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teachHOUSTON faculty members Dr. Mariam Manuel & Dr. Jacqueline Ekeoba co-authored an article in Futures in Educational Research
“Bridging Gaps in STEMM Education: The Role of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Mentorship in Preparing Future Teachers.”

🔗: http://bit.ly/47y6iQE

#teachHOUSTON #UHNSM
Promotional poster titled 'Bridging Gaps in STEMM Education: The Role of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Mentorship' from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston. Features two educators, each smiling, with the university's logo at the bottom.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We’re thrilled to celebrate Dawnelle Prince, founding director of the NSM Career Center, as one of the Houston Business Journal’s 2025 Women Who Mean Business honorees! Her leadership has opened doors for UH students and built bridges between academia and industry.

🔗 https://bit.ly/47u0Ii3
#UHNSM
Portrait of Dawnelle Prince, recognized as one of the Houston Business Journal's 2025 Women Who Mean Business Honorees, with a logo of the University of Houston in the corner.
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The National Security Agency has reaffirmed UH as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research through 2029 — recognizing our leadership in cybersecurity innovation, education, and workforce development.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4oMypBb

#UH #GoCoogs #Cybersecurity #STEM #ResearchExcellence
Promotional graphic for the University of Houston recognized as a National Center of Cybersecurity Excellence, featuring a vibrant digital fingerprint design overlaid with circuit elements.
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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🧭UH alum Gabriel López (B.A. ’22, M.S. ’24) and Dr. Ny Riavo Voarintsoa published new research in the International Journal of Speleology exploring how stalagmites in Cueva Ensueño, Puerto Rico, record past rainfall and temperature changes.

Read more: https://bit.ly/493TXos

#GoCoogs #UHNNSM
Promotional poster by the University of Houston, featuring Gabriel Lopez and Ny Riavo Voarintsoa. It highlights their paper in the International Journal of Speleology on the pre-calibration of S180 for paleoenvironmental interpretations using stalagmites. The poster includes red and dark blue elements and the university's logo.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🧬 Provost Profiles: UH biology junior Cole Woody is working to make real-world impact — studying potential cancer vaccines in the UH Sequencing Core (UH-SEQ).

🎥 Watch: https://bit.ly/438atA2

#GoCoogs #UHNSM #CantStopDiscovery #UHResearch #StudentSuccess #ProvostProfiles
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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NSM Graduate students took on the challenge of the Hot Topics in NSM: Three-Minute Thesis Competition.

🏅 Judges’ Choice: Ryan Boyce, Physics
🏅 People’s Choice: Anuththara Yoshini, Chemistry

📸 Read the full recap: https://bit.ly/4ofP0gK
#GoCoogs #UHNSM #UHResearch #CantStopDiscovery
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Led by Professor Zhifeng Ren, the Texas Center for Superconductivity discovered boron arsenide crystals that conduct heat better than diamond. Their work could transform semiconductor design and thermal management in modern electronics.

Learn more: http://bit.ly/4htLj4B

#GoCoogs #UHResearch #UHNSM
Researchers from the University of Houston working in a lab around a sophisticated apparatus to study thermal conductivity with Boron Arsenide. Logo of University of Houston and College of Natural Sciences displayed.
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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UH Department of Physics researchers collaborated with scientists worldwide through the NOvA and T2K experiments to explore how neutrinos change type and mass.

🔗 Nature article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09599-3

#UHPhysics #UHResearch #NeutrinoScience #GoCoogs
Promotional image for a new publication about joint neutrino oscillation from the T2K and NOvA experiments featured in Nature. Includes the University of Houston logo, and portraits of Lisa Whitehead Koerner and Daniel Cherdack, both professors in the Department of Physics.
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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UH geneticist Dr. Erin Kelleher has been awarded a $348K NSF grant to study the hidden life of DNA’s “jumping genes.” Her research could help explain how these mobile elements contribute to mutations, genome instability, and cancer.

