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Angela Branch-Vital, PhD

Alumna Appointed as Inaugural Dean of the Prairie View A&M University School of Public and Allied Health

Alumna Angela Branch-Vital, PhD, has been named the Inaugural Dean of the Prairie View A&M University School of Public and Allied Health.

Bing Yu, PhD

UTHealth Houston to Lead a $4M Study on Heart Failure in Hispanic Americans

Professor Bing Yu, PhD, has been awarded a $4.1 million R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to lead a four-year study investigating heart failure in Hispanic and Latino populations.

UT Physicians, Brighter Bites, and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Receive $249,577 Grant to Address Health Disparities

UT Physicians, Brighter Bites, and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Receive $249,577 Grant to Address Health Disparities

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, UT Physicians, and Brighter Bites have been awarded a $249,577 grant from The Cigna Group Foundation through its Health Equity Impact Fund. This funding supports a new produce prescription program designed to combat food insecurity and improve diabetes management among Hispanic adults in Houston.

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Transforming Dental Research Through Data, Design, and Public Health

A trailblazer in dental public health research, Sayali Tungare, PhD, is advancing our understanding of dental pain management and the prescribing patterns of opioids and antibiotics in dentistry. Her work bridges public health and clinical practice by applying human-centered design, mixed methods research, and large-scale EHR (electronic health record) data analysis to real-world challenges.

Alexandra Willis earns national recognition at AUPHA annual conference

Alexandra Willis earns national recognition at AUPHA annual conference

June 25, 2025

Alexandra Willis, MPH, in collaboration with Ginger Raya, EdD, MHA, MPA, presented the award-winning poster “Collaborative Excellence: Transforming Healthcare Education with Case Competitions” at the 2025 AUPHA Annual Conference, held June 16–19. Their submission earned 2nd Place in the Best Poster competition, a notable achievement among graduate health administration scholars.




New grant at UTHealth Houston aimed at preventing depression among stroke survivors

“Our goal is that this intervention will improve overall quality of life for stroke survivors,” said Jennifer E.S. Beauchamp, PhD, RN, principal investigator of the study. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

June 13, 2025

Research has shown that engaging in enjoyable or meaningful activities can help prevent depression after stroke. Now an interprofessional team of researchers at UTHealth Houston has received a new federal grant to test an intervention using video chats to encourage mood-enhancing behaviors among older, low-income stroke survivors.


Redesigning Learning: Faculty Innovations in Online Epidemiology

Three UTHealth Houston Epidemiology faculty members in a split-panel image with greenery background

June 12, 2025

The UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Office of Instructional Design hosted the Teaching Innovation Awards presentation, where Epidemiology faculty shared how they improved student engagement, accessibility, and outcomes in their asynchronous courses through interactive and inclusive teaching strategies.



Alumni Profile: New San Antonio graduate Nicholas McCann, MPH, headed to medical school

Nicholas McCann, MPH, at a graduation celebration in San Antonio with Jack Tsai, PhD, professor and regional dean at the San Antonio location.

June 9, 2025

From his earliest moments, Nicholas McCann has been surrounded by hospitals, doctors, and healthcare. He was born during his mom’s third year of medical school and was just two years old when his family moved to San Antonio so that his mom, a now-retired Air Force colonel, could begin her first year of pediatrics residency. And with that introduction to the world perhaps McCann was always destined to follow his mom’s footsteps into medicine and healthcare.






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