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The University of Houston Energy Transition and the Center for Energy Studies (CES) at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy team up to tackle plastic waste. UH, Rice Join Forces to Scale Real-World Solutions to Global Plastics Crisis

The University of Houston Energy Transition Institute (UH-ETI) and the Center for Energy Studies (CES) at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are launching a… Read More
The Cullen College of Engineering extends its condolences to the friends and family of Halbert “Hal” F. Brinson, a respected engineer, researcher and educator that helped to found the Composites Engineering & Application Center (CEAC) at the University of Houston. Cullen faculty mourns loss of CEAC’s Brinson

The Cullen College of Engineering extends its condolences to the friends and family of Halbert “Hal” F. Brinson, a respected engineer, researcher and educator that helped to found… Read More
Largely on the strength of researchers from Cullen, the University of Houston is again on the National Academy of Inventors' 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list. UH System Ranked Among Nation’s Leaders on NAI’s Most Patents Granted List

From improving battery life to reimagining prosthetics, the University of Houston continues to drive innovation that makes global impact. That’s how the UH System found itself… Read More
Bolstered by a new federal grant, UH professor Venkat Selvamanickam will lead a cross-institution team investigating the power of superconducting magnets to make fusion energy viable. Are We on the Verge of a Fusion Energy Revolution?

When considering a topic as complex and futuristic as nuclear fusion, at some point you have to step back and ask: Could this be a technology that changes the world within our… Read More
A group of students stands in front of a presetation poster. They are all wearing similar lanyards and smiling at the camera. UH’s Chem-E Car Team Takes 23rd at International Final

After a multi-year hiatus, the AIChE UH Chem-E-Car team competed at the 2025 regional competition this past spring, earning them an invitation to return to compete in the final… Read More
Prominent UH neuroscientist Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal is shining light on the importance of sunshine and nature. BRAIN Center Finds Exposure to Nature Associated with Reductions in Negative Emotions

You probably heard it from your mom a thousand times — fresh air and sunshine; it’s the cure for most anything. Now scientists at the University of Houston concur, measuring the… Read More
Tasha Bennett. HDC’s Bennett Develops New Resource on Electronic Learning Design

A faculty member in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering recently published a new open educational resource (OER) with the support of UH Libraries Open… Read More
Akash Gupta, a research scientist known for developing advanced delivery systems for cancer immunotherapies while working at MIT, will join the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as assistant professor and Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow. Cancer Research Innovator Joins Cullen to Develop Immunotherapies for Lung Cancer

Akash Gupta, a research scientist known for developing advanced delivery systems for cancer immunotherapies while working at MIT, will join the University of Houston Cullen… Read More
A woman with light skin and medium-brown hair stands on a balcony with one arm resting on the railing. She is wearing a short-sleeved navy blue outfit, and potted plants are visible in the background. Capstones & Crustaceans: TPM Grad Student Supports Upcoming Energy Industry Crawfish Boil with Innovative New Tools

Technology Project Management master’s student Turkan Devrijova is wasting no time in finding new ways to give back to the University of Houston. She expects to graduate this… Read More
Associate professor Hien Van Nguyen served as the lead for an NIH-funded research project, with some of the resulting research recognized as an Outstanding Paper in Content Theme at the 33rd Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Conference on Multimedia, a major conference. ECE’s Hien Van Nguyen wins Outstanding Paper Award for AI that decodes radiologists’ behavior from eye movements

Hien Van Nguyen, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, served as the lead for an NIH-funded research project. His paper, “Interpreting… Read More