College of Sciences and Technology News
Students Participate in Prestigious American Heart Association Scholars Program
Three Biology majors from the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD)— Ashley Espinoza, Yuliana Santos Ventura, and Zara Usman—spent part of their previous academic year developing research skills, expanding their professional networks, and exploring...
Concerned About Climate Change? See This Video.
On Earth Day 2026, the UHD President’s Lecture Series hosted an eye-opening and important presentation, “Sustainability Transitions in the Anthropocene,” especially highlighting the melting of glaciers around the world and their impact on rising sea levels and the Houston Ship Channel.
Creating a Strong Foundation for Future Engineers
This article is the first in a series about UHD’s student-centered professional organizations, ranging from smaller groups founded on campus to collegiate chapters of national organizations. Across all four academic colleges, these organizations...
Chili Cook-Off Zero Waste Results
The University of Houston-Downtown’s annual Chili Cook-Off brought the campus community together for an afternoon of food, fun, and sustainability. This year’s event featured a strong commitment to zero waste, led by the Center for Urban...
Join UHD’s Zero Waste Team for Earth Day at Discovery Green
Join UHD’s Center for Urban Agriculture & Sustainability (CUAS) in making Earth Day 2026 a zero-waste event at Discovery Green! We’re recruiting 100 UHD student volunteers to help lead sustainability efforts at one of Houston’s largest Earth Day...
Building a Career Through Curiosity, Collaboration, and Connection
Curiosity has never been a fleeting trait for Dr. Jillian Losh—it has been the driving force behind every major turn in her career. Today, as a respected science administrator and director of one of MD Anderson Cancer Center’s research centers, she...
UHD Students Win Big at Science Research Conference
In late February, 22 students from the University of Houston-Downtown Department of Natural Sciences traveled to the University of Texas at Tyler for the 129th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (TAS). There, 19 presented on research...
UHD, Baylor, and HCC Receive an Extension for Their Open Textbooks Pilot Grant
The Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education has issued a year-long extension for the remaining $509,650 of a $1,160,000 Open Textbooks Pilot grant to University of Houston-Downtown, Baylor University, and...
First “Tu Futuro” Scholar To Graduate This December
When Kenneth Garcia receives his UHD diploma this December, he will be the first “Tu Futuro” (Your Future) scholarship recipient to graduate from UHD. Garcia earned the award as a high school senior in 2022 and will earn his bachelor’s degree in...
UHD Algebra Day Returns
Celebrate UHD Algebra Day at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, in A300!