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Five Fun Facts About CST

October 2, 2025

CST turns students into thinkers, coders, and builders who apply science to solve real-world problems.

Middle school students in Houston PREP conduct experiments at the University of Houston-Downtown

Sangeeta Gad and Houston PREP: 30 Years of Inspiring STEM Futures

September 23, 2025 | By Felicity Tutu

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...

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Alum Spotlight: Dr. Randy Davila Presents at Harvard Workshop

September 12, 2025 | By Hayden Bergman

UHD alum Dr. Randy Davila presents at a Harvard workshop.

Mary jo parker executive director of uhd's scholars academy sits aside Computer Science major Jessica Gonzalez

How ‘Belongingness’ Leads to Leadership: UHD’s Scholars Academy

September 11, 2025 | By Marie Jacinto

Renowned for her TEDx Talks and best-selling books on courage, vulnerability, empathy, and leadership, Brené Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston, said, “Belonging is being accepted for you. Fitting in is being accepted for...

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Faculty Focus: Dr. Qiang Li

August 29, 2025 | By Hayden Bergman

Dr. Qiang Li secured a grant from the EPA to educate underserved Houston communities on environmental wellness.

A bat flying with its mouth open in Guatemala.                                    The bat is from the genus Dasypterus.

Biologist Dr. Amy Baird Takes the Science of Taxonomy to a New Level

August 27, 2025

Biologists have long sought to classify living things and understand how they are related.  In the 1700s, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus came up with a system of classifying organisms.  You probably learned about this system in school – remember...

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How Hafsa Khalil Discovered Her Passion for Medicine and Global Health

July 22, 2025 | By Alexandria Francetic

For 24-year-old Hafsa Khalil, a UHD graduate and third-year medical student at UT-Southwestern Medical School, her journey in medicine began in middle school.   Originally from Houston, she lived in India with her family for most of her high school...

Rachna Sadana wears a lab coat and gloves while operating a microscope in a lab at the university of houston downtown

Dr. Rachna Sadana Cultivates Minds, Confronts Cancer-Cell Growth

July 17, 2025 | By Hayden Bergman

For Dr. Rachna Sadana, a Professor of Biology and Department Chair in the Natural Sciences department, life and work revolve around two core principles: cultivation and growth. Whether she develops the research skills of her students, pursues...

Boranai Tychhon smiles while wearing graduation regalia

Going the Distance: Boranai Tychhon’s Inspiring Path to Becoming a Doctor

July 8, 2025 | By Natalia Ruiz

For Dr. Boranai Tychhon, a first-year anesthesiology resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center, the journey to medical school was defined by hard work, persistence, and the power of community.   At just 16 years old, Tychhon graduated from high...

University of Houston-Downtown spring 2025 class of RN to BSN graduates after the Pinning Ceremony

Congratulations to Our Nursing Program!

June 11, 2025

UHD’s Registered Nurse to BS in Nursing (RN to BSN) Completion Program has been granted the maximum 10-year accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)—extending through June 30, 2035. This accreditation is effective as...