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Fadi Musfee, MD, PhD, MPH, is leading a clinical trial testing a telerehabilitation program for stroke patients in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Study on new telerehabilitation stroke therapy model led by UTHealth Houston for underserved community in the Texas Rio Grande Valley

A new at-home telerehabilitation care service for stroke patients will be offered to residents of Cameron County in the Rio Grande Valley as part of a randomized clinical trial led by researchers from across UTHealth Houston.

Alexander Testa, PhD, presenting on gun thefts at Rice University.

Testa Secures Grant to Study Solutions for Gun Thefts in Texas and Across the Nation

Alexander Testa, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in San Antonio, is set to expand his current research on firearm thefts from vehicles with a new grant of nearly $250,000. Testa and his team will use the new funding to examine why gun owners leave firearms in their cars, how thieves target these vehicles, and what interventions might prevent such thefts.

Photo of the UCT building.

UT System Board of Regents to launch search for new president of UTHealth Houston

University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife has appointed a presidential search advisory committee to support the regents and chancellor on selecting the next president of UTHealth Houston.

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville Collaborates on NIH-Funded Study to Investigate PFAS and Bone Health

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville Collaborates on NIH-Funded Study to Investigate PFAS and Bone Health

Researchers at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville have been awarded a $965,000 grant over the next five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the impacts of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on bone health in Hispanic/Latino populations.


Testa Secures Grant to Study Solutions for Gun Thefts in Texas and Across the Nation

Alexander Testa, PhD, presenting on gun thefts at Rice University.

February 14, 2025

Alexander Testa, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in San Antonio, is set to expand his current research on firearm thefts from vehicles with a new grant of nearly $250,000. Testa and his team will use the new funding to examine why gun owners leave firearms in their cars, how thieves target these vehicles, and what interventions might prevent such thefts.









Alumni Spotlight: Dennis Casserly, PhD, CIH

Alumni Spotlight: Dennis Casserly, PhD, CIH

January 24, 2025

Dennis Casserly, PhD, (MS ’76 and PhD ‘79), is the 2024 William D. Wagner Award recipient. Established in 2003 by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the annual award is presented to a person in the field of national and international worker health and safety who is an outstanding example of commitment and dedication to creating and disseminating occupational exposure values.



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