New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours of fighting a fire–changes that may help identify early cancer risk, the leading cause of death among firefighters.
Eric Boerwinkle, PhD, reflects on his career, leadership, and the future of public health at UTHealth Houston. Boerwinkle serves as dean of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, where he is the M. David Low Chair in Public Health and the Kozmetsky Family Chair in Human Genetics.
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers in the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health received an $8.5 million, five-year grant to strengthen education, research, and training for the next generation of professionals dedicated to protecting workers' health and safety.
Alumna Wendy Nembhard, PhD, has been named dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she has served as professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology.
March 12, 2024
To reinforce the ties between public health education and practice, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 9/10 Office embarked on a journey to bolster their collaboration in the Paso del Norte region.
March 12, 2024
Recruiting diverse people living with dementia and their caregivers, traditionally an unstudied population, was successful through using electronic health records of patients and engagement with their clinicians at health systems, according to an article with co-lead authors from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
March 11, 2024
Researchers at UTHealth Houston have begun a $3 million dollar, 2-year project to develop the Multiple Sclerosis Implementation Network, a practice-based research network and learning collaborative of Multiple Sclerosis researchers and clinicians.
March 7, 2024
This award is presented to faculty to recognize their excellence in teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education.
March 4, 2024
Students in the first cohort of the executive-style MPH in Healthcare Management program in El Paso will graduate in May 2024. Celebrate with us as we share their journeys and explore how they are making an impact on their community.
March 4, 2024
The UTHealth Houston STAR Awards reception and luncheon were held Feb. 28-29 at the Cooley University Life Center, celebrating employees and recognizing milestone years of service, from five years to more than five decades.
February 27, 2024
For Gabrielle Haley, an MPH student in San Antonio, Mae Jemison, NASA's first Black female astronaut, made her literally want to reach for the stars. Haley said she studied the NASA astronaut and made a particularly memorable presentation about her in elementary school, and from then on, she said, Jemison was sealed in her heart as her hero.
February 27, 2024
Three commitments to improve food security, diet quality, and health outcomes for vulnerable communities, made by UTHealth Houston in partnership with local and national organizations, have been approved as part of the White House Challenge to end Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
February 27, 2024
"My passion for public health was ignited as a dental student in India," she explains. "I observed firsthand the devastating impact of socio-economic disparities on oral and systemic health."
February 23, 2024
All for Them, a vaccination program run by UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, will continue its work to protect Texas youth against HPV-related cancers with almost $2.5 million in funding from The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
