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Food Delivery Could Expand WIC Access for Families Facing the Greatest Barriers

A new study from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health suggests that adding grocery delivery options to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) could help reach families who face the largest barriers to accessing healthy food.

Eight adults posing for a photo holding certificates in front of an American Heart Association backdrop.

UTHealth Houston food pantries win Heart of Nutrition Award

Student food pantries at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health were awarded the Heart of Nutrition Award for work with the American Heart Association’s College Pantry Collective.

Juan Aguilera, MD, PhD, MPH

New Study by CHPPR Researchers Assesses Nutrition and Chronic Disease Needs and Assets in Paso del Norte Region

Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, led by Juan Aguilera, MD, PhD, MPH, are performing a four-month, multi-component needs assessment on nutrition and chronic disease in El Paso, Doña Ana County/Las Cruces, Hudspeth County, and Ciudad Juárez. 

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.


UTHealth Houston food pantries win Heart of Nutrition Award

Eight adults posing for a photo holding certificates in front of an American Heart Association backdrop.

April 3, 2026

Student food pantries at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health were awarded the Heart of Nutrition Award for work with the American Heart Association’s College Pantry Collective.



MD/MPH Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

Group photo of students holding Match Day signs

March 20, 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.



Three UTHealth Houston faculty join Shine Academy

Headshots of Hilary Fairbrother, Peggy Hsieh, and J. Michael Wilkerson.

March 6, 2026

The University of Texas System recently recognized three outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2026 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.


Alumna Turns Grief into Purpose

Group photo of Sisters in Public Health members, photo courtesy of Angela Frazier, MPH

March 2, 2026

Alumna Angela Frazier, MPH ‘18, transformed personal loss into a national effort to support women and unite leaders across public health. 


Raya selected as a 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow

Winter Socrates Seminar in Aspen, Colorado, courtesy of Ginger Raya

February 27, 2026

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.  





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