UH Research

09/24/2026

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the UH Cullen College of Engineering and the UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) has received a $500,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate nature-based approaches for restoring wetland ecosystems in Galveston Bay.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Houston has received a $500,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate nature-based approaches for restoring wetland ecosystems in Galveston Bay.

09/23/2026

Hope Rigby-Wills of the University of Houston College of Education received an award through the UH Research New Faculty Research Program to run a summer pilot program addressing literacy gaps among Houston-area elementary school students while providing real-world coaching to UH education students.

University of Houston College of Education professor Hope Rigby-Wills leads Project SOAR, a summer literacy initiative supporting children’s reading skills and training future educators.

09/22/2026

Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) chemists are guiding the future discovery of treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria by studying how microscopic molecular "machines" inside cells use energy and change shape to build proteins.

Two University of Houston chemists are guiding the future discovery of treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria by studying how microscopic molecular "machines" inside cells use energy and change shape to build proteins.

09/17/2026

The solution to increasing U.S. oil production could be buried beneath existing oil fields, and a new UH Energy report suggests carbon dioxide may help retrieve it.

The solution to increasing U.S. oil production could be buried beneath existing oil fields, and a new University of Houston report suggests carbon dioxide may help retrieve it.

09/16/2026

A gift from Manmohan Singh Kalsi and Marie-Luise Schubert Kalsi will strengthen engineering education and research by expanding faculty support, creating new opportunities for graduate students and advancing innovation at the UH Cullen College of Engineering.

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09/15/2026

In recognition of pioneering research and advances in the field of superconductivity, Venkat Selvamanickam, the M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has received the Big 12 Conference Faculty of the Year award.

In recognition of pioneering research and advances in the field of superconductivity, Venkat Selvamanickam, the M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Houston, has received the Big 12 Faculty of the Year award.

09/10/2026

The Institute for Housing, Homelessness, and Health is an ambitious new University-wide initiative under UH Health that will work alongside housing providers, healthcare organizations, policymakers and community partners to identify needs and challenges, and turn UH research and expertise into practical solutions.

$5 million gift establishes new institute to turn research into action and improve communities' response to homelessness

09/09/2026

Funded by the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) respectively, the UH-Houston Experience for Advancing Research and Training (UH-HEART) and the UH-Cardiovascular Undergraduate Research Experience (UH-CURE) programs culminated in a successful showing of student research at various conferences.

Through the UH-HEART and UH-CURE programs funded by the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health, respectively, 15 undergraduate students gained hands-on cardiovascular research experience this summer and presented their work at local and national scientific meetings.

09/08/2026

Jakoah Brgoch and Joshua Bocarsly of the UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) will lead a coalition to design and manufacture next-generation permanent magnets, an Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) effort aimed at securing the nation’s domestic supply chain for advanced energy and industrial technologies.

University of Houston researchers are leading a multidisciplinary coalition leveraging artificial intelligence to design and manufacture next-generation permanent magnets, an effort aimed at securing the nation’s domestic supply chain for advanced energy and industrial technologies.

09/03/2026

U.S. electricity demand could increase by as much as 32% by 2030, driven in part by artificial intelligence, data centers and the electrification of transportation and industry, according to a new report by UH Energy examining what it will take to expand and modernize the nation’s electricity system.

U.S. electricity demand could increase by as much as 32% by 2030, driven in part by artificial intelligence, data centers and the electrification of transportation and industry, according to a new University of Houston report examining what it will take to expand and modernize the nation’s electri...