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New members join UTHealth Houston Development Board to help propel the university’s mission to advance health

September 20, 2024

On Sept. 1, 2024, four dedicated community leaders joined the UTHealth Houston Development Board. Under the leadership of Maria Pappas, Development Board chair, the board champions the university’s mission to educate health science professionals, conduct innovative research, and model best practices in clinical care and public health. With more than 140 members, the board promotes awareness and philanthropic support for the university’s critical initiatives to advance well-being throughout the region and beyond.



UTHealth Houston makes commitment to nursing science by establishing Cizik Nursing Research Institute

The institute had been envisioned since 2017 when Jane and Robert Cizik gave $25 million to the school, which was renamed in their honor. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

September 18, 2024

UTHealth Houston has made an unprecedented commitment to nursing science by establishing the interdisciplinary Cizik Nursing Research Institute. Building on the momentum of Cizik School of Nursing’s growing portfolio of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the institute will provide key resources that nurse scientists need to advance meaningful programs of research.


Colasurdo announces plan to step down as UTHealth Houston president

Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, is stepping down from his position as president and Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

September 16, 2024

Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, announced today that he will be stepping down from his position as president and Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair at UTHealth Houston. Colasurdo has served in the role for 12 years—the longest tenure of any UTHealth Houston president—and has overseen a period of tremendous growth for the university.


A Message From the President

(Image by UTHealth Houston)

September 16, 2024

When I joined the faculty of what is now our McGovern Medical School in 1995 as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, I never imagined the opportunities that awaited me here at UTHealth Houston. At that time, I expected my career to be spent primarily as an educator training future generations of health providers, as a clinician seeing patients in the clinic and hospital, and as an investigator researching treatments for pulmonary disorders. What has unfolded over these past 29 years has been the honor—and the adventure—of a lifetime.





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