UTH

News Archive

Volunteers unloading supplies from truck.

Guillot-Wright awarded $400,000 to expand Docside Clinics in Port Arthur, TX

Shannon Guillot-Wright, PhD, was recently awarded $400,000 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the expansion of the Docside Clinic: Connecting Docs to Docks initiative.

Jooyeon Hwang, PhD, an associate professor of environmental and occupational health at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston study links firefighter smoke exposure to biological changes that increase cancer risk

A new study published in Environmental Research by researchers at UTHealth Houston offers valuable insights into how firefighting can affect the body on a molecular level, potentially leading to long-term health risks such as cancer.

UTHealth Houston Study Finds Diabetes Program Improves Depression Symptoms in Mexican Americans

UTHealth Houston Study Finds Diabetes Program Improves Depression Symptoms in Mexican Americans

A team of researchers from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has found that Salud y Vida, a community-clinical diabetes program in the Rio Grande Valley, was linked to significant reductions in depression symptoms among low-income Mexican Americans living with type 2 diabetes. 

Graphic of Texas flag and blue sky in background with document that has dollar signs with a magnifying glass on it.

UTHealth Houston becomes go-to resource for health cost clarity

Texans won a major victory for health cost transparency in June with the conclusion of the 89th Texas Legislature, which provided funding support to the Texas All-Payor Claims Database and established the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program (HICCAP) — both housed at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Data.

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.





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.





Page 4 of 61
LOADING...
LOADING...