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 (UAMS), where she has served as professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology.
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address healthy lunch and snack ideas as kids head back to school.
Alumna Lisa Mitchell-Bennett, DrPH, MPH, is a 2026 recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award, which recognizes academic excellence and commitment to international collaboration.
Women who experience pregnancy complications face an increased risk of developing peripheral artery disease later in life, according to a new UTHealth Houston study.
November 3, 2025
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research have launched a pilot of an enhanced version of the established and effective SCAN (Sustainable Culturally Adaptive Nutrition) Program integrated with Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support services.
October 30, 2025
Breast cancer advocates attest that there is much more that can be done to meaningfully support patients and survivors than what we typically see promoted in advertisements or on social media.
October 27, 2025
Alexander Testa, PhD, is an associate professor at the San Antonio location of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in the department of Management, Policy and Community Health since he joined the school in 2022. Testa's research focuses on violence interventions and prevention.
October 27, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers were awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop a culturally tailored exercise program for Hispanic adults with multiple sclerosis (MS).
October 27, 2025
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers were awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop a culturally tailored exercise program for Hispanic adults with multiple sclerosis (MS).
October 24, 2025
Researchers at UTHealth Houston have developed an artificial intelligence framework that predicts COVID-19 infection risk using complex social network data spanning personal, household, and community layers.
October 23, 2025
Individuals with a genetic profile that puts them at risk of obesity may not necessarily be at risk of having high cholesterol, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.
October 17, 2025
Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone’s risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.
October 16, 2025
As a child, Shayanne Martin dreamed of becoming a scientist who would change the world by curing diseases, but by the time she reached high school she was more interested in a career field where she could serve the immediate and practical health needs of communities. That’s when she discovered public health.
October 15, 2025
A transformative new chapter is continuing to take shape for UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. Construction is ongoing on a 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park, a project that will redefine how public health education, research, and community engagement converge.
