Where ideas
spark impact.
The University of Houston is leading the way in forging research and academic excellence through innovation, research breakthroughs and societal advancements. A research powerhouse, UH’s nationally ranked and recognized programs serve as a catalyst for groundbreaking ideas that transform into real-world solutions. UH is a leader in energy solutions, health care innovation and entrepreneurial excellence. Most importantly, the University of Houston is a hub where brilliant minds come together, to collaborate and generate ideas that spark meaningful change and shape a brighter future.
Envisioning a Clearer
Future for Children
Myopia is rapidly increasing, especially among children, putting millions at risk of permanent vision loss. The University of Houston is conducting groundbreaking and award-winning research to correct and slow the progression of myopia in children. Led by Dr. David Berntsen, the Bifocal Lenses in Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) studies have shown specialized multifocal contact lenses can significantly reduce myopic progression. Dr. Berntsen’s pivotal research tackles the impending global health crisis of vision loss and inspires additional research both within the program and across the nation.
Creating Plastics With a Purpose
Plastics permeate modern life, yet barely 5% gets recycled due to sorting complications and downcycling. Researchers at the University of Houston are developing effective and systemic solutions to the plastics sustainability crisis. Professor Megan Robertson's ingenious research project tackles three goals — compatibilization, upcycling and degradability — enabling true circular recycling where the same plastics are reformed continuously. Within the Energy Transition Institute at UH, students are tackling the circular plastics challenge and creating solutions for reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in oceans. Across the University, students and faculty work to transform unsustainable linear plastics economy with solutions that provide economic and environmental benefits.
8.7%
The official recycling rate for plastic stands at 8.7 percent, a statistic published by the Environmental Protection Agency and last updated for 2018.
35.7M
The nation’s accumulated plastic waste reached 35.7 million metric tons in 2018, or roughly 287 pounds per American citizen, according to federal data.
5%
A 2022 Greenpeace report found that, at most, only 5% of plastic gets recycled (a percentage that continues to drop).
Empowering Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs
Sinless Treats, one of the 725 small businesses the SURE program has helped launch.
Empowering Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs
The SURE — Stimulating Urban Renewal Through Entrepreneurship — program at the University of Houston empowers under-resourced entrepreneurs in Houston by providing invaluable guidance on financial literacy, access to capital and networking. To create an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem, SURE pairs fledgling entrepreneurs with MBA student mentors. Together, they learn and collaborate thus honing key business skills and gain essential practical experience. Since its founding in 2012, the program has helped launch over 725 small businesses leaving a positive imprint on the Houston economy.
Wanderstay Hospitality
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Emeniss Call Center
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Sinless Treats
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Changing Lives Through
Medical Technology
Changing Lives Through
Medical Technology
Neuro-engineers at UH have developed a robotic arm controlled by brainwaves to help stroke patients recover the use of a limb. The next-generation rehabilitation device is in clinical trials and will be used for long-term stroke therapy in patients’ homes—most current technologies are limited to labs or clinics.
