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Two young Black women, dressed in black clothing, stand in front of a light purple backdrop, with a cascade of balloons in shades of purple framing them on the top and left. Temi Ilori, standing on the right, holds a certificate at waist height. CIS Undergrad Ilori Receives Cynthia Oliver Coleman P.E. Engineering Scholarship

Temiloluwa “Temi” Ilori, a Computer Information Systems junior and first-generation college student, considers it a “huge honor” to have been recognized with the Cynthia Oliver… Read More
Manasa Yerragunta, recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award, was one of 151 award nominees for this year's 2025 Student Employee of the Year Awards. PhD Candidate Yerragunta Recognized with 2025 Outstanding Leadership Award

Manasa Yerragunta, a Chemical Engineering doctoral candidate, was honored at last month’s 2025 Student Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon as the recipient of this year’s… Read More
Ganesh Thakur, a professor of petroleum engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has led TAMEST as its president since February, a role he hopes will bring more visibility to UH’s programs. TAMEST Names Thakur as President, A First for UH

For the first time in its history, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology has placed a University of Houston professor in its top leadership role.… Read More
Chandra Mohan, MD/Phd and Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is the project director. At right, Weiyi Peng, also an MD/PhD, an immunologist and associate professor of biology and biochemistry, will co-lead the CIBC. UH, Cullen Awarded $3M to Launch Cancer Biomarker Facility for Immunotherapy Research

Key Takeaway: The new University of Houston Cancer Immunotherapy Biomarker Core facility will accelerate biomarker discovery, improve immunotherapy targeting and expand research… Read More
Olga Bannova, Vittorio Netti and Marzia Cescon. Cullen faculty present, serve as judges at Italian Research Day in the World 2025

The Cullen College of Engineering had a significant presence at this year’s Italian Research Day in the World 2025, celebrated locally by several organizations, with several… Read More
Consuelo Waight, Ph.D., of the Technology Division at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. HRD’s Waight Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Portugal’s Instituto Superior de Gestão

The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Consuelo Waight, Ph.D., of the Technology Division at the University of… Read More
To train the next generation of specialists and speed up hospital workflows, Hien Van Nguyen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is jumping in front of a radiologist's gaze, predicting where the doctor will next look. ECE’s Hien Van Nguyen Leads Team Launching New Era in Radiology Training

New AI System Predicts a Radiologist’s Next Glance — Before the Doctor Makes It On a daily basis, a radiologist in the U.S. (the physician who specializes in reading and… Read More
James Martin was this semester's oldest graduate university-wide at 74 years old. Oldest Graduate Walks Cullen Commencement at 74

James “Jim” Martin, a Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) graduate who walked at last weekend’s commencement ceremony, wasn’t just the oldest graduate of this semester’s… Read More
A new $2.8 million grant will position the University of Houston at the forefront of redefining how military drones operate ECE’s Rajashekara, Huang Land $2.8M Grant to Power Next-Gen Military Drones

A major grant will position the University of Houston at the forefront of redefining how military drones operate. The grant, totaling $2.8 million, will fund a new induction… Read More
A flexural test of masonry wall reinforced with Grade 80 deformed bars conducted by Dimitrios Kalliontzis and his research team. Cullen Research Impacts National Code Provisions and Standards for High-Strength Steel Reinforcement

Thanks to research work from a Cullen College of Engineering professor and his students, new standards for high-strength steel have been adapted by the Masonry Society (TMS), the… Read More