The nation's number one student teacher is none other than a product of UH's College of Education.
The University of Houston has a significant impact on the economic vitality of Houston and beyond. Each year, thousands of talented UH graduates invest their knowledge and skills in Houston through jobs with area businesses, institutions, and nonprofit agencies. Students and faculty regularly make groundbreaking discoveries in medical research, technology, public safety, and more. And for many members of Houston’s business community, the University provides valuable professional development opportunities in a wide range of disciplines.
The University of Houston Law Center is home to the Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Center. EENR tackles complex policy issues where energy and the environment intersect.
The University of Houston (UH) will soon open its doors to the Center for Health Equity & Evaluation Research (CHEER), a new joint venture between the UH Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences. CHEER will expand to conduct research at both MD Anderson and the newly opened center at UH GCSW.
Jose Luis "Pepe" Contreras-Vidal is working on developing a non-invasive device that could be used to control prosthetic limbs. His latest findings are published in special edition of IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
There’s not much to see along the southern waterfront of Baytown, Texas. The area at the base of the Fred Hartman Bridge (off Highway 146) is among the few areas along Galveston Bay that remain undeveloped. While city leaders ponder the possibilities for this site, University of Houston architecture students are working on designs that may inspire future development and have a lasting impact on the city.
Additional NSF CAREER grants mark a record for UH's Cullen College of Engineering as well as the university.
From cognitive neuroscience to theoretical physics, this year’s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows from UH have their sights set on careers in fields ranging from medicine to energy. The three-year fellowships cover tuition and include a $30,000 annual stipend.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $9 million grant to the University of Houston’s Texas Center for Learning Disabilities to conduct research on the causes and treatment of learning disabilities in children and adolescents. UH is one of four universities nationally to receive funding from the NIH for a learning disability research center.
UH’s Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 12 in UH will spotlight the work of more than 75 students from all academic disciplines. The event kicks off with oral presentations from 1:30 – 3 p.m. in UH’s Honors College Commons. Poster presentations are 4 – 6 p.m. in the university’s Rockwell Pavilion.
University of Houston junior Mason Biamonte has been recognized as one of the nation’s top science students. A physics and mathematics double major, Biamonte is among the recipients of the 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which is considered the most prestigious award for undergraduate science students.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded grants to two professors in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) at the University of Houston (UH). The University of Houston was awarded the most money of all the higher-education institutions in Texas with funded grant applications.
