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Long NSF Grant to Fund Programs Boosting Interest, Pursuit of STEM Fields

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Houston a five-year, $2 million grant to support programs for recruiting and retaining students in science,…
SPE Section Pledges First Professorship in Petroleum Engineering

In support of the University of Houston’s expanding petroleum engineering program, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section has committed $250,000 to establish a…
Cullen College alumnus Danny Olivas (far left) with the crew of the upcoming Discovery STS-128 mission. Photo courtesy of NASA. UH Alumnus to Lead Spacewalks on 128th Space Shuttle Flight

As a child, John “Danny” Olivas (1993 MSME) used to wonder what lay beyond the stars he peered at through a telescope on the roof of his El Paso, Texas home. These nights he spent…
Ogmen NIH to Fund UH Study on Visual Perception

For years, scientists have been exploring the large portions of the brain that correlate to vision. Their efforts have led to a well-documented understanding of one portion of the…
Litvinov College Faculty Establish Houston Chapter of Professional Group

Thanks to faculty at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering the city will have a new chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers…