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.
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.
Individuals with a genetic profile that puts them at risk of obesity may not necessarily be at risk of having high cholesterol, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.
Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone’s risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.
October 23, 2026
The UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research is proud to lead a transformative five-year initiative to advance colorectal cancer screening, follow-up, and treatment across Federally Qualified Health Centers in Texas.
October 24, 2025
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.
October 23, 2025
Individuals with a genetic profile that puts them at risk of obesity may not necessarily be at risk of having high cholesterol, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.
October 17, 2025
Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone’s risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.
October 16, 2025
As a child, Shayanne Martin dreamed of becoming a scientist who would change the world by curing diseases, but by the time she reached high school she was more interested in a career field where she could serve the immediate and practical health needs of communities. That’s when she discovered public health.
October 9, 2025
Assistant Professor Chelsea Liu, PhD, has been awarded a $20,000 pilot grant from the UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging.
October 6, 2025
Alumna Melissa Lopez Varon, PhD, MS, has built her career at the intersection of cancer prevention and global health. Her path into public health began when she recognized the urgent need for multidisciplinary teams to work beyond traditional clinical expertise.
September 30, 2025
Second-year PhD student Oluwafunto Adepeju Aladekomo has been selected as a 2025-2026 This is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassador.
September 30, 2025
Over the past 5 years, the Salud en Mis Manos-Dissemination and Implementation Assistance (SEMM-DIA) program at the UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) has examined how evidence-based interventions are implemented by clinics serving underserved communities.
September 30, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health hosted a kickoff event to celebrate the launch of a $5 million, multi-year initiative focused on reducing cancer risks and health impacts of environmental exposures for firefighters.
