Upcoming Events, March 2025


March 3, 2025

Match Day

The McGovern Medical School Class of 2025 will assemble in Webber Plaza to to collect and simultaneously open envelopes at 11 a.m. CST. At that time, they, along with thousands of other medical students across the U.S., will discover the residency training programs to which they have been matched. The event is coordinated by the National Resident Matching Program®.

Family smiles behind selfie frame

Friday, March 21
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Webber Plaza

 


Pediatric Research Seminar Series

The Pediatric Research Center (PRC) is eager to host these informative sessions to hear firsthand from some of the leading experts in our region. PRC Research Seminars are held the third Friday of each month, 12 to 1pm, open to all with no cost to attend.

This month we welcome:

Amy Merrill-Brugger, PhD

Amy Merrill-Brugger, PhD
Acting Associate Dean of Research, University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry; Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Assembling the Skull: New Insights from Rare Disorders

Friday, March 21
12 to 1 p.m.
MSB B.612

Hosted by Jacqueline Hecht, PhD

View the full PRC Seminar calendar for all dates and presenters. Contact Senior Administrative Coordinator Marvin W. Thomas, Jr. for more information.


butterflies on flowers

Photo by Cindy Gustafson, pexels.com

Save the Date: UTHealth Houston Community Day + TSSUS Chasing Butterflies Walk

The 6th UTHealth Houston Turner Syndrome Community Day and Turner Syndrome Society of the US (TSSUS) Chasing Butterflies Walk — a community event with free admission.

April 12, 2025

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hermann Park Cullen Pavilion

 


2025 Scientific Retreat

Hosted jointly by the Department of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Research Center (PRC) and the Center for Craniofacial Research (CCR)

Tuesday, April 22
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cooley Center

Open to all interested in pediatric research! Free admission but registration is required. Keynote speakers, registration and more are available on our Department of Pediatrics website.

Contact Senior Administrative Coordinator Marvin W. Thomas, Jr. for more information.


2025 Global Health Educational Innovations & Research Faculty Award

From the desk of Kristina Tebo, MD, Assistant Vice President of Global Health Initiatives

Kristina Tebo, MD

Kristi Tebo, MD

The Office of Global Health Initiatives is pleased to announce the 2025 cycle for the “Global Health Educational Innovations & Research Faculty Award”. The Faculty Award is available to faculty with a wide range of activities including clinicians, educators, and researchers. Full-time UTHealth Houston faculty with appointment as instructor, assistant or associate professor are eligible to apply.

Additional information is available on our website. Applications are now being accepted and the deadline is April 28, 2025.