August 28, 2023
A new neurohospitalist fellowship program at McGovern Medical School is just the 7th in the country as of 2023 and has brought 2 talented physicians to UTHealth Houston. In this relatively new field, physicians treat hospitalized patients with neurological disorders.
August 28, 2023
Moving to Watson, Oklahoma from China at the age of 8, Eric Wang, 20, struggled because there were no English-as-a-second-language courses available to him. Instead, he learned English from friends and classmates.
August 28, 2023
Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD, will chair the Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Muhammad Walji, PhD, will chair the Department of Clinical and Health Informatics. Both begin their respective roles Sept. 1.
August 25, 2023
Seeing his 90-year-old grandparents, who were always fiercely independent, struggle with mobility issues led Carson Benner to want to focus on ways to improve mobility in older persons.
August 25, 2023
Growing up in Amherst, a town of approximately 700 residents in the Texas panhandle, Jennifer Mendoza, 22, originally wanted to study veterinary medicine. But a need for minority doctors who could connect with the Hispanic population in her area made her reevaluate her career path.
August 25, 2023
It was a high school debate coach who challenged Jonathan “Jack” Monday to be open-minded and got him thinking about whether linguistics serves as the building blocks for what we believe.
August 2, 2023
In the midst of shopping for back-to-school supplies, nutrition can sometimes be the last thing on our mind. If you are looking for one less thing to worry about, Dolores Woods, RDN, a registered dietitian with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, shares five easy, healthy, and kid-friendly lunch and snack ideas that your child is sure to love.
August 1, 2023
The new UT Physicians Interventional Psychiatry Clinic provides services for patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions in one location. Its goal is to not only embrace the current interventional psychiatry services but also expand and develop new services.
July 17, 2023
During University Classified Staff Council’s annual workshop on Friday, July 14, eight UTHealth Houston employees received the council’s Staff Recognition Spotlight Award for outstanding work performance and consistently going above and beyond.
July 14, 2023
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers will participate in a national initiative to help combat cancer disparities fueled by persistent poverty. The five-year grant was awarded to collaborators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Nearing $10 million in funding for five years, UTHealth Houston researchers will receive nearly $2 million as co-investigators to foster cancer prevention research and strengthen community-based programs in low-income areas.