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  • Portrait of a man wearing a grey suit and a red tie smiling while standing in front of a red building.

    Small Wins: Making 2025 Your Best Year Yet

    With the start of a new year, many of us are eager to set goals that will help us grow personally and professionally. However, staying motivated and maintaining a healthy balance can be challenging without a clear plan. By taking on the right strategies you can make this year your most successful yet. Small, intentional steps can lead to lasting change, whether you’re striving for a better work-life balance, improved physical health or professional growth.
  • Two scientists, one Indian and another Pakistani, stand together in a hallway.

    Engineering Technology Faculty Collaborate to Empower Justice-Involved Youth

    Associate professor of biotechnology Venkatesh Balan, Ph.D., and assistant professor Abdul Khan, Ph.D., of the Technology Division’s Department of Engineering Technology are collaborating with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Project Remix Ventures as co-program directors on a transformative initiative titled “Urban Bio-Tech Environmental Agricultural Model (UBEAM)”.
  • Close up of a pile of medicine bottles onto of a few green hemp leaves.

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

    Hemp 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. Now, a new University of Houston study of hemp microbes, published in the journal Nature, may help scientists create special mixtures of helpful microbes to make hemp plants produce more CBD or have better-quality fibers.
  • Red front cover of an event program. The words "University of Houston Fall 2024 Commencement. Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing" appear on the cover in gold letters.

    Gessner College Nursing Graduates – the Future of Health Care

    Forty-eight future nurse leaders and their families gathered for fall commencement and pinning ceremonies for the University of Houston Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing. The students represented the college’s Second Degree, RN to BSN and Traditional Bachelor of Science in nursing programs. “You all have worked very hard to get here and now are prepared to enter the field as nurse leaders and professionals,” said Kathryn Tart, professor and founding dean of the college. “You did it.”
  • Two Asian women in black graduation regalia smile together. A large red UH banner is on the building behind them.

    For Two Sugar Land Sisters, Graduation is a Family Affair

    Kristen and Emily Kiang were very close growing up in Sugar Land. The sisters often dressed the same, played together and pursued similar interests. Their mutual love for health care led them both to Baylor University to pursue undergraduate degrees in Medical Humanities. Kristen graduated in 2021; Emily in 2022. “I found out about the Second-Degree BSN program at University of Houston, and I knew that it would be the best fit for my path to becoming a nurse,” Emily said.
  • An Indian man and woman stand infrom for a lecture room filled with students.

    Two Universities in India Launch Doctor of Nursing Degree Programs

    With support from the University of Houston’s Andy & Barbara Gessner College of Nursing, two universities in India — MGM Institute of Health Sciences in Mumbai and Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences — have introduced the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, expanding advanced nursing education in the country. It is the first time any university in India has offered the degree. The Gessner College graduated its first class of DNP professionals in May 2024.