UT Austin Health & Human Sciences

09/24/2026

We had to postpone today's UT Public Health Coalition seminar because our presenter was sick (get your !). ♥ We wish Dr. Burgermaster a speedy recovery! AND we've rescheduled for next week! PLEASE join us on Oct. 1 at 1pm CT! College of Natural Sciences, UT Austin UT Nutritional Sciences Texas Public Health Center for Health Communication - UT Austin https://hhs.utexas.edu/events/rescheduled-ut-public-health-coalition-monthly-seminar-series

09/22/2026

We are so excited that, after a brief hiatus, the is relaunching its Zoom seminar series this Thursday at 12pm! UT Nutritional Sciences professor Marissa Burgermaster, PhD, will be kicking things off as our first presenter. Learn more and register here! 🤩👏🫶 Center for Health Communication - UT Austin College of Natural Sciences, UT Austin Texas Public Health Dell Medical School - UT Austin

Fall 2026 UT Public Health Coalition Monthly Seminar Series

08/24/2026

08/18/2026

Although it’s often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, there’s been little evidence to back that up until now.

New research by UT Nutritional Sciences doctoral student Emma Rose Brown at The University of Texas at Austin has shown that teens who ate breakfast took in more nutrients and consumed less daily fat and sugar than those who skipped it, especially if those foods were higher in protein.

Teens who ate breakfast took in more nutrients and consumed less daily fat and sugar than those who skipped it, a University of Texas at Austin study found.

08/04/2026

What has been the School of Human Ecology is now the School of Health and Human Sciences! This hub for science-based, human-focused interdisciplinary programs, experiences and degrees offers plenty for students and researchers interested in the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Human Ecology embraces a new name with its new director Jaimie Davis.

05/21/2026

The collaboration between The University of Texas at Austin and Tecnológico de Monterrey has spent the last year advancing precision medicine through research and artificial intelligence projects focused on reducing the burdens of diseases for populations throughout the Americas.

Scientists affiliated with the OriGen Health Research Center (OHRC) are developing a new way to estimate the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disease by measuring visceral fat; building a digital app to help reduce adolescent obesity; and uncovering genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors behind metabolic disorders.

OHRC is co-directed by Gaby Livas (far left), chair of UT’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, and Alexandro Martagón (third from left), faculty in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Tec de Monterrey. Also pictured from both institutions here are Víctor Manuel Treviño Alvarado, Rocío Ortiz López, John Richburg, Andreas Matouschek, Pablo Kuri, Dean David Vanden Bout, Emily Cole and Aron Muci.

Learn more: https://cns.utexas.edu/research/research-initiatives/origen-health-research-center

04/29/2026

Only 34 more hours to donate and be part of our collective giving event! Support the amazing work being done on campus by scanning the QR codes here! 💸

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04/28/2026

Check back here tomorrow morning for links where you can donate to !

04/23/2026

Will you join from around the country for our biggest event of the year? Support our university's amazing programs -- including SoHE's -- by giving $40 over 40 hours for the Forty Acres! Check back here Apr. 29 for links to our fundraising page!

04/21/2026

Don't miss Friday's seminar w/ Dr. Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Professor Emerita of at the UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham and a nationally recognized leader in nutrition & lifestyle. Her talk will focus on gardening-based interventions & their potential to improve diet, physical activity, & overall health outcomes. Afterward, we'll announce the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Fellowships, which support students working in nutrition. Lunch provided by Sprouts Farmers Market. UT Nutritional Sciences

Register here: https://forms.gle/5oH7AwKJQ2A4XJuT9