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Three UTHealth Houston faculty join Shine Academy

The University of Texas System recently recognized three outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2026 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.
Read more Three UTHealth Houston faculty join Shine Academy
Alumna Turns Grief into Purpose

Alumna Angela Frazier, MPH ‘18, transformed personal loss into a national effort to support women and unite leaders across public health.
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Raya selected as a 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow

The fellowship empowers leaders from the Paso del Norte Region to strengthen their leadership skills and foster meaningful dialogues around their community’s most pressing challenges.
Read more Raya selected as a 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow
Researchers develop a new genetic framework to predict the risk of respiratory diseases

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers developed a new genetic framework model to improve the prediction of respiratory diseases among multi-ancestry populations, according to a new study.
Read more Researchers develop a new genetic framework to predict the risk of respiratory diseases
Researchers led by UTHealth Houston develop new genetic framework to predict the risk of respiratory diseases

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers have developed a new genetic framework to improve the prediction of respiratory diseases among multi-ancestry populations, according to a new study.
Read more Researchers led by UTHealth Houston develop new genetic framework to predict the risk of respiratory diseases
Collaborative Communication Training Equips Clinics with Strategies to Improve Hypertension and Heart Health

The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program at the UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research is providing training to clinic staff at primary care clinics in Texas to equip them with practical, clinic-ready communication tools that have been proven to improve health outcomes related to hypertension.
Read more Collaborative Communication Training Equips Clinics with Strategies to Improve Hypertension and Heart Health
UTHealth Houston ranks among nation’s best in NIH funding

UTHealth Houston again ranks among the nation’s leading institutions for National Institutes of Health research funding, according to the latest annual analysis by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
Read more UTHealth Houston ranks among nation’s best in NIH funding
UTHealth Houston researcher reviews evidence on how “forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk

A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.
Read more UTHealth Houston researcher reviews evidence on how “forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk
"Forever chemicals" may shape congenital heart defect risk, UTHealth Houston researcher finds

A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.
Read more "Forever chemicals" may shape congenital heart defect risk, UTHealth Houston researcher finds
Tsai Receives $1.1 Million Grant to Expand Laundromat-Based Health Clinics in San Antonio and Bexar County

After running a small pilot program for the past two years providing healthcare in laundromats, Jack Tsai, PhD, professor and regional dean in San Antonio, has secured a new $1.1 million grant to continue and expand the program for the next three years.
Read more Tsai Receives $1.1 Million Grant to Expand Laundromat-Based Health Clinics in San Antonio and Bexar County

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Feb 17 2026 Feb 17, 2026

Spring 2026 Fleming Center Healthcare Management Case Competition - Accepting Applications Now!

8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM
School of Public Health
Mar 09 2026 Mar 09, 2026

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Mark Wenstrom, MPH: A Multidimensional Investigation of Diet-Based Weight Loss Apps

8:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM
Teams
Mar 13 2026 Mar 13, 2026

10th Annual Hot Topics in Aging

8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM
UTHealth Houston Cooley Center, 7440 Cambridge St, Houston, TX, 77054
Mar 18 2026 Mar 18, 2026

Thesis Presentation: Associations between neighborhood opportunity and healthy eating among 8th and 11th grade students in Texas

2:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM
SPH Austin Campus Room 525, 1836 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX
Mar 19 2026 Mar 19, 2026

Occupational Health Journal Club: Using Machine Learning to Prevent Workplace Injuries

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Virtual or in-person (classroom RAS E533)
Mar 19 2026 Mar 19, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Jenny M. Rowlands, MPH: A Landscape Analysis and Construct Assessment of Internet-Based Patient Education

2:30:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
UTSPH Houston Campus, 1200 Pressler St., Houston, TX 77030, RAS E-305 and via Teams
Mar 23 2026 Mar 23, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Mengyu Zhang, MS: Genome-wide Association Test for Gene by Environment Interaction Study

2:30:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
RAS W-102B and Zoom
Mar 24 2026 Mar 24, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Baneen Sheriff: Financial Toxicity Among Adults with ADRD in the U.S.

2:30:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM
Teams
Mar 24 2026 Mar 24, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Erica Reyes, MS: Dissemination and implementation of the StrongPeople Strong Bodies™ program in Texas

3:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM
Microsoft Teams meeting
Mar 26 2026 Mar 26, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Wenting Liu, MPH: Doubly Robust Imputation Method for A Censored Predictor

9:00:00 AM - 10:15:00 AM
Teams and RAS E.549
Mar 26 2026 Mar 26, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Samantha Levy, MS: Methods to Account for Time Varying Effects in Multiple Intervention Stepped Wedge Des.

2:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
Teams and RAS E-305
Mar 31 2026 Mar 31, 2026

Film Screening: Hotel of 10,000 Stars | KHÁCH SAN NGÀN SAO

4:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
TMC3 Collaborative Building, Hermann Hall
Apr 03 2026 Apr 03, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Kaiya Farris, MS: Patient-Provider Race Concordance Intention in Women Searching for an Obstetric Provider

2:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030 Room: RAS E-605
Apr 06 2026 Apr 06, 2026

National Public Health Week: Conversation with Dr. Eric Boerwinkle

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Virtual
Apr 06 2026 Apr 06, 2026

National Public Health Week: Ready. Set. Yoga!

1:30:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
1200 Pressler St.
Apr 06 2026 Apr 06, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Bohong Guo, MPH: Efficient multi-trait genetic association studies for high-dimensional brain imaging data

4:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
Teams and RAS E-305
Apr 07 2026 Apr 07, 2026

National Public Health Week: Practice Day

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
1200 Pressler St.
Apr 08 2026 Apr 08, 2026

Thesis Presentation by Miranda Kapfhammer, BS: Assessing physical function trajectories in CAR-T Therapy

10:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM
Teams
Apr 08 2026 Apr 08, 2026

National Public Health Week: Community Networking Hour

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
1200 Pressler St.
Apr 09 2026 Apr 09, 2026

34th Annual Steele Lecture featuring William E. Secor, PhD

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
RAS Building, 1st floor Auditorium
Apr 09 2026 Apr 09, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Tia Thomas: Rank-based Information Borrowing from Subgroups and Surrogate Outcomes in Survival Analysis

1:00:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM
RAS W-02
Apr 10 2026 Apr 10, 2026

Dissertation Defense by Valerie Valenzuela, MBA, : Assessment: Role of Employment in the Relationship Between Violence And Wellbei

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
Virtual
Apr 10 2026 Apr 10, 2026

National Public Health Week: SPH Day of Service

1:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
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Apr 10 2026 Apr 10, 2026

15th Annual SIC Crawfish Boil 2026

4:30:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM
Cooley Center Courtyard, 7440 Cambridge St.

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