Meet Emily Clavell-Head, a passionate nursing student embarking on her Doctor of Nursing Practice journey at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. The deadline to apply for the BSN to DNP program is May 15. Find more information here: go.uth.edu/pmhnp

Andrea Price, 37, was diagnosed with phenylketonuria at 9 days old and her diet was heavily restricted, but thanks to an enzyme replacement therapy tested by Hope Northrup, MD, she can eat normally for the first time in her life.

Read more: go.uth.edu/Northrup_PKU

Congratulations to Jiajie Zhang, PhD, Dean of McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics and The Glassell Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Informatics Excellence, for being honored as a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more: go.uth.edu/Zhang_AAAS

Driven by her desire to serve her community, Tiffany Quan, MD, returned to UTHealth Houston School of Public Health to become a clinical public health practitioner. Her goal is to improve health care access for mothers and children and reduce health disparities. Read more: go.uth.edu/committedtocar…

This #EarthDay , read about how the UTHealth Houston Energy Conservation Opportunities Team and the Office of Safety, Health, Environment, and Risk Management use innovative ways to reduce our carbon footprint. go.uth.edu/EarthDay2024

Avid world traveler Sophia Agnihotri, then 58, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019. Mya C. Schiess, MD, with McGovern Med School, UTHealthNeurosciences, and UT Physicians enrolled her in an innovative clinical trial in 2021.
Read more: go.uth.edu/SophiaAgnihotri

Philanthropy allows scholarship recipient Stephen Farmer, a PhD student at MD Anderson-UTH Grad, to pursue bench-to-bedside research. He hopes to one day run his own lab and train students as they work to discover critical breakthroughs for patients with neurodegenerative disorders.

We are proud to announce that the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Med School has achieved accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Center of Excellence.

Read more: go.uth.edu/CenterOfExcell…

Amid a chaotic scene, injured “victims” dotted the Cooley University Life Center courtyard as #UTHealthHouston students from McGovern Med School, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, and Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston responded to a fictional shooting during a mass casualty exercise.
Read more: go.uth.edu/MCI2024

UTHealth Houston employees like Jay-Jiguang Zhu, MD, PhD, and David I. Sandberg, MD, the Dr. Marnie Rose Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, hit the track for the annual #RunForTheRose . The Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation raises money for brain cancer advocacy and research.

Happy 6th birthday to HEROES, which tirelessly reaches out to help those with opioid use disorder. Since April 2018, HEROES has visited more than 2,500 homes. The team responds to 150 calls a month and has 1,500 people currently enrolled in the program.

Kristen Valenzuela, RDH, BSDH, a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene candidate at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, was awarded 2 prestigious scholarships. She has her family to thank for igniting her passion for oral health care.

Read more: go.uth.edu/KristenValenzu…

We are excited to announce that UTHealth Houston School of Public Health was ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 9 in the country by U.S. News & World Report among public institutions with graduate-degree education in public health. This achievement underscores our commitment to excellence in education and research.

Mudbugs, music, and smiles filled the Cooley Center courtyard for the UTHealth Student InterCouncil Crawfish Boil. Employees from Auxiliary Enterprises, Facilities, and Safety cooked 800 pounds of crawfish in addition to boiled shrimp and hot dogs for #UTHealthHouston students.

The #UTHealthHouston community traveled far and wide to witness the total solar eclipse of the sun! From UT Physicians professional building to Arkansas, here are the best shots of the historic event from around campus and beyond.

Congratulations to the from McGovern Med School and UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry Class of 2027, whose white coat ceremonies marked a rite of passage in their journey towards healing and serving others. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for them!

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us in making #UTHealthHoustonGivingDay a success! In just 24 hours, we raised $198,448 from 486 donors. Your advocacy and generosity help to build a brighter, healthier future.

It’s not just a stroll, it’s a step toward better health.

The #UTHealthHouston community celebrated the spirit of wellness on #NationalWalkingDay by putting one foot in front of the other and enjoying the sunshine and beautiful scenery around campus.