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Professor Jian Shi, left, examines e-waste with Graduate Researcher Chuyue Wang and Professor Kailai Wang. Cullen’s Shi, Wang Map a Path to US Mineral Sovereignty Through E-Waste

Inside America’s junk drawers sits an untapped fortune, and a national and economic security solution. As the global race for critical minerals intensifies, University of Houston… Read More
Yulanda Campbell, a proud graduate with multiple degrees from the University of Houston, came from humble roots - a town of fewer than 600, with a drive of more than eight hours. IST’s Campbell excels going from 160 to 30,000

Yulanda Campbell left a town of fewer than 600 people for a campus with more than 30,000 students, and nothing about that leap felt small for her. She grew up in Matador, Texas,… Read More
Two men stand facing each other in conversation. The man on the left is bald and wears a grey suit jacket over a red collared shirt. The man on the right has dark hair and wears a dark suit over a white collared shirt. Both men have light skin. People-Centered Careers Event Returns to UHSL in Spring 2026

This November, the Human Resource Development (HRD) program in Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Human Development and Consumer Sciences (HDCS) hosted its first… Read More
Four team members are shown from the shoulders up in a darkened, red-lit room. UH Team Takes First Prize in VIVERSE Global Hackathon

Two UH-based teams recently took top honors in the VIVERSE Spark 2025 Global Hackathon — a worldwide challenge for university teams passionate about immersive tech, digital… Read More
A young woman with tan skin and straight brown hair leans against a railing outdoors on the UH campus. She wears a red long sleeved blouse. Banner Bearer Mokry Stays Grounded Through Community

Averey Mokry, who will soon graduate with her degree in Human Resource Development at the upcoming Cullen College of Engineering Commencement ceremony, is excited to see her… Read More
Corn plants are tested for their ability to tolerate stress conditions in a UH greenhouse after melatonin application. Cullen Biotech engineers: While Melatonin Puts Us to Sleep, It Wakes Up Plants

In an interesting turn of botanical events, University of Houston engineers report that while melatonin keeps us asleep, it wakes up plants, helping them grow. Melatonin, a… Read More
A student with short blonde hair, wearing safety glasses, a white lab coat and purple nitrile gloves, holds a pipette in one hand while working at a lab bench. Other students are visible in the background. UH Biotechnology Program to Host NIIMBL eXperience @UH in 2026

For the third consecutive year and with funding from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), the Biotechnology program at the… Read More
Four images of Boswellia trees: Boswellia sacra (upper left), Boswellia carteri (upper right), Boswellia sacra supersacra (lower left), and Boswellia sacra supersacra (lower right). ET’s Khan Solving “Ancient Puzzles” with Genetic Analysis of Frankincense

Assistant professor of biotechnology Abdul Latif Khan recently worked in collaboration with researchers at the University of Houston as well as at University of Nebraska,… Read More
[Left to Right] Yan Yao, Jiajia Sun, Xuqing Wu, Jiefu Chen and Yueqin Huang are part of a program funded by the National Science Foundation to attract young students and to provide the mineral industry with a makeover. Wu is the UH lead on the $1 million initiative. Cullen-Supported Program Addresses Critical Workforce Gap in U.S. Mineral Industry

Amid demand for critical minerals ever rising, the minerals industry, a sector integral to high-tech products, defense systems and sustainable energy technologies, is facing a… Read More
The new, three-floor, 75,000-square foot facility for the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering at Sugar Land - one of the signs of the College's growth. Undergraduate enrollment surges to record sizes at Cullen

Reflecting the larger trend at the University of Houston, the Cullen College of Engineering has seen an incredible surge in undergraduate enrollment for its Fall 2025 cohort,… Read More