Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
March 6, 2025
UTHealth Houston continues to rank among the nation’s top institutions for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, according to the latest annual rankings from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
February 26, 2025
Suur Biliciler, MD, believes evidence-based lifestyle medicine is crucial for treating patients with neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, myositis, and motor neuron diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
February 25, 2025
At a topping out ceremony on Feb. 24, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health — ranked the 2024 Top Public Health school in Texas by U.S. News & World Report — celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.
February 19, 2025
Beginning in Fall 2025, undergraduate students can complete science prerequisites at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston for the accelerated Pacesetter Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
February 17, 2025
DNP-prepared students may earn up to nine hours of transfer credit in the PhD program.
February 14, 2025
LaTanya Love, MD, an esteemed leader known for fostering academic success and enhancing the overall student and employee experience, has been named interim president of UTHealth Houston, effective March 1.
February 14, 2025
As announced earlier today by UT System, on March 1 I will be stepping down from my position as President of UTHealth Houston while the search for my successor is conducted. After almost fourteen years in the office, I believe this is the right time to return to my career as a clinician and educator in pulmonary medicine.
February 14, 2025
Chancellor J.B. Milliken has appointed LaTanya Love, MD, as interim president of UTHealth Houston, effective March 1, 2025. She currently serves as UTHealth Houston’s dean of education at the McGovern Medical School and executive vice president of student and university affairs.
January 24, 2025
Five years after the first groundbreaking fetoscopic spina bifida repair surgery using an innovative patch pioneered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, the fetal medicine team is celebrating the milestone of more than 100 procedures performed by the physicians and the launch of the UTHealth Houston Fetal Institute.
January 17, 2025
A new $1.5 million grant will enable UTHealth Houston to improve cervical cancer screening follow-ups and early treatment for this vulnerable population. Awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), this significant funding can help bridge the gap in health care access, ensuring that more women receive the critical follow-up care they need after screenings.
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