March 18, 2024
         Kristina D. Mena, PhD, MSPH, has been named UTHealth Houston’s first vice president of civic and business engagement. In this role, Mena will lead efforts to promote public health priorities and improve lives through increased partnerships with public and private businesses and entrepreneurs.
   
  
 
March 15, 2024
         From an Army infantry veteran to a brain cancer survivor, the Class of 2024 at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston found out together today at the Cooley University Life Center where they will take the next steps in their careers.
   
  
 
March 13, 2024
         The American Heart Association (AHA) awarded a cumulative $1.2 million to UTHealth Houston School of Public Health researchers to test the effectiveness of Food is Medicine interventions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. 
   
  
 
March 12, 2024
         Meet some of the 227 students in the Class of 2024 at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston who will be together on Friday, March 15, to celebrate Match Day, the day when they learn where they will take the next steps in their careers as physicians.
   
  
 
March 5, 2024
         Semaglutide is a safe, effective therapy for a common fatty liver disease in people with HIV, according to the results of a clinical trial presented by UTHealth Houston.
   
  
 
March 1, 2024
         Brian Dean, MBA, MPH, a highly respected health care executive with more than 25 years of experience leading health systems across the country, joins UTHealth Houston as executive vice president for health affairs, effective March 18.
   
  
 
February 27, 2024
         Three commitments to improve food security, diet quality, and health outcomes for vulnerable communities, made by UTHealth Houston in partnership with local and national organizations, have been approved as part of the White House Challenge to end Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
   
  
 
February 21, 2024
         Across the United States, more babies born at 22 weeks’ gestation are admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and surviving in increasing numbers, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston.
   
  
 
February 19, 2024
         UTHealth Houston is a national leader in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, according to annual rankings released by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
   
  
 
February 19, 2024
         Three faculty members who have demonstrated longstanding excellence in areas of research, teaching, and clinical care, and a fourth recognized for overall exemplary dedication and service, received top honors from UTHealth Houston President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair, during a ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 13.