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UH Moment is a weekly feature heard Wednesdays at 6:50 am and 1:31 pm. Each week, you’ll hear students, faculty and administrators telling stories of the innovative research, programs and successes that make up the story of the University of Houston.

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UH Moment

UH Moment: UH Professor to Lead ‘Best and Brightest’ Scientists and Researchers in Texas

Greg Ortiz

Posted on February 8, 2023 · "TAMEST is a scientific and biomedical intellectual engine for the state, and I am passionate about its mission to benefit public good and business"

The Texas State Capitol building in Austin lit by warm sunlight, seen from above.

UH Moment

UH Moment: Texans Weigh In on $33 Billion State Budget Surplus

Greg Ortiz

Posted on February 1, 2023 · "There clearly is a desire among Texans to use much of the projected surplus to directly impact both their own lives and to improve public infrastructure"

UH Moment

UH Moment: UH Professor Developing New Technologies to Improve Safety, Resiliency of Offshore Energy Systems

Greg Ortiz

Posted on January 27, 2023 · "The opportunity to collaborate, learn and grow this award offers are truly exciting"

UH Moment

UH Moment: Accomplished Academic Leader Diane Z. Chase Appointed as UH Provost

Greg Ortiz

Posted on January 18, 2023 · "The opportunity to elevate UH, the premier flagship public research university in the fourth largest city in the U.S., to a top 50 public university is a once-in-a-generation opportunity"

Joe Powell, founding director, UH Energy Transition Institute

UH Moment

UH Moment: Joe Powell Named Director of UH Energy Transition Institute

Greg Ortiz

Posted on January 11, 2023 · "We must grow the energy system while reducing its impact on climate and the environment"

UH Moment

UH Moment: UH Recognized for Exemplary Support Services for STEM Students

Greg Ortiz

Posted on December 28, 2022 · "SEP provides a comprehensive model for building and supporting communities of learners from diverse backgrounds"

a chain link fence arches over a road

UH Moment

UH Moment: Novel Study to Examine Migrant Mental and Physical Health

Greg Ortiz

Posted on December 21, 2022 · "Anything the scientific community can do to bring attention to the needs and resilience of the Latinx immigrant community is an important responsibility"

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UH Moment

UH Moment: UH Students Design Electric Vehicles for Competition

Greg Ortiz

Posted on December 14, 2022 · “This is an opportunity to position our design program and be ready for the industry”

UH Moment

UH Moment: Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic

Greg Ortiz

Posted on December 7, 2022 · “This incredible, groundbreaking new therapy has the potential to revolutionize how we combat fentanyl deaths in our communities"

Cougars Shasta VII Louie

UH Moment

UH Moment: Houston Zoo Welcomes Two Cougar Cubs, Including Shasta VII

Greg Ortiz

Posted on November 30, 2022 · "We couldn’t be more excited about continuing this time-honored tradition in cultivating Cougar spirit"

Four UH students wearing navy blazers with the Wolff Center patch hold their fingers up in the air to make a number one sign.

UH Moment

UH Moment: UH Entrepreneurship Program Ranks No. 1 in Nation for Fourth Consecutive Year

Greg Ortiz

Posted on November 23, 2022 · “The beauty of the Wolff Center is that we’re in Houston, a city so perfect for entrepreneurship”

UH Moment

UH Moment: AI System to Predict Patients at Higher Risk for Diabetes Complications

Greg Ortiz

Posted on November 16, 2022 · "Our long-term goal is to help clinicians become more proactive and less reactive when treating diabetes"

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UH Moment: Building for the Future

Greg Ortiz

Posted on November 9, 2022 · University of Houston’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Opens State-of-the-Art Facility

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UH Moment

UH Moment: Researchers Find ‘Significant Rates’ of Sinking Ground in Houston Suburbs

Greg Ortiz

Posted on October 26, 2022 · "It is thanks to the latest advances in geospatial analysis that we were able to investigate subsidence across the Houston area in unprecedented detail"

UH President Renu Khator speaks from behind a podium bearing the UH seal, wearing a red blazer

UH Moment

UH Moment: President’s Fall Address

Greg Ortiz

Posted on October 19, 2022 · "We are not stopping, we are moving forward"

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