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It’s not simple – which is why the University of Houston is facing the challenge head on. UH Energy has formed public-private collaborations to create an economic triangle of research, workforce trainings and industrial partnerships at the Energy Research Park (ERP). The ERP, on 74 acres adjacent to I-45, hosts the University’s cutting edge energy research and academic programs. The energy crisis is our kind of crisis. UH ENERGY
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It’s not simple – which is why the University of Houston is facing the challenge head on. UH Energy has formed public-private collaborations to create an economic triangle of research, workforce trainings and industrial partnerships at the Energy Research Park (ERP). The ERP, on 74 acres adjacent to I-45, hosts the University’s cutting edge energy research and academic programs.

The energy crisis is our kind of crisis.

UH ENERGY

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UH.EDU/ENERGY

Marathon Oil Schlumberger Technology

Vinson & Elkins

Baker Hughes BP America BrightSource CenterPoint

Chevron Direct Energy ExxonMobilConocoPhillips

Reliant & NRG Retail

ERP’s first corporate partner, SuperPower Inc., is working with world-renowned UH energy researcher Venkat “Selva” Selvamanickam and other UH scientists to commercialize super-efficient transformers, wind generators and fault current limiters. At the same time, UH and three other institutions are developing a superconducting magnet energy system device that could revolutionize the nation’s electrical power grid.

UH performs innovative research to address the emerging needs of the upstream and midstream petroleum sector, including work on intelligent oil fields, nano-scale devices, subsea engineering and interdisciplinary management programs. UH has the

only sub-sea engineering master’s program in the country, a perfect example of how deep the University is willing to dive to set their sights towards the unknown. Since its creation a few years ago, enrollment in the program has increased by more than 1500 percent.

UH Energy is fueling the industry by producing a trained workforce, research and development, leadership and technology incubation. With our reputation as one of the finest energy think tanks, our location in the energy capital of the world and our impressive Energy Advisory Board, the University of Houston is in a prime position to generate a power surge of new leaders.

The University of Houston is in a prime position to generate a power surge of new leaders

Some of the global energy leaders on our Energy Advisory Board.

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Canvas, words, sound and stage.

We mixed all mediums and created something huge. UH Arts provides the fuel to ignite dreams, awaken the imagination and contribute real art to the real world. Some people call them architects, dancers, painters or designers. We call them researchers, professionals and pioneers.

UH ARTS

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UH Arts serves as a cultural destination and a bustling laboratory. We set our sights toward the unknown to develop new talent and inspire the community at large. From world-premieres presented by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts to world-class exhibits at the Blaffer Art Museum, UH Arts enriches the Houston experience with original works that bring passion and inspiration to the gritty grid of urban life.

Every year, for two magical weeks, more than 35,000 people flock to Miller Outdoor Theater for the Houston Shakespeare Festival. Each day, 40,000 students, faculty

and visitors walk through one of the finest outdoor art collections in the nation. More than 400 original pieces define our campus as the premier site of fresh local and national art. In the past two years alone, more than 50 books were published by UH Creative Writing Program students and faculty. The power of music inspires our journey as well. Moores Opera House thrills with one of the largest opera production programs in the nation.

UH Arts creates a solid artistic hub to nurture our students’ visions. The result? An infusion of inspiration for the City of Houston and beyond.

An infusion of inspiration for the City of Houston and beyond.

Graduate Design/Build

Studio

The Immanuel and Helen

Olshan Texas Music Festival

PH.D. program in Poetry

The Houston Shakespeare

Festival

Center for Arts Leadership

Place International

Chamber Choir

#41st

UH.EDU/ARTS

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UH HEALTH

We have the antidote for the health care shortage.

Health care is the largest, fastest-growing industry in Texas—and University of Houston is passing new milestones every day to meet the demand. Today more than 25 percent of graduate students and 50 percent of professional students at UH are pursuing health-related degrees.

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UH serves 40,000 vision

patients each year.

