UT Austin Health & Human Sciences

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.

Newly Renamed School of Health and Human Sciences Looks to its Future The University of Texas at Austin School of Human Ecology embraces a new name with its new director Jaimie Davis.

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

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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!

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

❤️We're biased, but we think our students are the greatest! Meet Ammad Hasan, major and first-generation college student. Hasan recently co-founded the UT chapter of the American Heart Association’s “Heart Club” (the only one in the state) and secured a grant to expand training on campus.❤️

5 Questions with Public Health Senior Ammad Hasan The Class of 2026 graduate works to boost heart health, with a legacy that will endure on the Forty Acres.

Industry Access Day is this Friday, April 10! Meet Liv Pederson, former senior director of accessories at J.Crew and current vice president of Footwear and Accessories Design at DÔEN. Liv will be there Friday, and we hope you will be too! UT Fashion

Meet Liv Pederson, of UT Austin Textiles & Apparel Industry Leadership Board Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.