UTHealth Houston Celebrates Grand Opening of New Starr County Border Health Research Facility
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville celebrated 25 years of serving the Rio Grande Valley with an anniversary gathering October 1st at the historic Alonso Building, a restored 19th-century city landmark and event venue.
Behind every research finding is the potential to change a life. For firefighters, that could mean detecting cancer earlier, better understanding occupational risks, and gaining more time with the families and squads they call home.
Researchers from the AYA National Standards for Cancer Survivorship Care Consortium, led by Andrea Betts, PhD, reviewed studies across seven states and nine healthcare systems to better understand how survivorship care is delivered and experienced.
September 27, 2024
Researchers and community advisory board members from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Adolescent and Young Adult Scholarship, Training, and Research Lab (AYA STAR Lab) led a general session at CancerCon, a conference dedicated to helping young cancer survivors navigate their experiences and foster community.
September 20, 2024
Adolescent participation in out-of-school and weekend activities was positively associated with meeting 24-hour movement guidelines, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers.
September 20, 2024
Assistant Professor Youngran Kim, PhD, was awarded a two-year $499,570 grant to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and program impacts associated with the mental health program, “Youth Empowerment Services (YES)”, designed for children and adolescents with complex needs and multi-system involvement.
September 19, 2024
Studies by researchers at UTHealth Houston seeking to understand the underlying pathology of Alzheimer’s disease in order to discover new pathways to treatment have earned multiple awards totaling $3.5 million from the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC).
September 19, 2024
Daisy Morales-Campos, PhD, is one of the newest faculty members to join the San Antonio location of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, bringing a wealth of experience in public health, anthropology, and community-based participatory research.
September 17, 2024
The Own Every Piece campaign was created by researchers at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and CHPPR to improve women’s access to birth control in Houston.
September 12, 2024
A modern education space that is inclusive, safe, flexible, and environmentally conscious will be unveiled today as the new home of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin.
September 11, 2024
Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, which spread to cattle and infected 14 people this year, was detected using virome sequencing in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities by researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine. The information was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
September 5, 2024
A five-year, $5 million grant will allow researchers from UTHealth Houston and The University of Texas at Austin to test how community-level interventions can improve health and reduce disparities in low-income communities in Central Texas.
September 5, 2024
Assistant Professor Kevin Rix, PhD, MPH, at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas, collaborated with a team of researchers to analyze drowning incidents of children aged 0-17 at a Texas Level 1 pediatric trauma center.