Learn more: http://bit.ly/3WiYBr2

#UHResearch #UHNSM #STEM
Portrait of Erin Kellner, smiling, with the University of Houston logo, College of Natural Sciences mentioned, and text indicating the NSF Mid-Career Award.
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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We proudly honor Dr. Rikki C. Raflo, the first-ever NSM Honorary Alumna! 🎓

An educator and philanthropist, Dr. Raflo’s $2.5M endowment and scholarships empower women in STEM and advance NSM’s mission of discovery. ❤️
#CantStopDiscovery #UHNSM #GoCoogs #Philanthropy #WomenInSTEM
Portrait of Rikki Raflo, Ed.D., recipient of the NSM College Alumni Award, with University of Houston logo.
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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We proudly honor Dr. Dan & Mrs. Eva Wells, inducted into the da Vinci Society and recognized with the Red Jacket Distinction for lifetime giving exceeding $1M to NSM.

Their vision and generosity continue to shape student and faculty success. ❤️
#CantStopDiscovery #UHNSM #GoCoogs
Portrait of Dr. Dan and Mrs. Eva Wells, 2025 da Vinci Society Red Jacket Recipients at the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The Houston Chronicle featured UH’s discovery that a rare bacterium that “plays dead” to survive NASA clean rooms - it could reshape clean room safety on Earth and in space.

Full story:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/space/article/nasa-clean-room-bacterium-21105910.php
UH researcher in a biology lab working with petri dishes; caption highlights UH scientists featured in Houston Chronicle for discovering that a rare bacterium can “play dead” to survive NASA clean rooms. Dormant T. phoenicis (right) forms a hazy biofilm at the flask’s base.
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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NSM recognizes Dr. Jerome Silvestre (’83) as our 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award honoree!

He has advanced both quantum chemistry and global healthcare leadership through a remarkable career with Sanofi and beyond.

READ: https://uh.edu/nsm/people/distinguished-alumni/
#GoCoogs #NSMAlumni #UHNSM
Portrait of Jerome Silvestre, Ph.D., recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Features the University of Houston logo.
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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At the 2025 da Vinci Society and Distinguished Alumni Dinner, NSM celebrated honorees including Dr. Dan & Eva Wells, Dr. Jerome Silvestre (’83) and Dr. Rikki Raflo (’94) for their contributions.

Read more: http://bit.ly/4qlyNrS

#UHNSM #daVinciSociety #UHAlumni #UHGiving #CantStopDiscovery
Dean Gregory B. Dudley address the audience at the 2025 da Vinci Society and Distinguished Alumni Dinner Dean Dudley (l) with Dr. Dan E. Wells and Mrs. Eva Wells (da Vinci Society Members and Red Jacket Distinction Recipients) along with Margarita Pérez Frinsco (r) Dr. Jerome Silvestre, Ph.D. ‘83, 2024 NSM Distinguished Alumni Recipient Dean Dudley (l) with Dr. Rikki Raflo (NSM Honorary Alumna) and Margarita Pérez Frinsco (r)
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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🐾 Join us for the Roaring Red Tailgate on Oct. 18 before UH takes on Arizona!

Reconnect with friends, enjoy great food, and show your Cougar Red! ❤️
📍 Party on the Plaza
🎟 RSVP: https://bit.ly/495o1Qh

Be sure to select “NSM Alumni Association.”

#GoCoogs #UHHomecoming #UHouston #NSMCoogs
Promotional poster for the Roaring Red Homecoming Tailgate event at University of Houston, showing four enthusiastic fans in team gear celebrating, with event details like date, location, and ticket prices included.
October 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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UH Earth & Atmospheric Sciences students explore the coastal prairie to study energy systems, groundwater, GPS geodesy & UAV operations—turning theory into real-world science.

Read the full story: http://bit.ly/3J3NqiS

#GoCoogs #UHEarthSciences #UHResearch #STEMLearning #UHNSM #CantStopDiscovery
Group of students and faculty outside at the University of Houston Coastal Center, celebrating a decade of discovery in Earth Science field education. Text on image reads 'A Decade of Discovery: Earth Science Field Education at the University of Houston Coastal Center.'
October 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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UH Assistant Professor Dr. Quentin Vicens co-authored a Protein Science paper showing that cromolyn, an FDA-approved drug, binds to the Zα domain of ADAR1p150, reshaping our understanding of RNA structure and immune signaling.

