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A light skinned woman with short, silver hair is shown from the shoulders up. She stands in front of a light-colored background and wears a light pink suit jacket. She is smiling at the camera. HDCS Department Chair Stewart Receives AAFCS Lifetime Legacy Award

Human Development and Consumer Sciences Department Chair and professor Barbara Stewart received the Lifetime Legacy Award from the American Association of Family and Consumer… Read More
An example of some of the native vegetation that will be studied for wetland restoration potential as part of a $500,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant. The UH team is led by Abdul Latif Khan of Cullen’s Biotechnology program, and also features Xiaonan Shan, an associate professor of Electrical Engineering, and Shuhab Khan, professor of Remote Sensing in NSM’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. ET’s Khan-led UH team earns $500k EPA grant to research wetland restoration

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Houston has received a $500,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate nature… Read More
Cullen College of Engineering Cullen Faculty Swells by 22 with 2026–27 Academic Year Hires

The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce that 22 professors will be joining the faculty across 10 departments for the 2026–27 academic year. The hires are… Read More
At right, a young woman stands in front of a project poster for presentation. Cullen Team Takes Third Place in 2026 National Capstone Design Conference

A team comprised entirely of Cullen College of Engineering students represented by team lead Sarai Juarez won third place at the 2026 National Capstone Design Conference hosted at… Read More
A woman with medium skin and dark hair is shown from the shoulders up. She is smiling at the camera. Executive HRD Program Debuts AI Strategy, Change Leadership Graduate Certificates for Future-Focused Professionals

This fall, the Cullen College of Engineering’s Executive Human Resource Development (EHRD) program is launching two new Human Resource Development graduate certificates described… Read More
a group of students in white lab wear are gathered around a speaker in a biological laboratory. NIIMBL eXperience @ UH Promotes the Promise of Biomanufacturing Careers for a Third Year

The Cullen College of Engineering hosted 14 college freshman and sophomores from eight states, representing 12 different community and four-year colleges and universities, as part… Read More
University of Houston researchers (L to R): Xuqing "Jason" Wu, associate professor of computer information systems; Yueqin Huang, assistant professor of information science technology; and Jiefu Chen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. Huang, Wu, Chen lead Cullen portion of DOE’s Genesis Mission on critical minerals exploration

A team at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering will be taking part in a $500,000 research grant from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Mining and Mineral… Read More
Two people in red shirts - a blonde woman at left and a dark-haired man at right - stand on either side of a large paper banner that reads "DESIGN YOU!" in red and white painted letters. HDCS’s DesignYOU! Code Camp Moves to Sugar Land, Sees Biggest Summer Yet

This year’s DesignYOU! Code Camp received a “record number of applications” and hosted 205 campers in its first summer following HDCS’s transition to the University of Houston… Read More
A man with medium-dark brown skin and black hair stands in front of a plain beige wall. He is shown from the shoulders up. He wears a light blue dress shirt and eyeglasses. The Food-Water-Energy Nexus: ET’s Mohan Receives $570k for New Co-Located Photovoltaic-Agricultural Research

The Department of Engineering Technology’s Assistant Professor Gowtham Mohan has secured a three-year, $570,000 award from the BARD (Binational Agricultural Research and… Read More
A woman with tan skin and light brown hair past her shoulders sits on a tan-colored couch. She is wearing a pinkish-red vest and pencil skirt with a white blouse underneath. HDCS Alum Marisa Mireles: A Perfect Fit for O&G

HDCS graduate Marisa Mireles, who graduated with her BS in Consumer Relations and Marketing in 2004 and currently serves as Business Development Manager for Tulsa Inspection… Read More