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New Study Examines Factors Affecting Physical Activity and Park Use in Texas Cities

A new study by CHPPR researchers assesses the physical activity patterns and behaviors of visitors to parks in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas.
Read more New Study Examines Factors Affecting Physical Activity and Park Use in Texas Cities
Alumni Profile: New San Antonio graduate Nicholas McCann, MPH, headed to medical school

From his earliest moments, Nicholas McCann has been surrounded by hospitals, doctors, and healthcare. He was born during his mom’s third year of medical school and was just two years old when his family moved to San Antonio so that his mom, a now-retired Air Force colonel, could begin her first year of pediatrics residency. And with that introduction to the world perhaps McCann was always destined to follow his mom’s footsteps into medicine and healthcare.
Read more Alumni Profile: New San Antonio graduate Nicholas McCann, MPH, headed to medical school
UTHealth Houston Fleming Center Launches Inaugural Executive Certificate in Healthcare Management & Leadership with Student-Led Innovation Showcase
Read more UTHealth Houston Fleming Center Launches Inaugural Executive Certificate in Healthcare Management & Leadership with Student-Led Innovation Showcase
Bauer awarded nearly $3 million by CPRIT to establish the Texas Spatial-Temporal Data Science, Informatics, and Modeling Core

Cici Bauer, PhD was awarded nearly $3 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to establish the Texas Spatial-Temporal Data Science, Informatics, and Modeling Core (TEX-SIM).
Read more Bauer awarded nearly $3 million by CPRIT to establish the Texas Spatial-Temporal Data Science, Informatics, and Modeling Core
Researchers Find Link Between Father's Occupation and Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Offspring

A new study from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Child Health and Development Studies at the Public Health Institute (PHI) has found that children whose fathers worked in craft, operative, service or labor occupations experienced higher incidence rates of developing colorectal cancer later in life.
Read more Researchers Find Link Between Father's Occupation and Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Offspring
University researchers receive more than $5 million from CPRIT

Three UTHealth Houston researchers were awarded more than $5 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), furthering the state’s mission to prevent and treat cancer through innovative science and core infrastructure.
Read more University researchers receive more than $5 million from CPRIT
Catherine Troisi elected Chair-Elect of the International Network of Epidemiology in Policy

Catherine L. Troisi, PhD, professor in the Divisions of Management, Policy, and Community Health and Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, has been elected Chair-Elect of the International Network of Epidemiology in Policy (INEP), an organization dedicated to advancing evidence-based public health policy worldwide.
Read more Catherine Troisi elected Chair-Elect of the International Network of Epidemiology in Policy
Measles Virus Detected in Houston Wastewater Before Cases Were Reported

An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.
Read more Measles Virus Detected in Houston Wastewater Before Cases Were Reported
Noted epidemiologist, Kari North, PhD, joins CCTS leadership
Read more Noted epidemiologist, Kari North, PhD, joins CCTS leadership
Hernandez receives Beasley Award in recognition of her innovative research in sexual assault and violence prevention

Recognizing her extensive and impactful work in creating sexual assault and suicide prevention programs, UTHealth Houston has awarded Belinda Hernandez, PhD, the 2025 R. Palmer Beasley Award for Innovation.
Read more Hernandez receives Beasley Award in recognition of her innovative research in sexual assault and violence prevention

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Jun 12 2025 Jun 12, 2025

Dissertation Defense by Yang Liu, MS: Advancing Biomarker Discovery through Graph-based Learning

2:00:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM
RAS W-304
Jun 13 2025 Jun 13, 2025

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Timothy Clark, MA: Sleep Disorders, Rest-Activity Patterns, and Parkinson's Disease in the AoURP

2:00:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM
Microsoft Teams
Jun 16 2025 Jun 16, 2025

2025 TCHMB Summit

8:30:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
Jun 16 2025 Jun 16, 2025

Institute on Aging Lecture Series: Vivian Kaul, MD

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
McGovern Medical School Building, 6431 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030, Room B.605
Jun 16 2025 Jun 16, 2025

Dissertation Defense by Fatima Sheriff, MPH: 'Preterm Birth among Infants with Trisomy 21: A Texas Statewide Analysis

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
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Jun 27 2025 Jun 27, 2025

Statewide Landscape Scan of Food is Medicine Initiatives in Texas

10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM
Zoom
Jun 27 2025 Jun 27, 2025

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

12:00:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM
WebEx
Jul 07 2025 Jul 07, 2025

Dissertation Defense by Cheng-Han Yang: Methodological Advances in Early-Phase Clinical Trial Design and Analysis

10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
SPH E-705
Jul 07 2025 Jul 07, 2025

Proposal Defense by Kira Mori, MPH: Project CASCADE

3:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM
Microsoft Teams
Jul 10 2025 Jul 10, 2025

ACTion Lab Film Screening Series: Lights Out Texas -In Partnership with Houston Audubon

5:30:00 PM - 6:45:00 PM
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Jul 14 2025 Jul 14, 2025

Dissertation Defense by Yishan Wang, MS: Statistical Methods for Spatially Correlated Genomic Data

11:30:00 AM - 1:30:00 PM
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Dissertation Defense by Scott Alpard, MBA, MMSc: Success Factors and Barriers Related to Healthcare Innovation

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