Congratulations to Klarisa Lopez, who graduated Friday with her Master of Public Health in Bioethics from UTMB's School of Public and Population Health (SPPH)! Her thesis was titled "Language Access for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Populations: A Systemic Review." The MPH in Bioethics is for students who want to engage the moral, philosophical, and legal questions that medicine, research, and public health raise, from clinical decisions at the bedside to the rights and dignity of whole populations. Graduates may go on to roles in healthcare ethics, policy, advocacy, research, and academic settings.
UTMB Aerospace Medicine had a standout week at the 2026 Aerospace Medical Association meeting in Denver. Residents, faculty, and alumni earned 10 awards, repeated as RAM Bowl champions, delivered the Reinartz Memorial Lecture, and took leadership roles across four of the field's societies.
Alejandro Vera presented at the Ethic Medicine Innovation Conference in Houston, Texas, and at the University of Rochester's 4th Annual Paul M. Schyve, MND Center for Bioethics Conference. He presented on the "Ethical Implications of Using AI-generated Images for Social Advocacy of Visible Diseases – An Ethical Case Analysis".
A student spotlight on Anh Truonghuynh, MPH '25 in epidemiology, who connected a Galveston community garden practicum and ILE research on reproductive law to a single through-line — public health works best when it starts from where people actually are.
On May 14, the UTMB School of Public and Population Health joined United Way of Galveston to host community partners for a working session on shared public health practice. Table conversations surfaced practical ideas around mental health access, resource navigation, and early childhood as prevention.
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