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• University of Houston Professors Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships

  April 21, 2025

  University of Houston Professors Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships

  The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has appointed two University of Houston professors to its centennial class of Guggenheim Fellows, one of the world’s most prestigious honors for scholars in the arts and humanities. Anna Mayer, an associate professor in the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, and francine j. harris, an English professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, were among 198 distinguished creative artists chosen from nearly 3,500 applicants.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Student, Faculty and Staff Success
• There’s No Place Like Home

  April 17, 2025

  There’s No Place Like Home

  With the turn of a shovel, the University of Houston celebrated the groundbreaking of a new, $52 million academic building for the Hobby School of Public Affairs, marking a significant milestone in the school’s continued growth and success and reinforcing the University’s role as a leader in public affairs education.

  • Policy, Law and Government
• UH Division of Energy and Innovation to host Plastics Circularity Symposium

  April 16, 2025

  UH Division of Energy and Innovation to host Plastics Circularity Symposium

  UH Division of Energy and Innovation and the Energy Transition Institute will host a Plastics Circularity Symposium on April 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center South’s Houston Room on the second floor.

  • Science, Energy and Innovation
• UH’s CLASS Scores Huge Win for Future Transfer Students

  April 16, 2025

  UH’s CLASS Scores Huge Win for Future Transfer Students

  The University of Houston’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences has secured a $378,000 grant from the Greater Texas Foundation to pilot an innovative transfer program. Announced April 1, the funding will support the CLASS 2+2 Program, designed to make a UH degree more accessible to community college students.

  • University and Campus
• Hobby School Finds Houstonians Want More Options

  April 16, 2025

  Hobby School Finds Houstonians Want More Options

  A new survey of registered voters suggests Houstonians are in the mood for more entertainment, with a majority saying they would enthusiastically support the arrival of a destination theme park and additional professional sports teams.

  • Research
• UH Researcher Unveils New Model to Evaluate Impact of Extreme Events and Natural Hazards

  April 14, 2025

  UH Researcher Unveils New Model to Evaluate Impact of Extreme Events and Natural Hazards

  A University of Houston professor of engineering has created a sophisticated computer model that tracks how water moves in estuaries — which is critical for evaluating climate variability and sea level fluctuation impacts for coastal communities.

  • Science, Energy and Innovation
  • Research