Emergency Weather Information
Inclement weather conditions or natural disasters severe enough to cause closure are very rare, but when they do occur GSBS policy is as follows:
- With regard to lectures, didactic classes and other official on-campus school functions, GSBS will close when our first parent institution (UTHealth or
- Students should return to their laboratories, however, as directed by their tutorial advisors for first-year students or their research advisors for students past the first year.
Students should check the following web sites:
For students working at MDACC: http://www3.mdanderson.org/employeealert/
For students working at UTHealth: http://uthoustonemergency.org
For students working at TAMHSC/IBT: http://www.tamhsc.edu/news/weather.html
Staff and students can also log onto www.school-closings.net for a complete list of area closings, including UTHealth Schools.
For advice on preparing for adverse weather, refer to the Hurricane and Flood "Before-and-After" Handbook
Other sources of information:
Traffic Incidents and Road Closures
Television Channels
• Channel 2 KPRC (NBC affiliate)
• Channel 11 KHOU (CBS affiliate)
• Channel 13 KTRK (ABC affiliate)
• Channel 26 (KRIV)
• Channel 39 (KHCW)
• Channel 45 (KXLN)
• Channel 47 (KTMD)
Radio Stations
• 950 AM (KPRC)
• 740 AM (KTRH)
Telephone Numbers
• Call 713-500-9996 for UTHealth closure (Toll-free: 1-866-237-0107)
• Call 713-792-7464 for M. D. Anderson closure
• Call 713-500-9850 for GSBS information
• Call 713-500-7999 for offices located at the Medical School
• Call 713-741-5001 for Harris County Psychiatric Center
