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• Coogs Celebrate UH Day at the Capitol

  February 27, 2025

  Coogs Celebrate UH Day at the Capitol

  An enthusiastic contingent of leaders, students, faculty and alumni from the University of Houston headed to Austin on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for UH Day at the Capitol, where they met with lawmakers to highlight the University’s legislative priorities and showcase its positive impact on the State of Texas.

  • University and Campus
• UH Researchers Making Clean Water More Accessible

  February 26, 2025

  UH Researchers Making Clean Water More Accessible

  UH researchers have created a new salt-blocking membrane that allows water to flow eight-times faster making desalination systems more efficient and cost-effective.

  • Research
  • Science, Energy and Innovation
• UH Researchers Paving the Way for New Era in Medical Imaging

  February 25, 2025

  UH Researchers Paving the Way for New Era in Medical Imaging

  New technology developed by researchers at the University of Houston could revolutionize medical imaging and lead to faster, more precise and more cost-effective alternatives to traditional diagnostic methods.

  • Health and Medicine
• UH System Board Approves Funds to Expedite Campus Lighting Project

  February 21, 2025

  UH System Board Approves Funds to Expedite Campus Lighting Project

  The University of Houston System Board of Regents has approved the acceleration of Phase Two of the $18 million Campus Lighting and Security Enhancement Project. This expedited approach will significantly advance the University’s ongoing efforts to improve campus safety, with priority student housing lots scheduled for completion by November 2025 and additional parking lots by December 2025.

  • University and Campus
• UH’s Kalena Holeman Named Gates Cambridge Scholar

  February 21, 2025

  UH’s Kalena Holeman Named Gates Cambridge Scholar

  English major Kalena Holeman was named as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She is the second student at the University to receive this scholarship, which will support her graduate studies at the University of Cambridge in England.

  • Student, Faculty and Staff Success
• UH Professors Named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

  February 20, 2025

  UH Professors Named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

  University of Houston professors Birol Dindoruk, Megan Robertson and Francisco Robles Hernandez have joined the prestigious list of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors. The University of Houston now has 39 faculty members in the NAI.

  • Science, Energy and Innovation
  • Research