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• Tomas Bryan to Serve as UHS Student Regent

  May 10, 2024

  Tomas Bryan to Serve as UHS Student Regent

  The University of Houston System Board of Regents will soon welcome a new student voice to the table. UH graduate student Tomas Bryan was announced as its student regent and will be formally sworn in at a future board meeting.

  • Student, Faculty and Staff Success
• University of Houston Project Selected to Join $10M Effort to Innovate Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

  May 09, 2024

  University of Houston Project Selected to Join $10M Effort to Innovate Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

  A UH antibody measurement system project, that uses fluorescent materials to determine the amount of antibody present in a sample, has been selected as part of a $10 million effort to address innovation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

  • Health and Medicine
  • Science, Energy and Innovation
  • Research
• Getting Involved Key to UH Grads’ Success

  May 08, 2024

  Getting Involved Key to UH Grads’ Success

  This spring, 6,655 Cougars are crossing the finish line during UH's commencement ceremonies. Among these graduates are Coogs who balanced their studies with extracurricular activities that enhanced their university experience and prepared them for the journey ahead.

  • Student, Faculty and Staff Success
• Discovery of Key Target for Precision Pharmacology Makes Ideal Candidate to Treat Heart Failure

  May 08, 2024

  Discovery of Key Target for Precision Pharmacology Makes Ideal Candidate to Treat Heart Failure

  Researchers at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy have discovered that a protein inside the heart, called AKAP12, can accelerate cardiac dysfunction because it speeds up the work of an enzyme called PDE8A, making it an appealing therapeutic target for the treatment of heart failure.

  • Research
  • Health and Medicine
• UH Remembers Legendary Artist Frank Stella

  May 07, 2024

  UH Remembers Legendary Artist Frank Stella

  The legacy of artist Frank Stella lives on at the University of Houston, despite his passing. The University of Houston System commissioned Stella to create a colorful collage of abstract imagery and patterns in 1997 to create the largest piece in the UH System Public Art Collection.

  • Arts and Humanities
• UH Professor Cristina Rivera Garza Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize

  May 07, 2024

  UH Professor Cristina Rivera Garza Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize

  University of Houston Professor Cristina Rivera Garza has won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for her memoir “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice.” The Pulitzer Prize is regarded as the highest national honor in journalism, letters and drama, and music.

  • Student, Faculty and Staff Success