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Heather Jones and Iheyinwa Odum-Nwabueze selected as the 2023 Sharma Fellows

The fellowship opportunity is matched by university funds dollar-per-dollar through the UTHealth Houston Game Changers initiative, and is administered through the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, part of the School of Public Health.
Read more Heather Jones and Iheyinwa Odum-Nwabueze selected as the 2023 Sharma Fellows
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases occur in 7.5% of vaccinated Texas participants, according to UTHealth Houston survey; subgroups at higher odds identified

Breakthrough COVID-19 infections after vaccination occurred in 7.5% of Texans surveyed and were linked to Hispanic ethnicity, larger household size, rural versus urban living, type of vaccination, and multiple comorbidities, according to findings from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health published Feb. 2 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Read more Breakthrough COVID-19 cases occur in 7.5% of vaccinated Texas participants, according to UTHealth Houston survey; subgroups at higher odds identified
Alumni Highlight: Cheryl Camin Murray, JD

School of Public Health Alumnus, Cheryl Camin Murray, JD, to Serve as Dallas Bar Association President
Read more Alumni Highlight: Cheryl Camin Murray, JD
Common genetic variants associated with BMI in middle-aged people result in a higher risk for cardiovascular disease in people born after 1960

The researchers analyzed four birth cohorts spanning three generations of the Framingham Heart Study, starting from birth before 1932 and birth after 1960. Their work concluded that there was a larger effect of a higher genetic predisposition to obesity, as modeled by a genetic risk score, on BMI in people born more recently compared to almost a century ago.
Read more Common genetic variants associated with BMI in middle-aged people result in a higher risk for cardiovascular disease in people born after 1960
Bob Woodruff Foundation Awards Grant to Jack Tsai, PhD, to provide financial counseling program for at-risk veterans

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has received a Bob Woodruff Foundation grant for a Recovery-Oriented Money Management (ROMM) program. Jack Tsai, PhD, a professor and regional dean in San Antonio, will be the principal investigator of the eight-week community-based program for homeless and at-risk veterans.
Read more Bob Woodruff Foundation Awards Grant to Jack Tsai, PhD, to provide financial counseling program for at-risk veterans
Estrella Welcomed by School of Public Health and Brownsville Community

Spotlight on Mayra Estrella, PhD, assistant professor in the department of epidemiology, human genetics, and environmental sciences at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville, TX
Read more Estrella Welcomed by School of Public Health and Brownsville Community
Center for Health Equity Launches at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health

The Center for Health Equity will create, advance, and sustain research opportunities spanning the continuum of care to improve understanding of disease and health disparities, including the structural, behavioral, environmental, social, economic, and health literacy factors related to the prevention and control of chronic disease across the lifespan.
Read more Center for Health Equity Launches at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Amerigroup provides $50,000 scholarship to address Texas’ rural healthcare needs

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has received $50,000 in scholarship funds from Amerigroup Texas, one of the state’s largest coordinators of health care benefits, for San Antonio-based students who are committed to working in rural health.
Read more Amerigroup provides $50,000 scholarship to address Texas’ rural healthcare needs
Testa on, "The Contribution of Criminal Justice Systems to Reproductive Health Disparities" in the American Journal of Public Health

Alexander Testa, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in San Antonio reviews recent research showing that policing is failing to protect and serve Black communities, and that collaboration between the public health community and law enforcement is important for creating more equitable policing.
Read more Testa on, "The Contribution of Criminal Justice Systems to Reproductive Health Disparities" in the American Journal of Public Health
San José Clinic Partners with CHPPR to Prevent Diabetes in Underserved Communities

San José Clinic provides a wide variety of primary and specialty healthcare services to uninsured and underserved communities in Houston. The Clinic has partnered with CHPPR to provide Diabetes Prevention Program referrals and with the UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing to offer opportunities to Doctor of Nursing Practice students.
Read more San José Clinic Partners with CHPPR to Prevent Diabetes in Underserved Communities

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Feb 08 2023 Feb 08, 2023

Epidemiology Seminar

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
via WebEx link ‘https://uthealth.webex.com/join/xianglin.l.du’
Feb 09 2023 Feb 09, 2023

Proposal Defense by Shayda I. Dioun, MPH: HPV Vaccine Uptake in Insured Texas Youth

1:00:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM
WebEx
Feb 09 2023 Feb 09, 2023

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Ji Yun Tark, MPH: A longitudinal study of dietary protein consumption, hypertension, and CVD

2:00:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM
1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030 RAS W-608
Feb 15 2023 Feb 15, 2023

A Screening of "The Skin You're In" docufilm and Q&A Session with Thomas LaVeist, PhD, Dean of the Tulane University, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

10:30:00 AM - 12:30:00 PM
RAS E-101 Auditorium
Feb 15 2023 Feb 15, 2023

Epidemiology Seminar

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
via WebEx link ‘https://uthealth.webex.com/join/xianglin.l.du’
Feb 16 2023 Feb 16, 2023

Virtual Employer Information Session for Practicum and Professional Opportunities

12:00:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM
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Feb 16 2023 Feb 16, 2023

TEPHI Talks: Dell Technologies’ Workplace Transformation in Response to COVID-19

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
Feb 17 2023 Feb 17, 2023

Dissertation Defense by Jihye Choi, MPH: Maternal perspectives on human papillomavirus vaccination in males

4:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM
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Feb 21 2023 Feb 21, 2023

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Lauren Q. Malthaner, MPH: Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes of Patients Seeking Care at a Pedia

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
WebEx
Feb 22 2023 Feb 22, 2023

Dissertation Defense by Melanie Stone, MPH, MEd: An Assessment of Community Based Organization Readiness to Move Towards Becoming

12:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
Zoom
Feb 24 2023 Feb 24, 2023

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Yueh-Yun Lin, MS: The Survivorship And Burden Of HPV-associated Cancer In The United States

2:30:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
Presentation will be in-person and via WebEx (Details TBD)
Feb 25 2023 Feb 25, 2023

UTHealth Houston 7th Annual Pre-Health Professions Conference

7:00:00 AM - 3:00:00 PM
McGovern Medical School
Mar 02 2023 Mar 02, 2023

Walk With a Doc - Memorial Hermann Southeast

5:00:00 PM - 6:00:59 PM
11800 Astoria Blvd.
Mar 08 2023 Mar 08, 2023

TEPHI Grand Rounds: Vector Borne Diseases in Texas

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
Mar 20 2023 Mar 20, 2023

Thesis presentation by Yuefan Huang, MS: Characterizing metabolism from bulk and single-cell RNA-seq data using METAFlux

10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM
Zoom
Mar 20 2023 Mar 20, 2023

Thesis presentation by Yuefan Huang, MS: Characterizing metabolism from bulk and single-cell RNA-seq data using METAFlux

10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM
Zoom
Mar 24 2023 Mar 24, 2023

Dissertation Defense by Sierra Castedo de Martell, MPH: The Substance Use Disorder Peer Workforce in Texas and the United States

9:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM
1705 Guadalupe St, Room 200B, Austin, TX 78701

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