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Karen Weinberg, MS

Meet the Staff – Karen Weinberg

Karen Weinberg, MS puts her exceptional people skills to good use as the Associate Dean for Management at the Graduate School. In her day-to-day, she oversees administrative affairs and assists both students...
March 7, 2025
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Congratulations, Fall Common App Award Winners

Graduate School announces Fall 2024 Common App Award recipients

Congratulations to the Fall 2024 Common App award recipients! Sixty-nine Graduate School students from all programs were selected to receive scholarships, fellowships, and awards in recognition for...
March 5, 2025
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Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences announces 2025 T32 trainees

Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences announces 2025 T32 trainees

The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) leaders have announced the appointment of the 2025 T32 predoctoral and postdoctoral trainee cohort. The T32 clinical and translational sciences...
February 27, 2025
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Employees celebrating STAR Awards.

STAR Awards recognize dedicated UTHealth Houston employees

The UTHealth Houston STAR Awards reception and luncheon celebrated employees and recognized milestone years of service ranging from five to 45 years.
February 27, 2025
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Sarah Herzog

Meet the Staff – Sarah Herzog

As program manager for training grants and fellowships at the Graduate School, Sarah Herzog, PhD, sets students up for success in their funding applications. Her passion for helping students is evident...
February 18, 2025
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UT System Board of Regents to launch search for new president of UTHealth Houston

The University of Texas System Board of Regents Chair Kevin P. Eltife has appointed a presidential search advisory committee to support the regents and chancellor on selecting the next president of UTHealth...
February 13, 2025
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Joan Jacob, PhD, GSBS ’24

Reaching higher: Lifelong passion for discovery thrives at MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School

When doctors diagnosed her niece with vitiligo—a chronic autoimmune skin condition—Joan Jacob, PhD, ’24, was still in middle school. Unsatisfied that her niece would need ultraviolet ...
February 7, 2025
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Jana Gomez

Meet the Staff – Jana Gomez

PhD candidate in the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases department Jana Gomez has joined the Communications team as the department’s first intern. Gomez aims to expand her writing skills and experience...
February 5, 2025
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Cancer Biology student Megan Fisher joins TIPS pharmacological sciences training program

Cancer Biology student Megan Fisher joins TIPS pharmacological sciences training program

Megan Fisher, a PhD student in the Cancer Biology program advised by Dung-Fang Lee, PhD, has been selected for the prestigious Gulf Coast Consortia Training Interdisciplinary Pharmacology Scientists (TIPS)...
January 28, 2025
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Salinas talking with student

Raquel Ybañez Salinas, PhD, promoted to Assistant Dean, Career and Alumni Engagement

In her new role, Salinas envisions leveraging the intersection of career development and alumni engagement to cultivate more meaningful connections between students, alumni, and the Graduate School. Her...
January 16, 2025
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