UTHealth Houston

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

New school year, new friends, and one BIG UTHealth Houston tradition!🎉

Students, kick off the year at Salutation on Wednesday, Sept. 23! Join the Student InterCouncil for giveaways, prizes, and a chance to meet students from across all seven UTHealth Houston schools.

Bring your classmates, make some new friends, and get ready for a great year! 🧡

09/09/2026

UTHealth Houston researchers are among the top five teams internationally in the AIntibody Challenge, a blinded benchmark published in Nature Biotechnology evaluating AI-driven therapeutic antibody discovery.

Competing as Novamab AI, the team combined machine learning with experimental validation to help identify promising antibody candidates, highlighting the potential of AI to accelerate therapeutic discovery.

Learn more: go.uth.edu/NovamabAI

09/04/2026

UTHealth Houston welcomed back UTHealth Houston School of Public Health alumna Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH, CEO of Your Local Epidemiologist. Dr. Jetelina is a nationally recognized health expert focused on improving public health and well-being.

Dr. Jetelina joined McGovern Medical School's Department of Pediatrics to explore how pediatric medicine, public health, injury and violence prevention, and health policy can come together to address urgent challenges facing children and adolescents.

Through cross-disciplinary collaboration, we can turn evidence into action and help build healthier, safer communities where children and families can thrive.

09/04/2026

A new chapter awaits John A. Valenza, DDS ’81, as he has been named dean emeritus, effective Oct. 1. The honor was announced by UTHealth Houston President Melina R. Kibbe, MD, at his retirement celebration, surrounded by colleagues, friends, family, and members of the university community.

His legacy is the students he taught, the faculty and staff he mentored and supported, and the culture of family, pride, and service he helped foster.

Read more at Go.uth.edu/ValenzaEmeritus.

09/04/2026

From a coffee robot to a resource fair and plenty of opportunities to connect, Welcome Week looked a little different this year in the brand new public health building!

The UTHealth Houston School of Public Health welcomed students as the fall semester started — marking the beginning of a new chapter for students and our school. A new building. New possibilities. The same commitment to advancing public health.

09/02/2026

On Sept. 1, 1987, Dean John A. Valenza, DDS ’81, joined the faculty at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry.

As he prepares for retirement, we celebrate his nearly four decades of service, leadership, and dedication to our school and community.

09/01/2026

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08/31/2026

The fall semester is officially underway at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. As classes begin, a new semester brings opportunities for discovery, collaboration, and growth as our students, faculty, and staff work together to advance public health and improve lives.

08/31/2026

Welcome to the fall 2026 semester! Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston students are back on campus, including these Bachelor of Science in Nursing students kicking off their third semester and learning to manage patients in high-acuity settings with Amy Calvin, PhD, RN; Brandon Sterling, PhD, RN, AGACNP-BC; and Katie Wilson, MSN, RN.

08/31/2026

Access to specialized healthcare shouldn't depend on where you live. Technology could help close that gap.

As a Doctor of Health Informatics student at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, Asha Poulose Johnson is studying how tools such as smartphone-based screenings, AI, and medical devices can help bring earlier diagnosis and better care to communities where specialists are scarce.

With support from the James Turley Endowed Scholarship for Global Health, she's building on her experience to explore solutions designed to reach more people.

Read more: go.uth.edu/AshaStory

08/28/2026

Opioid overdoses are preventable, and recovery is possible.

In the latest “Ask the Expert,” James Langabeer, PhD, EdD, MBA, of McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, explains the risks of illicit opioids, signs of opioid use disorder, the importance of rapid treatment, and how Honor’s HEROES is connecting people with recovery resources across Texas.

Learn more about overdose prevention, treatment, and recovery: go.uth.edu/OverdosePrevention

08/27/2026

An $8.5 million investment is helping shape the future of worker health and safety.

Researchers at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health have received a five-year grant to strengthen education, research, and training for the next generation of occupational and environmental health professionals.

The funding will support graduate student training and research addressing workplace challenges including chemical exposures, cancer risk, climate-related heat stress, and disasters.

Learn how this investment will help advance safer, healthier workplaces and communities at go.uth.edu/WorkerHealthGrant.

08/26/2026

Kevin A. Morano, PhD, has dedicated more than 25 years to advancing research, education, mentorship, and leadership at UTHealth Houston. Now, he will help lead the university into its next chapter.

Morano has been appointed senior vice president and provost, effective Sept. 1. As the university’s chief academic officer, he will provide strategic leadership across UTHealth Houston’s academic enterprise, with a focus on student success, faculty development, educational innovation, and collaboration across the schools.

“His experience and deep understanding of our university make him exceptionally well positioned to serve as provost,” said UTHealth Houston President Melina R. Kibbe, MD.

Learn more about Morano and his vision for the future of education at UTHealth Houston: go.uth.edu/KMorano

08/21/2026

What shapes a leader? Sometimes, it’s the opportunities they were given and the ones they create for others.

In the latest Beyond the CV, Eric Boerwinkle, PhD, dean of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, reflects on the experiences that shaped his career, why mentorship is essential to developing the next generation of leaders, and his vision for advancing public health through prevention and service.

Get to know the person beyond the title and the perspective that continues to guide his leadership at UTHealth Houston through the link in our bio.

08/19/2026

Fifty years later, the spirit of the Henry Strobel Retreat is as strong as ever.

This year's incoming McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston class spent the day building friendships, strengthening trust, and laying the foundation for the community that will support them throughout medical school and beyond. These moments may seem simple, but they become the relationships students lean on during some of the most challenging and rewarding years of their lives.

To everyone who has helped make the Strobel Retreat possible over the past five decades, thank you for investing in a tradition that continues to shape generations of physicians.

If you'd like to help ensure future students have the same opportunity to build lasting connections, we invite you to support the Strobel Retreat 50th Anniversary campaign at go.uth.edu/SupportStrobelRetreat.

08/17/2026

The future of oral health starts here.

Welcome to the 2026-27 academic year at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry! As classes begin, we wish our students, residents, faculty, and staff a successful year of learning, discovery, and service.