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• Ready for Business

  January 27, 2025

  Ready for Business

  How Dave Cook has led C. T. Bauer College of Business’ Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship to become the country’s No. 1 entrepreneurship program for undergraduates.

  • Business and Hospitality
• Sinking Truths: University of Houston Confirms Miami’s Coastal Subsidence Challenges

  January 27, 2025

  Sinking Truths: University of Houston Confirms Miami’s Coastal Subsidence Challenges

  On the barrier islands of Miami, 35 skyscrapers — including Trump Tower III — have sunk as much as three inches since 2016, and researchers from the University of Houston have played a pivotal role in uncovering the reason why — urban development.

  • Research
• UH Professor Earns Presidential Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers

  January 23, 2025

  UH Professor Earns Presidential Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers

  Allison Master, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences at the UH College of Education, has earned the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the U.S. government’s highest honor of its kind.

  • Student, Faculty and Staff Success
• UH Scientists Leading World-Changing Climate Research

  January 16, 2025

  UH Scientists Leading World-Changing Climate Research

  Scientists at the University of Houston are going to the ends of the Earth, literally, to conduct groundbreaking climate research with impacts in Texas and beyond.

  • Science, Energy and Innovation
• University of Houston Study Shows Effectiveness of Method to Stem Nearsightedness

  January 16, 2025

  University of Houston Study Shows Effectiveness of Method to Stem Nearsightedness

  A new report from University of Houston optometry researchers shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect – good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will be nearsighted by 2050.

  • Health and Medicine
  • Research
• University of Houston Study on Hemp May Lead to More Sustainable Farming Methods

  January 14, 2025

  University of Houston Study on Hemp May Lead to More Sustainable Farming Methods

  A new University of Houston study of hemp microbes may lead to more sustainable farming methods, using nature to boost the growth of the plant which has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses: CBD-rich varieties are in high demand for pharmaceutical products, while fiber-rich varieties are valued for industrial applications like textiles.

  • Science, Energy and Innovation
  • Research