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Margaret Kidd [center], professor and undergraduate program director of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology. Guests dock at UH for 4th annual Port of the Future Conference

The University of Houston's Port of the Future Conference – a yearly international event focusing on the operational, infrastructural and security challenges that seaports face on… Read More
The CougAR Lab is where students have the unique opportunity to research augmented, virtual, and mixed-reality technologies from a social science perspective. Liao, CougAR Lab exploring the good, the bad, the inevitable of AI

So many things we interact with daily are powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but recent developments in general AI - where AI learns and then makes decisions on its own –… Read More
GreenHouston team members from L to R: University of Houston students Steven Chen, Fatemeh Kalantari (team leader), Massiagbe Diabate, Bethel Mbakaogu, and Simon Peter Nsah Abongmbo. Students Shine in DOE’s American-Made Carbon Management Competition

GreenHouston, a team of University of Houston students mentored by Assistant Professor Jian Shi from the UH Cullen College of Engineering, created a winning proposal for an… Read More
Heidar Malki, Senior Associate Dean of the Technology Division, presents Weihang Zhu, professor of Engineering Technology, with the Faculty Research Excellence Award. Technology Division honors 6 at 2023 Excellence Awards

The Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division presented awards to recognize six faculty, staff and students for their commitment to excellence during the Faculty and… Read More
An effort spearheaded by Margaret Kidd, Undergraduate Program Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology and Instructional Associate Professor, and Yaping Wang, Undergraduate Program Director of Industrial Engineering and Instructional Associate Professor, allowed students to practice interviewing and earn internship opportunities with Tailored Brands. Supply Chain & Logistics, IE partners with Tailored Brands to offer students opportunities

The Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division might not seem like the most likely place to find an internship partnership with menswear giant Tailored Brands, but that's… Read More
Shivaani Suresh Kanna has been named the recipient of the Engineering Technology Luminary Award for 2023 from the Technology Division at the Cullen College of Engineering. Meet Shivaani Suresh Kanna, Spring 2023 Engineering Technology Luminary Award winner

The Engineering Technology Luminary Award recognizes top-performing students who have demonstrated excellence in engineering technology in the Technology Division at the Cullen… Read More
José C. Martínez, Instructional Assistant Professor in Computer Information Systems, speaks at the 2023 cloudathon@UH. cloudathon@UH continues to grow with 2023 edition

This Spring, more than 150 dedicated, tech-savvy students from five Texas universities gathered in the UH Student Center Ballroom to collaboratively solve a set of carefully… Read More
University of Houston energy experts will be front and center at the 2023 Offshore Technology Conference from May 1 to May 4. UH Energy Experts to Share Insight and Knowledge at OTC 2023

Professor Xingpeng Li Recognized as ‘Emerging Leader’ for Contributions to Offshore Power Systems and Security University of Houston energy experts will be front and center at the… Read More
The Managing Urban Runoff project tests abilities of certain native grass species to clear pollution from coastal waters. On the study site, from left, are principal investigator Vankatesh Balan, University of Houston; Ram Ray, Prairie View A&M University; Weihang Zhu, UH; and Gururaj Neelgund, Prairie View A&M. Not pictured are researchers Xiaonan Shan, UH, and Sandeep Kumar, Old Dominion University. Researchers Turn to the Power of Native Aquatic Plants to Clean Coastal Waters

UH-Led Research Team Develops Efficient, Cost Effective Method for Removing Excess Nutrients and Metal Salts Along Gulf Coast To find a fast, efficient way to clear harmful… Read More
Xiaonan Shan Researchers Study How Underserved Farmers Can Improve Crop, Impact Climate Change

University of Houston researchers are developing a program to teach small-scale, underserved and limited resources (SULR) farmers how to improve their crop production by reducing… Read More