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UTHealth Houston Alumni Reception at AIHA Connect 2025

Alumni from the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health gathered for a special reception at the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Connect 2025 in Kansas City, MO.
Read more UTHealth Houston Alumni Reception at AIHA Connect 2025
Department of Biostatistics and Data Science Awards Chen the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2025

On November 11-12, 2025, the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health hosted Dung-Tsa Chen, PhD ’00 where he was honored as the recipient of the 2025 Biostatistics and Data Science Distinguished Alumni Award.
Read more Department of Biostatistics and Data Science Awards Chen the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2025
The Food Is Medicine Initiative in Texas: A Landscape Scan of Programs, Priorities, and Opportunities

The research team at the Center for Health Equity (CHE), led by Naomi Tice, MPH, project manager at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health developed and implemented a comprehensive statewide landscape scan survey of FIM programs, priorities, and opportunities.
Read more The Food Is Medicine Initiative in Texas: A Landscape Scan of Programs, Priorities, and Opportunities
Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc Joins UTHealth Houston with Extensive Experience from Work in Mexico

Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc is the newest faculty member joining both the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Institute for Implementation Science, bringing extensive experience from years working as a medical doctor and health systems researcher in Mexico.
Read more Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc Joins UTHealth Houston with Extensive Experience from Work in Mexico
Alumna Recognized in the de Beaumont Foundation's 40 Under 40 in Public Health

Alumna Maha Almohamad, PhD (‘24), MS, was recently recognized by the de Beaumont Foundation's 40 Under 40 in Public Health Class of 2025, a national honor that recognizes early-career professionals.
Read more Alumna Recognized in the de Beaumont Foundation's 40 Under 40 in Public Health
CHPPR Researchers Aim to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Through Behavior Change and Comprehensive Food Curriculum

Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research have launched a pilot of an enhanced version of the established and effective SCAN (Sustainable Culturally Adaptive Nutrition) Program integrated with Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support services.
Read more CHPPR Researchers Aim to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Through Behavior Change and Comprehensive Food Curriculum
Breast Cancer Veterans and Survivors Call to Move from Awareness to Action This October and Beyond

Breast cancer advocates attest that there is much more that can be done to meaningfully support patients and survivors than what we typically see promoted in advertisements or on social media.
Read more Breast Cancer Veterans and Survivors Call to Move from Awareness to Action This October and Beyond
Meet Alexander Testa, PhD, a San Antonio faculty member and violence prevention researcher

Alexander Testa, PhD, is an associate professor at the San Antonio location of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in the department of Management, Policy and Community Health since he joined the school in 2022. Testa's research focuses on violence interventions and prevention.
Read more Meet Alexander Testa, PhD, a San Antonio faculty member and violence prevention researcher
Researchers awarded $2.8M NIH grant to address gaps in multiple sclerosis exercise programs for Hispanic adults

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers were awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop a culturally tailored exercise program for Hispanic adults with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Read more Researchers awarded $2.8M NIH grant to address gaps in multiple sclerosis exercise programs for Hispanic adults
New AI Model from UTHealth Houston Researchers Predicts Individual Infection Risk Using Social Network Data

Researchers at UTHealth Houston have developed an artificial intelligence framework that predicts COVID-19 infection risk using complex social network data spanning personal, household, and community layers.
Read more New AI Model from UTHealth Houston Researchers Predicts Individual Infection Risk Using Social Network Data

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Nov 24 2025 Nov 24, 2025

Dissertation Defense by Manali Desai, MBBS, MPH: HPV Vaccination Recommendation Practices Among Healthcare Professionals and its'

8:00:00 AM - 9:30:00 AM
Teams
Nov 24 2025 Nov 24, 2025

Dissertation Defense by Taylor Crawford, MPH: Addressing burnout among safety net healthcare workers: examining contributing facto

10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Nov 25 2025 Nov 25, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Alexandra Alvarenga, MPH

2:00:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM
Teams
Dec 01 2025 Dec 01, 2025

Thesis Presentation by Morgan Manry, BS: Statistical and Machine Learning Applications for Competing Risks in Transplant Outcomes

10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM
Teams
Dec 01 2025 Dec 01, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Adrick Harris, MPH: Voices from the Field: Job Satisfaction & Burnout Among Black Nurses

2:00:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM
Microsoft Teams
Dec 02 2025 Dec 02, 2025

Dissertation proposal defense by Nimisha Makan, MS: Assessing the Effectiveness of Emergency Department in Identifying IMC

9:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM
Teams
Dec 02 2025 Dec 02, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Rodrigo A. Hernandez, MPH: Advnc Measmt & Mdling of Hlth Blfs, Bhvrs & Infl Ntwrks in Pndmc Ctxts

10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM
Teams
Dec 03 2025 Dec 03, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Shiwei Lin, MS: Methods for Interactive Exploration of Clinical Research Data

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
RAS W-102A, 1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030
Dec 03 2025 Dec 03, 2025

Epi Stars and Careers

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
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Dec 09 2025 Dec 09, 2025

Nicotine and Tobacco Use among College Students in Texas

11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Virtual - Microsoft Teams
Dec 09 2025 Dec 09, 2025

Building and Sustaining Implementation Science across 5 Texas Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) networks

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
Virtual - Zoom
Dec 15 2025 Dec 15, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense byJenny Niedenfuehr: Examining Sexual Pain Disorders in hEDS and HSD Patients

12:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
Microsoft Teams
Dec 17 2025 Dec 17, 2025

Nourish Holiday Workshop: Mocktails

4:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
SPH Nourish Kitchen (1200 Pressler St. W104)
Dec 18 2025 Dec 18, 2025

Nourish Holiday Workshop: Festive Snack Boards

4:30:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
SPH Nourish Kitchen (1200 Pressler St. W104 Houston, TX, 77030)
Dec 19 2025 Dec 19, 2025

Nourish Holiday Workshop: Make and Take: Holiday Cookies

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
SPH Nourish Kitchen (1200 Pressler St. W104 Houston, TX, 77030)

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