Researchers Spur New Efforts to Ensure Equitable Access to Colorectal Cancer Screenings
August 14, 2025
Researchers examine a pivotal opportunity in detecting and preventing early-onset colorectal cancer.
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Advancing dementia research through the caregiver lens: Jiaming Liang
For Jiaming Liang, PhD, the path into dementia research did not begin in a lab, but in a deeply personal place. Witnessing a family member live with the devastating effects of dementia left a lasting impression, one that would ultimately shape his career and drive his commitment to improving care for others facing the same reality.
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Selected for Statewide Rural Hospital Leadership Initiative
Houston, TX — UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has been selected to represent The University of Texas (UT) System in a new statewide initiative, the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy, designed to strengthen financial leadership and long-term stability of rural hospitals across Texas.
Texas maternal health initiative launches first in-person learning sessions for hospital teams
LASSO-TX (Lactation and Safe Sleep Opportunities in Texas) is a hospital-based quality improvement initiative of the Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB), in collaboration with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
From Pre-Med to Public Health
This spring 2026, Mackenzie Senn, MPH, prepares to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
CHPPR Researchers Expand School-Based Physical Activity Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
August 13, 2025
MAGIC (Movement for Academic Growth In Classrooms) aims to help schools better integrate physical activity throughout the school day to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors that can often start early in life.
UTHealth Houston Student Partners with Mentor to Win NASA Future Investigators Award
August 9, 2025
Aodong Mei, a PhD student at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, has partnered with her mentor, Yun Hang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, to win the NASA Future Investigators in Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) award.
School-Based Nutrition Program promotes Health Opportunities in Acres Homes Community
August 8, 2025
The Center for Health Equity (CHE) in collaboration The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has been awarded $74,970 to evaluate the impact of the Brighter Bites program.
2025 Archer Fellows Spend the Summer in the Heart of U.S. Policy
August 7, 2025
The Graduate Archer Fellowship Program offers outstanding graduate students from across the University of Texas System a unique opportunity to live, learn, and work in Washington, DC.
Access to mental health services and to prenatal care are top health challenges for Fort Bend County despite overall good health ratings
August 5, 2025
Despite Fort Bend County’s reputation as one of Texas’ most prosperous regions, a comprehensive new health assessment reveals significant gaps in access to mental health services and to prenatal care, affecting thousands of residents across this rapidly growing, diverse community.
Ochoa Receives Prestigious Belgian Honor for Global Health Contributions
August 1, 2025
Epidemiology Associate Professor Theresa Ochoa, MD, a distinguished pediatrician and global health researcher, has been awarded the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre de Léopold by His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium.
Samiran Ghosh, PhD announced as new Department Chair of Biostatistics and Data Science
July 30, 2025
A nationally recognized leader in the field of biostatistics and data science, Samiran Ghosh PhD, steps into his new role as Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
Docside Clinic presents on work-related hearing loss at the Port Arthur Area Shrimpers Association meeting
July 25, 2025
On July 2nd, Lukas Richards, MD, a resident physician from UTHealth Houston’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency program, presented on behalf of the Docside Clinic: Connecting Docs to Docks.
Congratulations to our Recent Doctoral Graduates
July 23, 2025
Congratulations to the doctoral students who graduated from the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences this summer!