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Angela Branch-Vital, PhD

Alumna Appointed as Inaugural Dean of the Prairie View A&M University School of Public and Allied Health

Alumna Angela Branch-Vital, PhD, has been named the Inaugural Dean of the Prairie View A&M University School of Public and Allied Health.

Bing Yu, PhD

UTHealth Houston to Lead a $4M Study on Heart Failure in Hispanic Americans

Professor Bing Yu, PhD, has been awarded a $4.1 million R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to lead a four-year study investigating heart failure in Hispanic and Latino populations.

UT Physicians, Brighter Bites, and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Receive $249,577 Grant to Address Health Disparities

UT Physicians, Brighter Bites, and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Receive $249,577 Grant to Address Health Disparities

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, UT Physicians, and Brighter Bites have been awarded a $249,577 grant from The Cigna Group Foundation through its Health Equity Impact Fund. This funding supports a new produce prescription program designed to combat food insecurity and improve diabetes management among Hispanic adults in Houston.

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Transforming Dental Research Through Data, Design, and Public Health

A trailblazer in dental public health research, Sayali Tungare, PhD, is advancing our understanding of dental pain management and the prescribing patterns of opioids and antibiotics in dentistry. Her work bridges public health and clinical practice by applying human-centered design, mixed methods research, and large-scale EHR (electronic health record) data analysis to real-world challenges.





Alumni Spotlight: Dennis Casserly, PhD, CIH

Alumni Spotlight: Dennis Casserly, PhD, CIH

January 24, 2025

Dennis Casserly, PhD, (MS ’76 and PhD ‘79), is the 2024 William D. Wagner Award recipient. Established in 2003 by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the annual award is presented to a person in the field of national and international worker health and safety who is an outstanding example of commitment and dedication to creating and disseminating occupational exposure values.



UTHealth Houston research: Children born to young men with cancer have slight increases in preterm birth, low-birth-weight, but not birth defects

Caitlin Murphy, PhD, MPH (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

January 14, 2025

Male adolescents and young adults with cancer have a slightly elevated risk of having preterm birth and children with low birth weight, but no increased risk of birth defects in their offspring, according to research by UTHealth Houston. The population-based study was recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.






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