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A ceremonial groundbreaking for Sugar Land Academic Building 2, featuring [left to right] Jay Neal, Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for University of Houston at Sugar Land and University of Houston at Katy; Renu Khator, chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of its flagship University of Houston campus; and Joseph W. Tedesco, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean of the Cullen College of Engineering. Officials Break Ground on New Technology Building at UH at Sugar Land Instructional Site

The University of Houston celebrated the groundbreaking of a new $65 million academic building in ceremonies at the UH at Sugar Land instructional site. Before faculty, staff,… Read More
Several teams of students and professors from the Cullen College of Engineering earned distinction at this year's UH Energy Innovation Commercialization Competition. Cullen teams place in UH Energy's Innovation Commercialization Competition

The world is full of good ideas, but only some of them become viable and real. “You don’t see the full impact of a good idea until someone figures out a way to convert it to a… Read More
Women in Cybersecurity, Houston chapter. Women in Technology lead the way for new semester

New friends, free food, free stuff – what's not to love? The Cat's Back, the University of Houston's traditional welcome back event for new and returning students, took place late… Read More
The Technology Division is proud to be hosting three Fulbright awardees from the kingdom of Morocco in Driss Benhaddou's Wireless and Optical Networking (WON) lab. [Left to right] Wiam Ayrir, Hajar El Gadi, Salmane Douch, and Driss Benhaddou, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology. Technology Division Welcomes Trio of Moroccan Fulbright Scholars

Technological innovation is a multi-faceted, globally driven landscape, with the sharing and exchanging of perspectives vital to growth, success and honing the cutting edge. This… Read More
The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce the hiring and promotion of 31 faculty members for the 2023-2024 academic year. Cullen College of Engineering welcomes 31 new faculty members

The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce the hiring and promotion of 31 faculty members for the 2023-2024 academic year. All employees were hired after a competitive… Read More
Jamison V. Kovach, the PMI Houston Endowed Professor in Project Management, is the 2023 recipient of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society International's Lean Six Sigma Award. Kovach earns award for Lean Six Sigma expertise

The work of a Cullen professor in imparting business philosophies to both students and practitioners has been recognized via an award from an international conference in June.… Read More
Barbara Stewart, chair of the Department of Human Development and Consumer Science in the Cullen College of Engineering’s Technology Division, is the principal investigator of UH’s NEXTGENeration program. New Program Eases Obstacles for Qualified Students Seeking Careers in Retailing, Consumer Science

Growing Field Opens Promising Opportunities in Human Sciences A new federally funded program at the University of Houston is meeting the growing need for well-trained… Read More
Dean Joseph W. Tedesco presents Ann Clark with her degree during a graduation ceremony in May 2023. HRD's Clark follows dreams, earns degree at 54

Returning at age 51 to finish a college degree at 54 – amid a global pandemic, no less – is a tall undertaking. Ann Clark, recognized at the May graduation ceremonies as the… Read More
Members of SME pose for a photo. The group recently achieved gold status from SME national leadership. Society of Manufacturing Engineers achieves Gold Status

This summer, the University of Houston's student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) was awarded Gold Status by SME national leadership – a considerable… Read More
Jovita Nsoh, who this fall begins a position as assistant professor of cybersecurity in the Technology Division at the Cullen College of Engineering, believes the traditional “bastion” approach to protecting a network as if it were a fortress is no longer feasible. The Future of Cybersecurity Amidst Potential for Widescale, Multi-vector Attacks

With our lives more dependent than ever on digital networks, and the arrival of emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Industry 5.0, the… Read More