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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.

Mary Chen; Meghana Nadella; and Alonzo Needum pictured left to right.

2025 Albert Schweitzer Fellows Announced

Four UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students have been selected as 2025 Albert Schweitzer Fellows.  

Get to know the team:  Serwaa Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH

Get to know the team:  Serwaa Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH

February 28, 2025

Serwaa Omowale, PhD, LMSW, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health joined the Center for Health Equity (CHE) in January 2025.




UTHealth Houston School of Public Health celebrates new building milestone

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park. (Photo by Jacob Power)

February 25, 2025

At a topping out ceremony on Feb. 24, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health — ranked the 2024 Top Public Health school in Texas by U.S. News & World Report — celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.  


School of Public Health celebrates new building milestone

Topping out ceremony, people signing final beam.

February 25, 2025

At a topping out ceremony on Feb. 24, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health — ranked the 2024 Top Public Health school in Texas by U.S. News — celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.  


Two School of Public Health Faculty Named 2025 Shine Academy inductees

Two School of Public Health Faculty Named 2025 Shine Academy inductees

February 21, 2025

Last week, The University of Texas System recognized four outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2025 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education. 







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