University of Houston Professor Named Guggenheim Fellow
April 15, 2026
A University of Houston engineering professor has been named to the newest class of Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, one of the world’s most prestigious honors for scholars in the arts, sciences and humanities.
University of Houston Advances Quantum Initiative
April 9, 2026
As part of its Quantum Initiative, the University of Houston convened global industry leader IonQ, national laboratory partners and energy executives for the symposium, “Powering the Future: Quantum Technologies in the Energy Economy,” advancing its efforts to align research, talent and industry collaboration in quantum technologies.
UH, Rice Join Forces to Scale Real-World Solutions to Global Plastics Crisis
March 30, 2026
The University of Houston Energy Transition Institute (UH-ETI) and the Center for Energy Studies (CES) at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are launching a strategic partnership to advance scalable, real-world solutions for plastics circularity by integrating policy, economics, science and engineering.
Inventors Drive University of Houston’s Status as Innovation Leader
March 25, 2026
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.
University of Houston Sets Second Straight Record for Startup Launches
March 19, 2026
The University of Houston set a new benchmark for startup creation in 2025, launching 10 companies and marking its second consecutive record-breaking year for venture creation — a sign of accelerating momentum in translating research, ideas and innovation into market-ready businesses.
UH Launches Google Gemini for Education to Power Next-Generation Discovery and AI Proficiency
March 17, 2026
The University of Houston has partnered with Google to provide Gemini for Education and NotebookLM to all students, faculty and staff, establishing a secure, universitywide artificial intelligence foundation designed to accelerate and protect research breakthroughs while ensuring every UH student graduates AI-proficient with the skills needed in a technology-driven future.
University of Houston Physicists Break Superconductivity Temperature Record
March 10, 2026
Researchers from the Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) and the department of physics at the University of Houston have broken the temperature record for superconductivity at ambient pressure — a breakthrough that could eventually lead to more efficient ways to generate, transmit and store energy.
