Rice University is maintaining its reputation as one of the top colleges in the U.S., according to a new batch of rankings from WalletHub. Rice topped WalletHub's 2026 lists comparing the best colleges and universities in Texas and the best universities in the South. The private institution also ranked as the 9th best university in the country, three spots lower than its 2024 ranking. The personal finance website's experts analyzed nearly 800 colleges and universities in the U.S. using 30 key...| CultureMap Houston
Two University of Houston science projects have been selected as finalists for the Gulf Futures Challenge, which will award a total of $50 million to develop ideas that help benefit the Gulf Coast. Sponsored by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Coast Research Program and Lever for Change, the competition is designed to spark innovation around problems in the Gulf Coast, such as rising sea levels, pollution, energy security, and community resiliency. The two ...| InnovationMap
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The husband-and-wife archaeological team from UH has discovered a Mayan king's tomb in Belize.| InnovationMap
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Thanks in large part to producing hundreds of college-trained professionals, Houston’s life sciences industry ranks among the top U.S. markets for talent in 2024.| InnovationMap
Since the force of COVID-19 hit globally in 2020, scientists have made efficient progress in the fight against it. As Dr. Navin Varadarajan puts it, vaccines have “allowed us to become a society again.”| InnovationMap