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November 5, 2025

University of Houston Reaffirmed as National Center of Cybersecurity Excellence

The University of Houston has been redesignated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) through 2029, reaffirming UH’s national leadership in advancing cybersecurity innovation, education and workforce development to help protect America’s critical infrastructure.

Top Stories

November 20, 2025

University of Houston Named a Top 100 College for Future Leaders by TIME Magazine

The University of Houston, a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university, has again been recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s Best Colleges for Future Leaders, ranking No. 77 on this year’s list.

November 6, 2025

UH Researcher Awarded $2M Federal Grant to Explore How Frogs Survive in Salty Environments

A University of Houston biologist has received a $2.16 million federal grant to study how some coastal frogs survive in salty environments, which could shed light on how cells, including those in humans, cope with salt stress.

November 4, 2025

University of Houston Assists in Designing Robotic Hands for Use in Health, Agriculture, Manufacturing

With NSF support, a collaborative team of researchers is creating advanced prosthetic hands that can perform skilled, natural movements. Drawing on years of study on how people use their hands, the hands bring real-world dexterity and function to prosthetic technology.

Latest News

November 24, 2025

International Cooperation Helps Advance the Frontiers of Earth Observation

To predict sea level changes, a University of Houston scientist has teamed with international partners to deliver an unprecedented view of the massive glaciers in Antarctica and to examine how they are shifting.

November 20, 2025

University of Houston Named a Top 100 College for Future Leaders by TIME Magazine

The University of Houston, a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university, has again been recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s Best Colleges for Future Leaders, ranking No. 77 on this year’s list.

November 19, 2025

UH Researchers Map Houston’s Mental Health Deserts for the First Time

For the first time, University of Houston researchers have mapped Houston’s “mental health deserts,” revealing inequities in access to care across the city.

November 13, 2025

UH Medical Students Learn the Meaning of Compassionate Care in Ghana

When medical students from the University of Houston’s Fertitta Family College of Medicine traveled to Ghana this summer, they discovered that the practice of healing transcends technology. In a collaboration with the University of Ghana Medical School, students from both sides of the world shared classrooms, clinics and conversations that revealed the universal language of medicine — empathy, resilience and human connection.

November 12, 2025

UH Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship Ranked No. 1 for Seventh Consecutive Year

The Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship in the University of Houston’s C. T. Bauer College of Business has once again been named the No. 1 undergraduate entrepreneurship program.

November 11, 2025

University of Houston Joins $21.2M Statewide Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis

The University of Houston is part of a $21.2 million Texas effort to tackle the opioid epidemic by examining opioid use disorder among people living with HIV in Harris County and integrating prevention.

Around Campus

November 24, 2025

A Taste of the Past

November 21, 2025

Remote Work That Works

November 17, 2025

Polymer Investigation

November 17, 2025

Hidden Energy Balance

Upcoming Events

Date Time Event Name   Location
Tuesday, Nov. 25 2 - 3 p.m. Staff Council: Events Committee Monthly Meetings    Online
Wednesday, Nov. 26 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cougars Athletic Alliance: Thanksgiving Outreach   Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Tuesday, Dec. 2 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Fall into Financial Wellness Retirement Seminar   M.D. Anderson Library Edith Rockwell Pavilion
Thursday, Dec. 4 Noon - 1 p.m. Be Benefits Wise   HR Training Room, Bldg. 525
Multiple Dates, Times Multiple Dates, Times Frankenstein   UH School of Theatre and Dance Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre

See the full calendar for a complete list of events.

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UH in the News

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The National News Desk

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