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New MPH alum Taylor Downs leads community health outreach clinics in San Antonio

For alumna Taylor Downs, MPH ‘26, her journey to studying at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health began with her love of fitness, a parental connection to healthcare, and a new perspective on what it means to prioritize health.
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Cardiometabolic risk factors can be identified in kids as young as 8

Risk factors for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease, a health condition made up of heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity, can be identified in children as young as 8, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.
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Jennifer Thompson, PhD: From Doctoral Graduate to Faculty Member

Recent graduate Jennifer L. Thompson, PhD, MPH, has completed the epidemiology doctoral program at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and is taking the next step in a career dedicated to research, teaching, and improving public health.
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Tsai’s mental health research journal earns high impact factor

In addition to being professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Jack Tsai, PhD, is the founding editor-in-chief of an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing the latest mental health research, whic has earned an impact factor score of 9.1 this year.
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Firefighter health 25 years after 9/11

Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a UTHealth Houston news series where our leading experts examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we look at what 9/11 has taught us about the long-term health of firefighters and why those lessons matter beyond New York.
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New public health building opens!

For students at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Aug. 31 will mark more than the start of a new semester. It will usher in a new era as they prepare to learn and connect in a newly constructed state-of-the-art facility designed with their education and future careers in mind.
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Biological changes in firefighters’ urine and blood seen 24 hours after fighting a fire

New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours of fighting a fire–changes that may help identify early cancer risk, the leading cause of death among firefighters.
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Mentoring the future of public health

Eric Boerwinkle, PhD, reflects on his career, leadership, and the future of public health at UTHealth Houston. Boerwinkle serves as dean of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, where he is the M. David Low Chair in Public Health and the Kozmetsky Family Chair in Human Genetics.
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$8.5M grant supports next generation of worker health experts

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers in the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health received an $8.5 million, five-year grant to strengthen education, research, and training for the next generation of professionals dedicated to protecting workers' health and safety.
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Alumna named dean of Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Alumna Wendy Nembhard, PhD, has been named dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she has served as professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology.
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Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health

Occupational Medicine Rotation Descriptions 2026

New MPH alum Taylor Downs leads community health outreach clinics in San Antonio

Cardiometabolic risk factors can be identified in kids as young as 8

Jennifer Thompson, PhD: From Doctoral Graduate to Faculty Member

Tsai’s mental health research journal earns high impact factor

Firefighter health 25 years after 9/11

New public health building opens!

Biological changes in firefighters’ urine and blood seen 24 hours after fighting a fire

Mentoring the future of public health

$8.5M grant supports next generation of worker health experts

Alumna named dean of Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Summer 2027 Graduate Archer Fellowship Program Information Session #1

Summer 2027 Graduate Archer Fellowship Program Information Session #2

Dissertation Proposal by Tzuruei Chao - Leveraging Longitudinal and Multimodal Learning to Predict PreP/HIV-Related Risk

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Zhengyi Cui, MPH: Interpretably PM2.5 and Its Associations with Liver Disease & Biological Aging

Dissertation Defense by Joshua Strauss, MPH: Telomere Biology and Genomic Instability in Pediatric CNS Malignancies

Carmel Dyer Lecture Series, "“Pathways to Resilience for Dementia Caregiving Families” – Dr. Wesley Browning, PhD

AI for Students: Real Skills, Real Results

Salutation: Back to School Student Mixer!

Dissertation defense by Nitesh Enduru, MPH: Decoding Neuro-Immune Crosstalk: Systematic Genetic, QTL and Transcriptomic Analysis

Summer 2027 Graduate Archer Fellowship Program Information Session #3

The Preventioneers: Lecture and Conversation with Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus

What Happens After Families Go Home? Understanding Real-World Breastfeeding Challenges and Parent Experiences

Dissertation Defense by Mitch Strahlman, BA, MS: Determinants of Adolescent and Parental Suicidal Thoughts within the Family Unit

From Research to Action: A Roadmap for a Healthier Texas