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Amar Yousif, vice president and chief information officer, and Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics. (Graphic by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston and OpenAI announce groundbreaking collaboration

UTHealth Houston and OpenAI have announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration in the United States, marking the integration of AI technology into health care and education while protecting privacy.

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UTHealth Houston School of Public Health unveils a new home in Austin designed for collaboration, education, research

A modern education space that is inclusive, safe, flexible, and environmentally conscious will be unveiled today as the new home of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin.

A worker at an El Paso Water Utility facility collects samples of wastewater prior to sending them to Baylor College of Medicine for analysis. (Photo courtesy of TEPHI/Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute)

Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing by researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine

Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, which spread to cattle and infected 14 people this year, was detected using virome sequencing in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities by researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine. The information was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Collage of Gregory Olson, DDS, MSc; Trudy Millard Krause, DrPH; and Muhammad F. Walji, PhD, MS (Graphic by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston launches study using Texas All Payor Claims Database to improve pediatric dental care

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Data, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, and UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry have announced a new collaboration to demonstrate the value of the Texas All Payor Claims Database, a state-legislated resource.

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston awarded grant to advance chronic pain management in rural communities through auricular point acupressure

Jennifer Kawi, PhD, MSN (left), professor of research with Cizik School of Nursing, received the grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Physical activity intervention strategies in low-income communities funded by a $5M NIH grant for collaborative research at UTHealth Houston and The University of Texas at Austin

Photo of Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, CNS

A five-year, $5 million grant will allow researchers from UTHealth Houston and The University of Texas at Austin to test how community-level interventions can improve health and reduce disparities in low-income communities in Central Texas.

Rare genetic variants linked to bicuspid aortic valve disease in young adults identified by UTHealth Houston researchers

Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications have been identified by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

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