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March 12, 2026

NIH Awards UH $11.8 Million to Study Early Language Development in Houston Toddlers

University of Houston researchers have secured an $11.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a first-of-its-kind study of early language development, tracking thousands of Houston toddlers during a critical period of early childhood.

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March 18, 2026

Cancer Research Innovator Joins UH to Develop Immunotherapies for Lung Cancer

Akash Gupta, a research scientist known for developing advanced delivery systems for cancer immunotherapies while working at MIT, will join the University of Houston to develop new platforms for cancer immunotherapies, initially focusing on lung cancer. His recruitment is supported by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

March 11, 2026

University of Houston Researcher Analyzes How Generative AI Impacts Creativity

Art has been around for centuries, but in the age of artificial intelligence, one University of Houston researcher is examining if generative AI helps or hurts creativity.

March 10, 2026

University of Houston Physicists Break Superconductivity Temperature Record

Researchers from the Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) and the department of physics at the University of Houston have broken the temperature record for superconductivity at ambient pressure — a breakthrough that could eventually lead to more efficient ways to generate, transmit and store energy.

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March 25, 2026

Inventors Drive University of Houston’s Status as Innovation Leader

From improving battery life to reimagining prosthetics, the University of Houston continues to drive innovation that makes global impact. That’s how the UH System found itself back on the National Academy of Inventors’ 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list.

March 24, 2026

University of Houston’s College of the Arts Marks 10 Years of Growth

For decades, the University of Houston has been home to nationally recognized visual and performing arts programs. Ten years ago, those disciplines were brought together under one umbrella: the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts.

March 24, 2026

UH on the Front Lines of the Battle Against Opioid Use Disorder

From developing a vaccine to fight fentanyl to writing national guidelines for pharmacists to address opioid use disorder, UH is taking the lead in battling what the Centers for Disease Control call an opioid overdose epidemic, one that has claimed thousands of lives nationwide.

March 24, 2026

University of Houston BRAIN Center Finds Exposure to Nature Associated with Reductions in Negative Emotions

Research from UH indicates that exposure to nature can reduce negative emotions, pointing to an urgent need to integrate nature into urban design to increase brain capital.

March 23, 2026

Diehl Family Establishes $2.1 Million Gift for Scholarships at UH’s Fertitta College of Medicine

The University of Houston’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine has received a planned estate gift commitment estimated at $2.1 million to establish a scholarship endowment, expanding access to medical education and strengthening the pipeline of physicians who will serve communities across Texas and beyond.

March 20, 2026

University of Houston Medical Students Celebrate ‘Match Day’

With an excited tear of the envelope, students at the University of Houston’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine celebrated the most important milestone to date in their medical journeys — Match Day — on Friday, March 20, as they discovered where they would spend their residencies.

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March 18, 2026

Energy Taxes Examined

March 16, 2026

Time to Shine

March 13, 2026

Scooter Up!

March 11, 2026

Capstones and Crustaceans

Upcoming Events

Date Time Event Name   Location
Thursday, March 26 Party Begins at 7:30 p.m. March Madness Watch Party   Avenida Houston
Friday, March 27  Noon - 5 p.m.  48th MFA Thesis Exhibition   Blaffer Art Museum
Friday, March 27  2 - 5 p.m. Coog Arena Grand Opening  

Student Center South Games Room Basement Floor
Monday, March 30 1 - 2 p.m. Preventing & Overcoming Burnout  

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