Join the UTHealth Houston Race Webinar Series Sept. 15
As you prepare for the UTHealth Houston Half Marathon & 10K on Sunday, Oct. 25, enjoy an informative Zoom webinar at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 15, featuring UTHealth Houston experts in sports medicine, nutrition, orthopedics, and athletic training. You will…
Celebrating a Legacy: Richard Andrassy, MD
Photos by Dwight Andrews/UTHealth Houston The Department of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston honored Richard Andrassy, MD, with a reception to celebrate 32 years of distinguished service as chair of the department on Aug. 31 in the…
Survey extended: Weigh in to win a pizza party!
We’re extending the Future in Focus survey to hear from more of our UTHealth Houston community—all employees, students, and trainees. Our goal is to have 80% participation of survey responses. To help push the competition further, every school, clinical practice,…
Early therapy aims to reduce schizophrenia risk
A team of UTHealth Houston researchers has been awarded a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to create an individualized, biomarker-guided therapy program that aims to mitigate the risk factors of schizophrenia among children who…
Outstanding physicians named Champions of the Clinical Learning Environment
Every day, faculty and resident physicians shape the clinical learning experience through their teaching, mentorship, professionalism, and commitment to patient care. Their interactions with students help create clinical environments where learners feel welcomed, supported, challenged, and respected as they develop…
Dean’s Dialogue highlights progress, plans for year ahead
Marking her first year as dean of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, LaTanya Love, MD, reflected on a year of progress and looked toward the initiatives shaping the school’s future during the latest Dean’s Dialogue, Sept. 1. The entire…
Jayaraman honored as outstanding woman in science
The Association for Women in Science – Houston Chapter has named Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, professor and John S. Dunn Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Bob and Hazel Casey Chair in Biochemistry, as the winner of its 2026 Outstanding…
Caught Between Rounds
From hiking among the snow-covered peaks of the Swiss Alps and exploring the rugged landscapes of Iceland and Utah to scuba diving beneath the waters of Grand Cayman, members of the McGovern Medical School community made the most of their…
Portraits celebrate lives beyond cleft differences
The 100 Cleft Portraits Tour visited Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, showcasing portraits and personal stories of people born with cleft differences. The exhibition, created by artist Katie Manning, highlights identity, confidence, representation, and belonging beyond the clinical experience.
Community lessons help shape future physicians
For future physicians, understanding a patient’s health means understanding more than what happens inside an exam room. Through the Professional Learning Underscored by Service (PLUS) program at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, first- and second-year medical students are stepping…