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  • April 20, 2026

    University of Houston Psychologist Reveals How Distraction Breaks Memory

    Why is it so easy to remember the lyrics to an old song — but so hard to recall something you just heard or read seconds ago? A University of Houston professor examines how the brain briefly stabilizes new information and why switching tasks too quickly can make it vanish.

  • March 12, 2026

    NIH Awards UH $11.8 Million to Study Early Language Development in Houston Toddlers

    University of Houston researchers have secured an $11.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a first-of-its-kind study of early language development, tracking thousands of Houston toddlers during a critical period of early childhood.

  • March 10, 2026

    UH Alumna Hyaneyoung Olvera Signs With AEW

    Hyaneyoung Olvera has a lot of firsts to her name. Not only is she a first-generation college student, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, she’s also the first in her family to travel the world in pursuit of her hobby-turned-career.