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University of Houston

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The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution, and in 1977 it became the founding member of the University of Houston System. The university operates more than 35 research centers and institutes in areas such as superconductivity, space commercialization and exploration, biomedical sciences and engineering, energy and natural resources, and artificial intelligence, and it offers 51 doctoral degrees. Its faculty includes National Medal of Science recipient Paul Chu of the Physics Department and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams.

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is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States
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    is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States
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    is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States
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