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  Sanchez Family Pledges $3 Million to UH Sales Program for Scholarships

  A $3 million gift from the A.R. “Tony” and Maria J. Sanchez Family Foundation will establish a scholarship endowment for sales and digital marketing students. In recognition of the gift, the Program for Excellence in Selling at the C. T. Bauer College of Business will be named the A.R. “Tony” and Maria J. Sanchez Program for Excellence in Selling.

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  Chances of Thriving After a Natural Disaster Depends on Your Level of Security Before

  UH Hobby School of Public Affairs studied 20 years of Texas extreme heat, hurricanes, floods, fires and freezes to determine why some households recover after natural disasters but others never get back on their feet. The findings can help leaders better plan around chronic risks that can linger after an event has passed.

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  Microchips Created at UH Headed to Space to Honor Artemis I Team

  A University of Houston engineer engraved thousands of names on tiny microchips that will soon launch into space on the Artemis I mission to honor the team behind NASA's return to the moon.

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  UH Athletics Receives $10 Million Pledge for New Football Development Center

  The University of Houston Athletics Department has received an anonymous $10 million pledge to support its planned state-of-the-art Football Development Center (FDC). The gift is part of Houston Rise, the newly launched $150 million fundraising campaign centered on competitive excellence in the Big 12 conference.

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  Researchers Report Major Advance in Semiconductor Materials

  Researchers have for the first time experimentally discovered that a cubic boron arsenide crystal offers high carrier mobility for both electrons and holes – the two ways in which a charge is carried in a semiconducting material – suggesting a major advance for next-generation electronics.

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  University of Houston Engineering Professor Named Global Energy Prize Laureate

  The most coveted prize in the field of international energy – the Global Energy Prize bestowed by the Global Energy Association – has been awarded to University of Houston Distinguished Professor of Engineering Kaushik Rajashekara, who historically helped bring electric cars to the marketplace.

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  Texans Still Sharply Divided on New Abortion Law, UH Survey Finds

  Texans remain fiercely polarized on abortion. A new survey from the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs found 50% of overall respondents opposing the state’s new abortion law and 46% supporting its restrictions. The survey did find common ground in strong agreement for proposed programs that could help pregnant women and young children.

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  $4 Million Dakri Family Gift Supports UH’s New Center for Economic Inclusion

  The Dakri family has pledged $4 million to support UH’s new Center for Economic Inclusion in the C. T. Bauer College of Business. Just launched in May, the CEI’s programs build on Bauer’s award-winning SURE℠ program, which trains students in business development while simultaneously educating and enabling under-resourced entrepreneurs in the community to launch businesses.

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  New UH Program Helps Third Ward Students Build STEM Skills

  Students from Jack Yates High School in Houston's Third Ward are researching hypertension, breast cancer, the spleen, and more during an innovation new summer program at UH. The STEM Research Inquiry Summer Experience aims to combat the underrepresentation of people of color working in STEM fields.

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  UH Professor’s Support of Syrian Refugee Communities Goes Global

  UH Associate Professor of Pharmacology Samina Salim is traveling to Jordan as a Fulbright Specialist. During her travels, she will continue her ongoing work with Syrian refugees and collaborate with Jordan University of Science and Technology.

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  New Survey Shows 5% Margin in Texas Governor’s Race

  New data from the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs finds a gap of five percentage points between incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Beto O’Rourke in the race for Texas governor. The survey also finds partisanship to be the biggest influencer in voters’ decisions of which candidates and what issues they will support.

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  UH Nursing Study First to Review Gap Between African American Cancer Patients and Mind-Body Interventions

  A study from the UH College of Nursing has found that while African American cancer survivors have interest in mind-body practices that improve mental health, they are often out of reach for them.