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• UH Receives $1.1M Gift for Biomedical Engineering Research

  May 29, 2025

  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 Foundation to advance potentially life-changing research on Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects children and can lead to both deafness and blindness.

  • Health and Medicine
• Centennial Construction Project Launches June 1

  May 28, 2025

  Centennial Construction Project Launches June 1

  The University of Houston is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2027 by launching a bold and transformative effort to reimagine its historic campus core. The Centennial Construction Project, beginning June 1, 2025, will create a more welcoming, walkable and resilient campus for generations to come.

  • University and Campus
• University of Houston Awarded $3M to Launch Cancer Biomarker Facility for Immunotherapy Research

  May 27, 2025

  University of Houston Awarded $3M to Launch Cancer Biomarker Facility for Immunotherapy Research

  With a $3M award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, UH will create a state-of-the-art facility to offer researchers in Texas the most comprehensive targeted proteomic cancer biomarker screens currently feasible.

  • Research
  • Health and Medicine
• TAMEST Names UH Professor as President for the First Time

  May 22, 2025

  TAMEST Names UH Professor as President for the First Time

  Ganesh Thakur was named President of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology board.

  • Science, Energy and Innovation
• UH Researcher Launches New Era in Radiology Training

  May 20, 2025

  UH Researcher Launches New Era in Radiology Training

  To train the next generation of doctors and speed up hospital workflows, a UH engineer is using AI to jump in front of a radiologist’s gaze, predicting where the doctor will next look.

  • Science, Energy and Innovation
  • Health and Medicine
  • Research
• UH Among Nation’s Top 21 for Both Research Excellence and Student Opportunity

  May 19, 2025

  UH Among Nation’s Top 21 for Both Research Excellence and Student Opportunity

  The University of Houston has been named one of only 21 institutions nationwide to earn both the “Very High Research Activity” (R1) and “Opportunity College & University – Higher Access, Higher Earnings” designations in the newly released 2025 Carnegie Classifications. This dual recognition places UH in a distinguished group of universities that lead the nation in advancing both research innovation and socioeconomic mobility.

  • Research
  • Science, Energy and Innovation