UH Health News
2026
- New $18.8 Million NIH Grant Accelerates Chronic Disease Research at the University of Houston
- New UH Health Initiative Advances Healthcare Outcomes Across Texas
- University of Houston launches UH Health to unite teaching and research
- UH Optometry Highlights Research Excellence at ARVO 2026
- Summer Research Program Prepares Future Leaders
- GCSW Named Organization of the Year
- Samira Ali named SSWR 2026 Fellow
- UH and The Cullen Trust Partner to Expand Access to Health Care Through New Third Ward Wellness Hub
- Diehl Family Establishes $2.1 Million Gift for Scholarships at UH’s Fertitta College of Medicine
- A Perfect Match: Match Day marks a major milestone for University of Houston medical students
- Innovation on Display at Medical Student Research Day
- Legacy Investment Boosts Mental Health Education at University of Houston
- Pharmacy Cougars Capture National Accolades at APhA 2026
- UH Pharmacy Researcher Receives $900,000 CPRIT Grant to Develop Nanodrug That Boosts Immune System to Fight Cancer
- New UH Tool Measures Whether Lactating Mothers’ Psychological Needs are Being Met
- New Study Finds Low-Dose Eye Drops Successful in Managing Adult Myopia for 24 Hours
- Dr. Luca Della Santina Awarded $150,000 for AI-Driven Glaucoma Study
- Pharm.D., M.S. Students Capture Accolades at TSHP 2026
- Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends Awards at TSHP 2026
- SNPhA Regional Awards
- Pharmacy Cougars Capture National Accolades at APhA 2026
- Jeremy Ninan Recipient of ASHP Student Leadership Award
- Ying Xu Receives Prestigious AHA Fellowship to Combat Heart Failure
- Postdoctoral Researcher Earns AHA Fellowship to Uncover New Mechanism in Rare Heart Disease
- UH Researcher Joins $3.2 Million Effort to Develop Promising New Breast Cancer Treatment
- SSHP’s Residency Bootcamp Earns National Recognition from ASHP
- Tam Elected Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
- UH College of Pharmacy Expands Degree Plans to Offer Doctorate and Master of Science in Population Health & Pharmacoepidemiology
- UH Cardiac Researcher Develops Breakthrough Advancement in Battling Pediatric Heart Disease
- Rethinking Muscle Protection in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- UH Pharmacy Researcher Receives $900,000 CPRIT Grant to Develop Nanodrug That Boosts Immune System to Fight Cancer
- New Study Finds Low-Dose Atropine has Ocular Effects for 24 Hours
2025
- UH Optometry Professor Co-Leads $25 Million NIH-Funded Grant to Study the Delay of Nearsightedness in Children
- Leading the Way in Sight-Saving Care
- No Coog Left Hungry: GCSW Students Lead the Charge Against Food Insecurity
- A Legacy in the Making: Pursuing Purpose Together
- UH Graduate College of Social Work Names Yarneccia D. Dyson as Next Dean
- UH Students Pitch Health Care Innovations in Shark Tank-style Competition
- UH Hosts Community Conversation on Mental Health in the Face of Extreme Weather Events
- Healing Beyond Borders
- UH and DHR Health Hospital System Establish Medical Research and Education Center in the Rio Grande Valley
- UH Health Family Care Center Supports Students’ Success
- To Your Health!
- UH Optometry Professor Co-Leads $25 Million NIH-Funded Grant to Study the Delay of Nearsightedness in Children
- Blackshear Elementary Boosts Campus Security with New Privacy Banner Through UH Partnership
- On Top of the World
- A Health Care Powerhouse
- Homes for the Houston Homeless
- UH Student Organizes Free Health Screenings for Special Olympics Texas Athletes
- A Decade of Excellence!
- UH Optometry Professor Receives $2.6M to Continue Groundbreaking Eye Research
- Gift of Sight
- University of Houston Optometry Researcher Provides New Hope for Injured Corneas
- Research Provides Insight into How Multifocal Contacts Help Fight Myopia
- Arash Bashirullah Set to Join University of Houston as College of Pharmacy’s New Dean
- New Antibiotic to Fight Superbug C. Diff Proves Effective in Clinical Trial
- UH Pharmacy Researcher Discovers How the Heart’s Layers Communicate During Formation
- UH Health Family Care Center Hits Major Milestone
- AAPP Chapter Receives Grant to Enhance Emergency Response to Episodes
- University of Houston Researchers Identify New Target to Counteract Muscle Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer
- UHCOP Students Present Highest Number of Posters From State at ASHP
- Asias-Dinh Earns ACCP PRN Best Poster Award for CGM Study in Underserved Population
- Researcher Honored for Groundbreaking Antibiotic Resistance Study
- University of Houston Joins $21.2M Statewide Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis
- Garey Earns Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Outstanding Mentor Award
- UH Pharmacy Researcher Provides New Hope in Managing Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- University of Houston Professor Awarded $3.9M To Fight Deadly Parasites That Threaten Children and Immunocompromised Adults
- College Returns to Top 25 in NIH, No. 30 Spot in All-Source Research Funding
- Ph.D. Student Earns ACCP Award for Statin Dose Modification Study on Gastric Bypass Patients
- IPhO Receives National “Best Practice” Recognition for Community Service
- SNPhA Cinches National Honors in Cincy
- Drug Summit Explores Substance Use Disorders in Jail System
- UHCOP Earns National Recognition for Mental Health Programs
- Tejada-Simón Appointed Fulbright Specialist to Enhance Teaching Innovation in Central America
- Embryonic Heart Research Garners AHA Support
- Robust Turnout for Muscle Biology and Cachexia Conference
- Coordination Counts: Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium Focuses on Collaboration
- Ph.D. Candidate Yazdanfard Receives ASAM Abstract Award
- Delta Delta Named Best in Southwest
- HOPA Honors Trivedi for Meaningful Mentorship
- Researchers Earn AMCP Top Presentation Honors
- Thornton Receives APhA's Wiederholt Prize for Best Published Paper Award
- Li Receives Pilot Award to Study Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopausal MS Patients
- UH Pharmacy Researcher Discovers How the Heart’s Layers Communicate During Formation
- Muscle Biology and Cachexia New Institute Focuses on Developing Interventions to Skeletal Muscle Loss, Wasting in Aging, Cancer and Other Diseases
- UH Researcher Fighting Childhood Cancer at the Cellular Level
- Darabi Joins Collaborative NIH-supported Project on Lethal Neonatal Myopathy
- Eubank Awarded ACCP Grant to Predict Mortality Risk of C. difficile Infection
- University of Houston Optometry Researcher Provides New Hope for Injured Corneas
- University of Houston Co-Leads $25 Million NIH-Funded Grant to Study the Delay of Nearsightedness in Children
- University of Houston Leads Texas in National Eye Institute Research Funding
- University of Houston Study Shows Effectiveness of Method to Stem Nearsightedness
2024
- Sport Social Work: An Emerging Field for Tenacious Clinicians
- UH Researchers Developing AI Tools to Improve Health Behaviors and Outcomes
- Two Universities in India Launch Doctor of Nursing Degree Programs
- Discovery at UH College of Pharmacy: Signaling Bridges Help Cells Communicate While Heart Develops
- UH Optometry Researcher Receives $1.4 Million to Map the Cornea
- New UH Study Targets Early Signs of Vision Loss in Diabetic Patients