Reach Out and Read
Photos courtesy of UTHealth Houston A child’s book can launch a lifetime of learning. Thanks to a generous $100,000 gift CenterPoint Energy is helping expand the Children’s Learning Institutes’ Reach Out and Read Program to bring early literacy resources to…
What’d You Find?
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications First-year students from the McGovern Medical School Class of 2029 participate in the annual scavenger hunt as part of the orientation festivities during their first week on campus.
Specialized brain aneurysm surgery has patient flying aerobatics
Mijali Munoz Proestakis, 56, is a self-admitted bit of a daredevil who loves aerobatic flying, jet surfing, mountain biking, and free diving, among other adventure sports. But he wasn’t taking any chances after he suffered a stroke out of the…
Hwang earns Jess Hay Fellowship
The University of Texas System has named Sseu-Pei Hwang, PhD candidate and graduate research assistant in the lab of Catherine Denicourt, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, as a recipient of the Jess Hay Chancellor’s…
Space medicine team reaches for the stars to cure diseases
At first glance, the words “space medicine” may bring to mind images of astronauts floating in zero gravity and managing emergencies aboard distant spacecraft. But for Bentley Bobrow, MD, UTHealth Houston’s inaugural vice president for health care innovation, and Kris…
Nixon Lectureship
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Family and Community Medicine welcomes Richelle J. Koopman, MD, professor and chair in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri to present the 2025 Sam &…
Getting Online
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Class of 2029 receives their laptops as part of the computer check in process before classes begin.
Happy Retirement, Dr. Marshak!
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy celebrates the retirement of David Marshak, MD, after more than 40 years of service at McGovern Medical School. Marshak joined the Medical School as an assistant professor in…
Lahoti named vice dean, Admissions and Student Affairs
Dean of Education LaTanya Love, MD, announced the appointment of Sheela Lahoti, MD, as vice dean for Admissions and Student Affairs at McGovern Medical School, effective Aug. 1, 2025, after successfully serving in the interim capacity. “I am confident Dr….
Meet the Newest Faces of the Class of 2029
The 2025-26 school year is underway at McGovern Medical School and the Class of 2029 officially began their medical school journeys on Aug. 4. The McGovern Medical School Class of 2029 is made up of 240 students from 14 states,…