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From Inspiration to Impact: Harsha Gottimukkala’s Path in Epidemiology

Harsha Gottimukkala, MD, MPH, a recent graduate of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Epidemiology MPH program, has built a path shaped by personal inspiration, meaningful mentorship, and a growing commitment to advancing population health.

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The public health playbook for the World Cup

The world's largest soccer tournament has arrived in Texas, bringing thousands of international fans together to celebrate the FIFA World Cup.

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2026 Archer fellows head to the Hill  

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students head to the heart of public health policy each summer under the Graduate Archer Fellowship Program. 

From left: Dean Eric Boerwinkle, PhD; Theresa Tran, MD; Mayor John Whitmire; President Melina R. Kibbe, MD; and Scott Forbes. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston partners with city of Houston to establish new academic health department

UTHealth Houston announced today a partnership with the city of Houston to establish a new academic health department that will strengthen the region’s public health workforce, expand hands-on training opportunities, and deepen collaboration between academic experts and city health leaders.




Bauer and Cannell receive 2023 R. Palmer Beasley, MD Award for Innovation

Left: R. Palmer Beasley, MD (Photo by Steve Ueckert/Houston Chronicle). Right: Cici Bauer, PhD and Dean, Eric Boerwinkle, PhD (Photo by Zeeshan Mirza, UTHealth Houston)

May 17, 2023

The R. Palmer Beasley, MD Faculty Award for Innovation is an endowment at UTHealth Houston established with a philanthropic gift from Palmer Beasley, MD, in 2012. Beasley was dean of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health from 1987-2004. Beasleyinternationally recognized for his research on the causal link between the hepatitis B virus and liver cancerdedicated his career to epidemiology, public health leadership, and global health research and trainingThis endowment supports awards to faculty members whose work exemplifies innovative research in public health. 



Learn how to cope from the effects of violence

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May 15, 2023

Being exposed to a barrage of media reports after a tragedy can result in acute stress. Psychological effects can have long-lasting consequences, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and major depressive disorders.


El Paso’s UTHealth Houston Center for Community Health Impact to partner on USDA Regional Food Business Center

Gabriela Gallegos, JD, MPP, will lead the evaluation, assessment, and advocacy team for the Rio Grande Colonias USDA Regional Food Business Center. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

May 10, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 12 applicants that will each establish a Regional Food Business Center. UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Community Health Impact has partnered with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and other Texas and New Mexico organizations to lead the Rio Grande Colonias USDA Regional Food Business Center over the next five years.



The Intersection of Mass Incarceration and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults

The Intersection of Mass Incarceration and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults

May 4, 2023

Testa explains that “an overreliance on prisons and more severe sentences” since the 1970’s has caused “a ‘graying’ of the prison population. Currently, 1-in-5 (more than 250,000) persons incarcerated in prisons in 2020 were over 50 years of age; estimates project this number will rise to 1-in-3 by 2030.”




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