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UTHealth Houston Researchers Ranked among World's Best in Social Sciences and Humanities

UTHealth Houston Researchers Ranked among World's Best in Social Sciences and Humanities

Congratulations to the UTHealth Houston researchers ranked among the world’s best scientists in Research.com’s recently released rankings for 2025!

Yun Hang

New Satellite-Driven Model Tracks Long-Term Air Pollution Trends Across China

Assistant Professor Yun Hang, PhD, MS, and an international research team have developed a satellite-driven super learner machine-learning model to examine particulate organic carbon (OC) pollution across China.

Zeynep Coban Akdemir

New Genetic Discovery Sheds Light on Rare Heart and Organ Positioning Disorders

Researchers identify a new link between rare genetic pairs and increased risk of laterality defects, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics.

Researchers Assess Environmental and Health Challenges in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor

Researchers Assess Environmental and Health Challenges in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor

A new study led by UTHealth Houston, EPIDriver, and CECLISA (Center for Advanced Health Clinical Studies in Guatemala) aims to evaluate the health status and environmental exposures of vulnerable populations in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor region.

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.





University researchers receive more than $5 million from CPRIT

Headshots of all three CPRIT awardees.

May 31, 2025

Three UTHealth Houston researchers were awarded more than $5 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), furthering the state’s mission to prevent and treat cancer through innovative science and core infrastructure.






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