If the university is forced to implement controlled access status, formal classes (whether virtual or in person) will be canceled.  If classes are canceled in Houston, they are also canceled at the regional locations. However, class closures that are specific to a regional location do not impact the operational status of the Houston campus. UTHealth Houston will communicate through email and the UTHealth Houston ALERT text message system about severe weather. If the emergency or weather is severe enough for the university to transition to controlled access or delayed opening, that information will first be shared through email. It will then be posted on the UTHealth Houston intranet inside.uth.edu and to this website. During any emergency situation, you can expect to receive communications through this website for university-wide communications. Depending on the circumstances, the university’s schools may also communicate additional, specific information to employees and students. At the School of Dentistry, in case of unexpected circumstances requiring cancellation of appointments, patients who have scheduled appointments through axiUm will be notified by the automated system. Students and clinics are encouraged to touch base personally with their patients. At McGovern Medical School, third- and fourth-year students should check their emails regarding clinical rotation closures. Employees with offices in McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston Professional Building, or Jesse Jones Library Building may call 713-500-7999. At Cizik School of Nursing, students in the nurse anesthesia program are expected to meet their clinical obligations if the hospital is open. At the School of Public Health, those with clinical duties are still required to fulfill those duties. At MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, regarding lectures, didactic classes and other official on-campus school functions, the school will close when its first parent institution (UTHealth Houston or MD Anderson) closes, and reopen when the last one reopens. Notices about the status of classes will be posted on the school’s website. Students should follow their faculty advisor’s institutional policies to determine when to return/report to their laboratories. Visit the Graduate School Emergency Weather Page for more information.  For more information see HOOP 85: Controlled Access Status for Emergency, Disaster or Severe Weather in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOOP) or the Emergency Management Plan  , the UT Physicians Emergency Plan, or the UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus Emergency Plan.