UH has the only optometry

school with an ambulatory

surgery center in the nation.

We house the largest computer simulation lab in

the USA.

40% of our sponsored research is

around health.

pass rate for pharmacy

licensing exams.

of all UH degrees have a pathway

to health- related jobs.

We have raised the performance standards for our students. They are surpassing those goals. UH College of Optometry students and graduates rank at or near the top of all schools and colleges of optometry for licensure examination. The UH College of Pharmacy has the highest passing rate in the nation on national pharmacy licensing exams.

The Honors Biomedical Sciences program (HBS) gives undergraduate honor students a direct pathway to the best medical and allied health programs in the region. HBS works in partnership with the University of

Texas Health Science Center at Houston, UTMB at Galveston and Baylor College of Medicine.

As a member institution of the Texas Medical Center, UH is well positioned to impact research and education across the state and nation. Our new Health and Biomedical Sciences Center on campus provides 167,000 square feet of clinical, educational and interdisciplinary research space to complement and support advances made at TMC. The University of Houston is well positioned to build for breakthrough.

As a member institution of the Texas Medical Center, UH is well positioned to impact research and education across the state and nation.

UH.EDU/UH!HEALTH

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At the University of Houston, our student

athletes are not graded by the number of

games won or lost, but by the amount of

willpower and resolve they use to face any

obstacle. These are the characteristics of a

true champion, and at UH, this is the core

curriculum we teach.

Our athletes double major in grit and determination.

UH ATHLETICS

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17

3NBA’s Top 50 Greatest Players

5NCAA Men’s Final Four appearances

Olympic medal winners900

All–America award winners

NCAA team championships

62NCAA individual championships

1Heisman Trophy

The pages that have been written about the University’s storied program are some of the most impressive in the nation. From Phi Slama Jama and “The Game of the Century” to Carl Lewis and Olympic gold, our student-athletes are more determined than ever to write their own pages in our story. Now we’re heading into a new frontier and new level of play.

Last year, UH joined the American Athletic Conference, a conference at the forefront of Division 1 athletics. This year, the conference entered into new television contracts with ESPN and CBS Sports, a move that gives

the University of Houston unprecedented national exposure. And now, new and renovated venues at the University of Houston are changing the landscape of the sports scene in the city. The new football stadium, currently being built on the site of Robertson Stadium, will seat over 40,000 fans.

Building champions for life demands integrity, excellence, inclusivity and sportsmanship in perfect balance - the core curriculum we teach at the University of Houston. These are the characteristics that have built our storied program.

New and renovated venues at the University of Houston are changing the landscape of the sports scene in the city.

UHCOUGARS.COM

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The vision to shape the world is nurtured by stubborn challenges and set free by unstoppable drive. Our students prove that our commitment to their success is building Houston’s future. Because one out of every seven Houstonians who has a bachelor’s degree, received it at UH.

Graduating Houston’s Leaders. Workers. Pioneers.

STUDENT SUCCESS

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They come from around the world and across town to form the nation’s second most ethnically diverse major research university. The University of Houston is ranked among the best colleges in the nation for undergraduates by The Princeton Review. And we’re a Tier One research university—a claim only 2 percent of the nation’s colleges can make. Here, where stellar academics interlock with real-life learning

experiences, our students cultivate their dreams while keeping their feet on the Houston pavement. Through internships and outreach programs, UH students donate over a million volunteer hours a year to Houston communities. This is their town. And they know it. More than 63 percent of UH graduates stay in Houston after graduation. We build Houston’s success in every arena – from health care to energy to the arts.

We build Houston’s success in every arena – from health care to energy to the arts.

UH.EDU

1 in 7 Houstonians

holding bachelor’s

degrees received them from UH1of three public

Tier One research

universities in Texas

Ranked among best 376

colleges in the nation for

undergraduates

Nation’s second most ethnically diverse major

research university

More than 63% of UH graduates

remain in Houston

UH students donate a million volunteer hours

a year locally

8,000 beds on campus


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