza, DVM, MPH: Research in Pediatric Traumatic Injury Using Healthcare Administrative Data

12:00:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM
SPH Austin Regional Campus, Room 532, and via Teams
Feb 13 2026 Feb 13, 2026

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Zhiyi Yue, MA: The Data–Model–Evaluation (DME) Framework for EHR-Based Disease Prediction

9:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM
RAS W-604
Feb 13 2026 Feb 13, 2026

Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Research Seminar Series: Human Health Risks Across Recreational Water Environments

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Online via Microsoft Teams
Feb 13 2026 Feb 13, 2026

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Geetanjali Naik, MD, MPH; Incidence Trends & Surveillance Adherence of Melanoma

1:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM
Teams
Feb 19 2026 Feb 19, 2026

Occupational Health Journal Club: Health Effects of Heat Exposure in Patients on Hemodialysis

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Hybrid: Online via Teams; In-person at RAS E533
Feb 19 2026 Feb 19, 2026

Brain Health Research Group - Monthly Meeting

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
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Feb 21 2026 Feb 21, 2026

2026 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Update Conference: Comprehensive Autism Care Across the Spectrum

8:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM
TMC Innovation Factory
Feb 24 2026 Feb 24, 2026

Cardiovascular health Shapes Brain Health in a U.S. Pediatric Cohort Study

11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Virtual - Microsoft Teams
Feb 24 2026 Feb 24, 2026

Epidemiology Career Seminar Series (In-Person & Online)

4:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
RAS Building, E-101
Feb 25 2026 Feb 25, 2026

GET PHIT Internship Program & Professional Development Information Session

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Teams & In-person (Brownsville, TX)
Feb 25 2026 Feb 25, 2026

Leadership Training Series - Know Your Value: How to Master Interviews and Negotiate Job Offers Confidently

5:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24170118798876?p=Gmg9Niupy4hHwRO7P9
Feb 27 2026 Feb 27, 2026

Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Research Seminar Series: Xylazine in Texas Wastewater and Association Fentanyl Use

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Online via Microsoft Teams
Feb 28 2026 Feb 28, 2026

2026 Healthcare Innovation Case Competition

9:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 PM
McGovern Medical School
Mar 13 2026 Mar 13, 2026

10th Annual Hot Topics in Aging

8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM
UTHealth Houston Cooley Center, 7440 Cambridge St, Houston, TX, 77054
Mar 23 2026 Mar 23, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Mengyu Zhang, MS: Genome-wide Association Test for Gene by Environment Interaction Study

2:30:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
RAS W-102B and Zoom
Mar 26 2026 Mar 26, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Wenting Liu, MPH: Doubly Robust Imputation Method for A Censored Predictor

9:00:00 AM - 10:15:00 AM
Teams and RAS E.549
Mar 26 2026 Mar 26, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Samantha Levy, MS: Methods to Account for Time Varying Effects in Multiple Intervention Stepped Wedge Des.

2:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
Teams and RAS E-305

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