Please join us for the next Pepper Investigators Lecture: "Pain and cognition among older adults across contexts," presented by Sadaf Milani, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public and Population Health on June 25, 2025 at noon in RSH 6.100 and via Teams. Lunch provided for those in person.

When Dr. Yong-Fang Kuo analyzed Medicare data from more than 2 million older adults, the results revealed a striking pattern: those who received annual wellness visits were significantly more likely to receive early diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment—catching memory problems before they progressed to full dementia.

Led by Dr. Neil K. Mehta, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and associate dean for research for the School of Public and Population Health, the new center aims to become a nationally recognized leader in outcomes research by leveraging UTMB's exceptional data infrastructure and multidisciplinary expertise. As a university-wide center, it will create new opportunities for collaboration between clinical and research enterprises across UTMB.

The Department of Epidemiology hosted Dr. Neil Mehta for a compelling seminar in April, where he shared his research insights and perspectives on advancing epidemiological excellence at UTMB's School of Public and Population Health. "Why are some people healthy and others not?" This fundamental question, first encountered in a 1990s book on population health determinants, sparked Mehta's career trajectory. His fascination with life expectancy patterns led him to explore statistical regularities in human mortality across centuries.