Celebrating our past and our future as UTHealth Houston
As we kick off our 50th year as Houston’s health university, we are proud to celebrate our past and our future as UTHealth Houston.
This celebration of the many faces and the many milestones of UTHealth Houston includes one simple, clarifying update to our brand. You may have already noticed the subtle change as we’ve gradually begun adding “Houston” to the UTHealth dba we have used since 2010. This official move to UTHealth Houston serves not only to clarify who we are but where we are – distinguishing us as the premier academic health science center in Houston while differentiating us from other health institutions with similar names.
In the fall of 2021, we debuted the updated UTHealth Houston logo, first on billboards in Houston and on our shuttles in the Texas Medical Center. Since then, we’ve updated UTHealth Houston references and logos on many of our communications channels, including our new UTHealth Houston mobile app and the university’s website.
Now, these logos and other brand assets are available on the UTHealth Houston brand standards website to anyone with a university login. We encourage you to visit the site and begin using the updated brand assets on your email signature, business cards, PowerPoint presentations, virtual backgrounds, print and digital publications, apparel, and more.
Logos specifically for McGovern Medical School as well as updated PowerPoint slides, email signatures, virtual backgrounds, and more are also available via the Office of Communications website.
The more consistent we are with name, logo, and even brand color usage, the more recognizable UTHealth Houston becomes. As the tapestry in our logo reflects the six schools woven into one university, we are stronger together. We want the community to recognize this strength and understand the impact of your work as learners and as leaders, working together to improve the health of our communities in Houston, Texas, and beyond.
The brand standards website includes updated logos for Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, and UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics. You will also find logos for many of our departments, centers, and institutes, as well as photography, video, and social media assets, editorial guidelines, and additional information.
This is a work in progress, so please check the brand standards website often for new assets. Among the additions that are on the horizon are the official university shield, guidelines for embroidered logos on white coats, and an updated logo for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Please note that because of the School of Public Health’s statewide reach with its regional campuses, use of its existing logo will continue with no updates.
As we reflect on our achievements as Houston’s health university since 1972 and look forward to many more accomplishments ahead, we are grateful for your contributions that make UTHealth Houston what it is today.
We hope you take pride in being a part of UTHealth Houston and will continue to promote the university and its brand through your exemplary service as students, trainees, faculty, and staff.