More than 7,800 Coogs will cross the stage this week as the University of Houston celebrates the largest graduating class in its history.
Desiree Davis once toured the world with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Usher. Now cancer-free after battling breast cancer twice, she has graduated summa cum laude from UH and is preparing for her next chapter as a sixth-grade science teacher. 🎓
Engaged to be married and graduating from law school together, Emma Jenny and Tanner Shae are closing one UH chapter and beginning another!
The newest UH class rings have earned the cougars’ seal of approval! 😺
As part of a UH tradition, the rings spent time in the care of Shasta VII and Louie at the Houston Zoo before being presented at the spring 2026 Ring Ceremony.
UH and DHR Health have broken ground on a new medical research and education hub in the Rio Grande Valley to expand health education, advance research and improve access to care in one of Texas’ most rapidly growing regions.
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Two new CPRIT grants support University of Houston breakthroughs in lung cancer treatment and detection, bringing active UH CPRIT funding to $11.1 million. https://stories.uh.edu/2026-CPRIT-funding/index.html?utm_campaign=News%2CResearch&utm_medium=uh-main-social&utm_source=bluesky
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New CPRIT grants are helping UH researchers develop better ways to treat and detect lung cancer, bringing active UH cancer research funding to $11.1 million.
Triplets Chiamaka, Somto and Anita Anigbogu graduated from UH together, each following their own path in economics, management information systems and computer information systems while leaning on the bond that helped carry them here.
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The University of Houston is proud to announce plans for a third tower at Moody Towers, finally addressing the long-standing question of why there were only two.
More details are expected soon, assuming the project survives approval, design review and the fact that it’s April 1.
Today’s new U.S. News & World Report rankings show continued momentum for the University of Houston, with 19 graduate programs in the top 50 and 48 in the top 100.
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Haleh Ardebili has been named a Guggenheim Fellow, one of the world’s most prestigious honors for scholars in the arts, sciences and humanities. She is the University of Houston’s 20th Guggenheim Fellow.
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