In observance of the UH 2008 spring break holiday, university business operations
will be closed Friday, March 21. The university will reopen and resume normal operations
Monday, March 24.
University of Houston biology student Brandon Than, who is driving discovery in cancer immunotherapy, has received one of the nation’s most prestigious academic honors: the Barry Goldwater Scholarship — marking the second straight year a UH student has earned the award.
From improving battery life to reimagining prosthetics, the University of Houston continues to drive innovation that makes global impact. That’s how the UH System found itself back on the National Academy of Inventors’ 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list.
The University of Houston’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine has received a planned estate gift commitment estimated at $2.1 million to establish a scholarship endowment, expanding access to medical education and strengthening the pipeline of physicians who will serve communities across Texas and beyond.