UH Research

UH Research focuses on enhancing infrastructure, funding and the development of new IP for the University of Houston.

The Division of Research assists researchers in all areas of sponsored projects, from identifying funding to submitting a proposal, setting up interim funding to closing out an award, and awards reporting to compliance. All content posted here does not necessarily reflect the views/ opinions of the university. Maribel Salazar manages this page, as well as other social media accounts for the division. You may contact me at [email protected] or [email protected].

08/06/2026

As Texas strengthens its position as a global leader in advanced energy, the University of Houston has joined the Texas Nuclear Alliance (TNA). The partnership expands UH’s leadership in advanced nuclear research, manufacturing and workforce development.

As Texas strengthens its position as a global leader in advanced energy, the University of Houston, a Carnegie-designated Tier One research university, has joined the Texas Nuclear Alliance (TNA). The partnership expands UH’s leadership in advanced nuclear research, manufacturing and workforce dev...

08/05/2026

With a Red Dot Design Award winning technology, UH Architecture's Product Experience Design (PXD) Lab is creating new pathways to Braille literacy for blind and low-vision learners.

In an increasingly audio-driven world, the University of Houston’s Product Experience Design (PXD) Lab is creating new pathways to Braille literacy for blind and low-vision learners. With a new two-device learning system called LUCID, PXD Lab designers hope to make tactile literacy more accessible...

08/04/2026

Funded through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission and led by Myoungkyu Lee of the UH Cullen College of Engineering, a new project brings together researchers from UH, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the University of Pennsylvania to develop AI-powered tools capable of reducing the time needed to model complex heat-transfer systems for nuclear reactors and future fusion technologies.

The University of Houston has been selected by the US. Department of Energy (DOE) to lead a nearly $750,000 collaborative research project that will harness AI to accelerate the design of next-generation nuclear and fusion energy systems.

07/30/2026

Lu Gao of the UH Cullen College of Engineering used AI to analyze large-scale roadway condition data, including pavement structure, surface condition, roadway geometry and crash records, especially police crash narratives in a study funded by the Texas Department of Transportation.

A University of Houston professor of civil and environmental engineering is using artificial intelligence to make roads safer by connecting information that is usually analyzed separately.

07/29/2026

Led by Bettina Beech, chief of Population Health and Translational Science at UH, the innovative National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities funded initiative will address the root causes of chronic disease, further strengthening the University's leadership in research that improves lives.

The University of Houston has received an $18.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch an innovative initiative addressing the root causes of chronic disease, further strengthening its leadership in research that improves lives.

07/28/2026

Addressing Texas’ growing healthcare workforce shortage and rising demand for care, the University of Houston announced the launch of UH Health, an academic health enterprise designed to integrate education, research and community engagement across the University.

How the University of Houston is shaping the future of healthcare in Texas

07/23/2026

Now in its sixth year, the Summer Health Education Research Program (SHERP) hosted by the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute of the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine has grown into a signature interdisciplinary program that brings together students from across the University of Houston.

The Summer Health Education Research Program (SHERP), hosted by the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute, is preparing the next generation of healthcare leaders by giving students hands-on experience tackling real-world population health challenges through research, collaboration and i...

07/22/2026

teachHOUSTON, the nationally recognized secondary STEM teacher preparation program based in the UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM), received a 2026 PhysTEC Local Impact Award, given by the Physics Teacher Education Council to honor programs that have made significant contributions to preparing and supporting physics teachers within their local communities.

Physics teachers council honors UH program.

07/21/2026

Tai-Yen Chen of the UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) received a $2.16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how copper imbalances in the body may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.

Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, a University of Houston chemist is uncovering how copper imbalances in the body may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.

07/16/2026

Supported by a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a new technology being developed in the lab of Wei Chuan Shih of the UH Cullen College of Engineering will give an unprecedented view of tiny particles that play a critical role in diagnosis and treatment of an array of diseases.

New technology developing at the University of Houston to give an unprecedented view of tiny particles – or exosomes – that play a critical role in diagnosis and treatment of an array of diseases.

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