College of Sciences & Technology News
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!
UHD’s Dr. Susan Henney Co-Authors First Ever Mind-Body Wellness Textbook
As the science of well-being evolves, the relationship between mental and physical health has never been more relevant—or more misunderstood. Now Susan Henney, Ph.D., UHD Professor of Health and Behavioral Science and Coordinator of the Health...
Five Fun Facts About CST
CST turns students into thinkers, coders, and builders who apply science to solve real-world problems.
Sangeeta Gad and Houston PREP: 30 Years of Inspiring STEM Futures
For thousands of middle and high school students across Houston, the path to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) began with UHD’s Houston PREP. Since its start on campus more than three decades ago, the program has thrived...
Alum Spotlight: Dr. Randy Davila Presents at Harvard Workshop
UHD alum Dr. Randy Davila presents at a Harvard workshop.