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• UH Recognized Among the Top 100 Colleges for Future Leaders by TIME Magazine

  December 05, 2023

  UH Recognized Among the Top 100 Colleges for Future Leaders by TIME Magazine

  The University of Houston has been recognized on TIME Magazine’s inaugural list of the Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2024. The list includes the top 100 colleges— both private and public— that are forging the path to the future by shaping U.S. leaders. UH was one of only three public institutions in Texas to make the list.

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• UH Launches into the New Space Race

  December 04, 2023

  UH Launches into the New Space Race

  As billionaires pursue out-of-this-world experiences, space experts at the University of Houston are launching into how we are navigating a new kind of interstellar chase.
• Willie Fritz Named New UH Football Head Coach

  December 04, 2023

  Willie Fritz Named New UH Football Head Coach

  Willie Fritz, the back-to-back American Athletic Conference coach of the year, who boasts 31 years of collegiate head coaching experience and ranks fifth among active FBS head coaches with 208 victories, has been named the 16th head coach in University of Houston football history.
• Houston Key to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Strategy to Fight Climate Change

  December 04, 2023

  Houston Key to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Strategy to Fight Climate Change

  University of Houston is hosting a timely symposium titled “CCUS Commercial Deployment: What Will It Take to Make It Happen?” on Thursday, Dec. 7 and will share copies of a CCUS white paper commissioned by the Houston CCS Alliance and the Houston Energy Transition Initiative at the event. The white paper is a detailed roadmap for broad commercial CCUS deployment in the Houston Gulf Coast region and beyond.

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• University of Houston Challenges Students to Solve Plastic Waste Crisis

  December 01, 2023

  University of Houston Challenges Students to Solve Plastic Waste Crisis

  University of Houston’s Energy Transition Institute (ETI) challenged students to address the critical issue of dealing with plastic waste and creating a real-world circular economy. Over 60 students participated in the first Circular Plastics Challenge. Winners and other finalists offer innovative, sustainable solutions.

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• Electric Vehicles Remain a Tough Sell in Texas, According to New Survey

  November 30, 2023

  Electric Vehicles Remain a Tough Sell in Texas, According to New Survey

  Only about 5% of Texans, mostly urban dwellers, currently own or lease electric vehicles. A new survey says most of the majority – those who don’t drive EVs – report little or no interest in going electric in the future. This survey’s findings echo a similar study from 2021.