Ami E. Sedani, PhD, MPH is one of the newest investigators at the UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research.
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.
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.
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.
February 25, 2025
At a topping out ceremony on Feb. 24, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health — ranked the 2024 Top Public Health school in Texas by U.S. News — celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.
February 21, 2025
Last week, The University of Texas System recognized four outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2025 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.
February 20, 2025
Researchers at the Center for Spatial-Temporal Modeling for Applications in Population Sciences at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
go the extra mile to improve community health—sometimes literally.
February 20, 2025
With real-world volunteer experience and education at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Xiao “Lilac” Li looks to change the landscape of health care management.
February 19, 2025
The ACTion Lab at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health empowers students to close their books, leave their labs, and engage directly with the world around them.
February 18, 2025
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.
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.
February 13, 2025
The University of Texas System Board of Regents Chair Kevin P. Eltife has appointed a presidential search advisory committee to support the regents and chancellor on selecting the next president of UTHealth Houston.
February 12, 2025
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.
February 7, 2025
In collaboration with Texas Health Resources, researchers at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas support graduate research assistants to engage with communities across North Texas to evaluate the effectiveness of Texas Health Community Impact grants awarded by the health system.
