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University of Houston-Clear Lake Student Adrian Caraves to Serve as UH System Student Regent
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Adrian Caraves, a graduate student at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, as the next ...
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UH Receives $1.1M Gift for Biomedical Engineering Research
The University of Houston has received a generous $1.1 million gift from the Austin-based Cynthia and George Mitchell ...
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UH Pharmacy Researcher Discovers How the Heart’s Layers Communicate During Formation
Images of tunneling nanotubes. Arrows pointing to the tunneling nanotubes. Credit: Dupont M., Tunneling nanotubes in immune cells, CC BY 4.0, Confocal image of day 13 HIV-1-infected human ...
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Strengthening Student Success: Center for Student Empowerment Receives COOG Mom Grant to Support First-Generation Students
The Division of Student Affairs (DSA) Center for Student Empowerment (CSE) has received a generous $500 grant from the COOG Mom Grant, reaffirming its commitment to fostering the success and retention ...
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UH Physicists Hit Major Milestone in Advancing Superconductor Applications
UH physicists Liangzi Deng (left) and Paul Chu work with a mini-diamond anvil cell in their superconductivity research Researchers at the University of Houston’s Texas Center for Superconductivity ...
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Texans Weigh in on Immigration Issues
As the Trump administration begins high-profile immigration raids across the country, a new survey finds that a majority of Texans agree with calls to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who have ...
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UH Team Working to Improve Installation of Underground Power Lines
When Hurricane Beryl hit Houston in July, it caused extensive damage to trees and utility poles, leaving over two million households without power. A week later, 250,000 Texans still faced the extreme ...
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Outsmarting Superbugs Resistant to Antibiotics
Gram-negative bacteria pose a serious threat to global health because they can resist multiple antibiotics, making infections difficult to treat, according to the National Institutes of Health. In ...
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From Houston to Scotland: Seed Grants Boosting Shared Energy Solutions and Innovations
The University of Houston and Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University have awarded seed grants to six innovative energy projects as part of their transatlantic research collaboration. The projects, which ...
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University of Houston Leads Collaborative Effort to Improve Gulf Coast Area Workforce Development and Community Benefits in the Unfolding Energy Transition
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a University of Houston-led project to receive funding as part of a $62 million effort to advance clean hydrogen technologies nationwide – it is the only one ...
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University of Houston Maintains Top 75 Status in U.S. News and World Report Rankings
The University of Houston is once again ranked among the nation’s top 75 public universities in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Top Public School rankings, landing at No. 74. Despite a slight shift ...
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Improving Eye Tracking to Assess Brain Disorders
A University of Houston engineering team has developed wearable sensors to examine eye movement to assess brain disorders or damage to the brain. Many brain diseases and problems show up as eye ...