🔗 Read the study: http://bit.ly/47a9wIt

#GoCoogs #UHResearch
Dr. Quentin Vicens, Assistant Professor of Biology & Biochemistry at the University of Houston, smiling in a professional portrait. The cover highlights a new publication in Protein Science about the RNA-editing enzyme ADAR1p150 and Cromolyn as a novel pharmacophore.
October 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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UH researchers uncovered how a rare bacterium, Tersicoccus phoenicis, “plays dead” to survive NASA’s sterile clean rooms.

Their work reveals new challenges for planetary protection & sterilization in extreme environments.

READ: http://bit.ly/4o8u5f4

#Microbiology #UHNSM #CantStopDiscovery
Three scientists from the University of Houston, wearing lab coats, stand together in a laboratory setting. The background features the University's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics logo. They are smiling at the camera, with text above describing their research on a rare bacterium in NASA clean rooms.
October 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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UHNSM researchers Michael S. Yantosca & Albert M. K. Cheng presented Phonotomizer at ACL 2025—an unsupervised, multilingual system for real-time phonetic segmentation that trains directly from sound data.

Read the paper: https://bit.ly/3IXiBw2

#UHNSM #AI #SpeechTechnology #CantStopDiscovery
New publication titled 'Phonotomizer: A Compact, Supervised, Online Training Approach to Real-Time, Multilingual Association for Computational Linguistics' from the University of Houston. Features headshots of researchers Michael Yantosca and Albert Cheng from the Departments of Computer Science and Computational Science, respectively.
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Jiaxuan Li, assistant professor of geophysics, has been awarded the 2025 AGU Seismology Keiiti Aki Early Career Award. His innovative fiber-optic sensing research is shaping the future of seismology and deepening our understanding of earthquakes and volcanoes.

http://bit.ly/4mx3KWZ

#UH #UHNSM
Jiaxuan Li from the University of Houston's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, celebrating the achievement of earning the 2025 AGU Keiiti Aki Early Career Award.
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Thrilled to share Dr. Ny Riavo Voarintsoa’s new article in Applied Geochemistry:
A 3.5-year rainfall isotope record from NW Madagascar featuring 17O-excess—advancing tools for tropical paleoclimate reconstructions and monsoon studies.
🔗 http://bit.ly/3VyUJSh #Madagascar #UHNSM #CantStopDiscovery
Promotional poster for a new publication by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston, featuring Ny Riavo Voarintsoa, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences. The publication focuses on a 35-year Madagascar record and its implications for paleoclimate research, titled 'Applied Geochemistry'.
September 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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🚀 STEM careers are waiting for you!
📅 Sept. 16 | 1–5 PM | Student Center South
🤝 Meet employers
📄 Resume reviews
🎯 Find internships & jobs

Details ➡️ http://bit.ly/3IlvLTk
#CantStopDiscovery #UH #UHNSM #NSM #GoCoogs #CareerFair
NSM Career Fair - September 16 The NSM Career Center invites students to its Career Fair on Tuesday, September 16, from 1–5 PM. Meet with leading employers across STEM fields, explore internship and full-time opportunities, and elevate your professional brand through on-site resume reviews and networking sessions.
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Celebrating Natalie Sumrow, executive director of NSM Advising, for earning the C. F. McElhinney Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor for UH staff!

With more than 25 years of service, Natalie built a student-first advising model now recognized across higher ed. 👏

#GoCoogs #UHNSM
Natalie Sumrow smiles while holding her award with UH President Khator.
September 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Honoring Chris Watts, Dir of Web & Digital Communications, recipient of the President’s Excellence Award in the Technical, Service, and Craft category!

Chris has dedicated 15+ years to building innovative digital strategies that enhance student success and community at UH.

#GoCoogs #UHNSM #UHProud
Chris Watts receives the President's Excellence Award in the Technical, Service, and Craft Category for 2025.
September 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Congrats to Kiera Salice, Research Assistant, and Rubem Mondaini, Assistant Professor, from the Department of Physics, for their manuscript on quantum information science, accepted in Science Advances!

🔗 Read the Manuscript: bit.ly/40SBGVX

#UHNSM #QuantumDarwinism #ScienceAdvances #Physics
University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics - New Publication Observation of Quantum Darwinism and the Origin of Classicality with Superconducting Circuits (Science Advances) Kiera Salice, Research Assistant, Department of Physics Rubem Mondaini, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
July 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM