Public Health

December 06, 2024

Guest Speaker Panel: "When the Lights (and Heat) Went out in Texas: The Texas Blackout in Historical Context
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez: Racial Health Disparities and Public History: Oral Histories of LatinX and African American Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Guest Speaker Panel: Race, Health, and Air Pollution in Houston: Environmental Justice During COVID-19
Allison Anderson: Female Physicians of Houston Negro Hospital (Riverside General): Stories from the Third Ward
Richard Mizelle: Cultivating Public Memory during Disease and Disaster
James Schafer: The Past, Present, and Future of the Affordable Care Act
Merlin Chowkwanyun: Civic Tech, History, and Environmental Health Protection: Leaveraging IT for Social Good?
Ronit Stahl: Conscience Incorporated: The Convoluted History of Religious Hospitals and Religious Freedom in the United States
Maureen Sanders: San Jose Clinic: Forever Healing
Guest Speaker Panel: Curanderismo: Mexican Healing Practices in American Society
Guest Speaker Panel: Cured: A Live-Stream Panel Discussion of the 2020 Documentary Film, CURED
Guest Speaker Panel: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Top Stories

May 26, 2026

Public Art Announces Return of Untitled Art, Houston This October With New Acquisition Prize Initiatives

The fair’s second edition and new acquisition prizes were announced this week, including a new $25,000 acquisition prize from Public Art of the University of Houston System.

May 26, 2026

Erika Blumenfeld Brings Out-Of-This-World Experience to Blaffer Art Museum

The University of Houston’s Blaffer Art Museum is proud to announce a collaboration with Houston-based artist Erika Blumenfeld — the artist will be in residence at the museum from June 2-Aug. 1, developing new work in advance of a major survey exhibition at the Blaffer.

May 21, 2026

Systems Engineering students win audience award at first Create@UH Katy showcase

A team of three students from the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering emerged from more than 40 other groups to win the Audience Award at the first Create@UH Showcase held at the University of Houston’s Katy campus.