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Featured News

2026 da Vinci Society & Distinguished Alumni Recognition Dinner Honors NSM Excellence, Innovation and Philanthropy

How philanthropy and alumni engagement support discovery, students and opportunity across NSM.
NSM in Space: A Legacy of Exploration, a Community of Discovery

New website highlights NSM鈥檚 space research, historic milestones and hands-on student experiences.
NSM Researcher Turns Fiber-Optic Cables Into Tools for Earlier Volcano Warnings

New $301,030 NSF grant supports geophysics research that could improve eruption forecasting and help communities prepare for natural disasters.
EAS Professor Yingcai Zheng Elected as AAPG Distinguished Lecturer

Zheng will give an online lecture in November on using seismic imaging and machine learning to find geothermal fluid pathways.

Awards & Achievements

Miljani膰 Appointed Associate Dean for Research

Chemistry professor and accomplished researcher to help advance the college鈥檚 research enterprise and strategic growth.
teachHOUSTON Awarded NSF Grant to Address STEM Teacher Retention in High-Need Schools

teachHOUSTON will use $300k+ grant to collaborate with other institutions to understand STEM education in grade schools.
Meng-Chen (Martin) Lee Recognized for Award-Winning Multimodal Interaction Research

UH computer science doctoral student earns top ICMI honor and completes Microsoft Research internship.
Mini Das Named 2026 Optica Fellow

Das joins elite group recognized for distinguished achievements in optics, photonics and cross-disciplinary innovation.