University of Houston

A new exhibition celebrating the power, beauty and architectural potential of Black diasporic hair practices will be debuted at the University of Houston on Thursday, Feb. 2 to kick off Black History Month.“Hair Salon” will display art,…

A majority of Texans say they support some form of taxpayer-funded assistance for parents who want to send their children to religious or other private schools.The topic is expected to be one of the most contentious before the Texas…

Located in the energy capital of the world, the University of Houston is uniquely positioned to play a leading role in delivering innovative solutions through education, research and private-public partnerships to address the complex…

University of Houston chemist and physicist Eric Bittner has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, joining a distinguished group of scientists, engineers and innovators spanning 24 scientific…

Kevin Garey, professor of pharmacy practice and translational research at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting the first well-controlled study to demonstrate that a microbiome therapeutic, SER-109, is associated with…

A majority of Texans support new restrictions on what decisions parents may make for children who identify as transgender. But a new survey of public attitudes on issues considered part of the broader culture wars also finds more nuanced…

A team of researchers at the University of Houston is reporting the success of their new method for the early diagnosis and monitoring of lupus nephritis – at home. If you’ve taken an at-home COVID-19 or pregnancy test, then you’ve taken…

As the world struggles to keep up with energy demands and create a supply that is affordable, accessible, reliable and clean, hydrogen has emerged as an important player in the energy transition arena. The hydrogen economy – where…

A University of Houston researcher is expanding a method of gene therapy with the hopes it will restore vision loss in Usher Syndrome Type 2A (USH2A), a rare genetic disease. The National Eye Institute has awarded Muna Naash, John S. Dunn…

What started as a passion project for Dijana Handanović to restore K67 kiosks from the Balkan peninsula has evolved into a unique exhibition at the University of Houston.The assistant professor at the Gerald D. Hines College of…