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For youngsters, the team at St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy is dedicated to bridging the gap for those who are often marginalized, offering opportunities through mentorship. A science fair in Spring 2024 highlighted the work of several dozen students. New Grants Fuel STEM Education Equity in Houston

Two new grants from the National Science Foundation to the Cullen College of Engineering are set to break down barriers that prevent low-income and underrepresented students from…
Holley Love. MAE's Love elected UH Faculty Senate president

As the 2024-25 Faculty Senate President at the University of Houston, Holley Love brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the role. A lifelong Houston Cougar, Love’s…
A pioneer of brain-related medical devices, Jose Contreras-Vidal, is the REU Site program director, faculty mentor and director of the UH IUCRC BRAIN Center. UH BRAIN Center, FDA Collaborate on NSF Program

A three-year National Science Foundation program is underway at the University of Houston’s Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Building Reliable Advances and…
Ph.D. student Natalya Ross, from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering. New Deep Learning Method Automates Antarctic Glacier Grounding Line Mapping

University of Houston researchers make significant strides in automating Antarctic glacier monitoring using advanced satellite radar techniques. University of Houston researchers…
Badri Roysam, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston. AI Drives Development of Cancer Fighting Software

$2.5 Million Fast-Track Grant to Develop Analysis of Single Cells University of Houston researchers and their students are developing a new software technology, based on…
NASA is awarding the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students. NASA Awards UH $1.2 Million to Strengthen Diversity in STEM and Aerospace Engineering

NASA is awarding the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success…
Associate professor of digital media Tony Liao, Ph.D., waves to the crowd before throwing out the first pitch at the Space Cowboys inaugural 2024 Tech Night. Digital Media Wows the Space Cowboys at Constellation Field Tech Night

Earlier this spring, representatives of the Technology Division’s digital media program and CougAR Lab, including associate professor of digital media Tony Liao, Ph.D., connected…
Abdulrahman Aljahmi will graduate from Cullen's Industrial Engineering program in December. IE's Aljahmi cites challenges, connections among meaningful Cullen experiences

As industrial engineering undergraduate student Abdulrahman Aljahmi prepares to graduate this December, he took a moment with us to reflect on his time in the Cullen College of…