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Brookshire’s Legacy of Generosity Lives on at Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients Brookshire’s Legacy of Generosity Lives on at Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients

The legacy of kindness, hard work and generosity left behind by UH engineering alumnus William A. Brookshire† (BSChE '57) continues to live on at the Cullen College, where… Read More
Science experiments dazzled and inspired participants at the 2018 Girls Engineering the Future! sponsored by Chevron. UH Engineers, Chevron Introduce Houston-area Girls to STEM Fun

The Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston was a happening place this weekend — rockets launched into the sky with great puffs of smoke, robots performed… Read More
Debora Rodrigues,associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College, is part of an international team studying bacteria-fungi interaction. Bacteria-fungi interaction may lead to improvements in crop production, sustainable energy

UH researcher receives DOE grant to study fundamental interactions While microorganism like bacteria and fungi have co-existed for eons, there is still much to discover about… Read More
Inaugural 2018 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mixer Inaugural 2018 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mixer

The 8th Wonder Brewery was buzzing with activity last Thursday as UH mechanical engineering alumni, faculty and students gathered to mingle, catch up and hear the latest updates… Read More
Researchers and students from the University of Houston are working with fourth- and fifth-grade boys to promote interest in STEM. Boys, Fathers and Mentors Work Together for STEM Engagement

NSF-Funded Project Targets African-American, Latino Boys Both the medium and the message are STEM – encouraging fourth and fifth-grade African-American and Latino boys to embrace… Read More
Nature features University of Houston Professor Jose Contreras-Vidal, known for his work to improve prostheses using brain-machine interfaces. Nature Magazine Features UH Professor’s Work to Address Paralysis

Groundbreaking brain-machine interfacing with prostheses highlighted About 3.5 million people in America are living with some degree of paralysis related to stroke, multiple… Read More
Kaushik Mandiga and Denny Luong, electrical and computer engineering students at the Cullen College of Engineering, display robotic projects at the 2018 ECEDHA Conference. UH Students Exhibit Robots Created In Makerspace

New and interesting things are being made at the UH Makerspace, which opened this spring in the M.D. Anderson Library. Two University of Houston electrical and computer… Read More
Engineering Alumni Association Kicks Off eWeek with Reception & Program Engineering Alumni Association Kicks Off eWeek with Reception & Program

For one week in February engineers around the country are celebrated as part of National Engineers Week, a program that raises awareness of the crucial contributions made by… Read More
Professor Jose Contreras-Vidal, known for his work with prosthetics and brain-computer interfaces, with students. UH Engineering Rises in U.S. News Rankings

The UH Cullen College of Engineering is several steps closer to landing a spot among the Top 50 engineering colleges in America. The 2019 U.S. News and World Report rankings place… Read More
Debora Rodrigues, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is part of an effort to learn more about how bacteria and fungus interact in soil, work that could lead to advances in bioenergy. Researchers Study Fundamental Interactions in Soil Communities

DOE-Funded Work Could Lead to Advances in Bioenergy Researchers traditionally have studied individual microorganisms independently of how those organisms interact with their… Read More