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Leading change

MPH in Healthcare Management graduate Sofia Tovar is focused on driving meaningful change across the health system landscape.
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New study introduces advanced method to better understand how cells change over time

A recent study published in Nature Communications introduces a new computational approach that helps scientists better understand how cells develop and change over time by examining DNA methylation—a key chemical process that regulates gene activity.
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Guillot-Wright receives Beasley Award for Research Efforts to Improve Health of Commercial Fishing Populations

Through the Docside Clinics: Connecting Docs to Docks, a mobile clinic that offers health services and resources to commercial fisherman, Guillot-Wright has provided over 2,000 encounters and meets these vulnerable populations where they are.
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Data Discovery and Purpose

For Arham Salman, public health is not just about discovering and analyzing data, it’s about translating science into actionable insights.
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A Passion for Health Promotion

For Jazzmyn Hollister, a second-year MPH student with the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, public health has always been rooted in a simple yet powerful idea: helping communities thrive.
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2026 Teaching Awards

Congratulation's to this year's recipients of the Teaching Awards
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Follow-up care cuts hospital readmissions for medicare patients

A new study from UTHealth Houston finds that timely follow-up care after hospital discharge can significantly reduce the likelihood of hospital readmission. yet many high-risk Medicare patients never receive follow-up care.
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Tsai awarded grant from Texas Bar Foundation to study impact of Bexar County's community court

The Texas Bar Foundation has awarded a new grant to Jack Tsai, PhD, professor and regional dean of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health dean in San Antonio, to study the impact of a homeless court on residents in Bexar County who are experiencing homelessness.
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Addressing the Future of Rural Healthcare: Inside the 2026 Fleming Center Case Competition

The Fleming Center Case Competition, hosted by The Board and the George McMillan Fleming Center for Healthcare Management, returned this spring with a full day of high energy, sharp thinking, and collaborative problem-solving at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
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Alexa Emmons, a future dietitian’s impact on community health

Students across UTHealth Houston are counting down to commencement, preparing to step into the next chapter of their careers. For Alexa Emmons, the milestone marks the culmination of a journey driven by a passion for nutrition, a commitment to underserved communities, and a desire to make a lasting impact beyond the four walls of a traditional clinic.
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HEALTH OF TEXAS DATA

Connecting Texans with their health

Leading change

New study introduces advanced method to better understand how cells change over time

Guillot-Wright receives Beasley Award for Research Efforts to Improve Health of Commercial Fishing Populations

Data Discovery and Purpose

A Passion for Health Promotion

2026 Teaching Awards

Follow-up care cuts hospital readmissions for medicare patients

Tsai awarded grant from Texas Bar Foundation to study impact of Bexar County's community court

Addressing the Future of Rural Healthcare: Inside the 2026 Fleming Center Case Competition

Alexa Emmons, a future dietitian’s impact on community health

Epidemiology Seminar

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Devesh Malgave: Cancer Survival, Recurrence, and Immunotherapy Outcomes in People Living with HIV

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Xiangyi Liu, MS: Deep Learning for Electronic Dental Records

When Students Lead, Prevention Works

Carmel Dyer, MD Lecture Series - "Management of Chronic Inflammatory Skin Diseases in the Elderly"

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Zhao Zheng: Chromatin Accessibility Modeling, Application in Single-Cell Multiome

The Long Game: Leveraging new prevention and treatment modalities to reduce the burden of HIV

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Evit John: Statistically Identifiable Copy Number Inference in Tagmentation-Based Single-Cell DNA