November 20, 2020

Even in a non-traditional setting, there are opportunities to find meaning and connect with loved ones, to remember the “thanks” part of Thanksgiving.

November 17, 2020

National Injury Prevention Day, Nov. 18, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of injury prevention among children. To mark this day, Sandra McKay, MD, pediatrician with UT Physicians, highlights the top five tips to keep your kids safe in everyday life.

November 11, 2020

As part of its vision to improve oral health in order to improve overall health, the School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has partnered with Harris Health System to serve the dental care needs of Harris County residents at the system’s six dental care sites.

November 9, 2020

We are fortunate to count military veterans and uniformed service members among our many faces of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). On Veterans Day and every day, we stand united in honor of our students, educators, clinical providers, researchers, and administrative personnel who have served in the military. We do this through our ongoing commitment to promote a diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment at UTHealth and through service to active military personnel and veterans in our community.

November 6, 2020

More than 65 U.S. military veterans received free urgent, palliative, therapeutic, and/or preventive dental care during the sixth annual “Give Vets a Smile” event Friday, Nov. 6, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry. 

November 3, 2020

The new members join a dedicated community of more than 160 business executives, health care leaders, and innovators on the UTHealth Development Board. Development Board members are nominated by their peers to serve and help increase public awareness and philanthropic support for UTHealth.

November 2, 2020

In 2017, faculty member and alumna Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, along with her husband Vibhu Sharma, established the scholarship endowment, which was matched by university funds dollar-per-dollar through the UTHealth Game Changers initiative. The fellowship program is administered through the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, part of the School of Public Health.

October 30, 2020

The President’s Awards for Leadership were established in 2006 in honor of the late Michael Jimenez, former vice president and chief human resources officer at UTHealth, based on the qualities of leadership he embodied: consistent demonstration of leadership through service, compassion, and ethical standards.

October 19, 2020

Four distinguished scholars who demonstrate a longstanding excellence in the areas of teaching, research, and clinical care have received the top honor awarded by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair.

October 19, 2020

To help public health professionals and scientists better understand the spread of COVID-19 in Texas and the immune response it causes in individuals, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to launch the Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey (Texas CARES). Texas CARES will determine the proportion of people throughout Texas who have COVID-19 antibodies, indicating a past infection and presumably some degree of immune protection.