the appearance of progress without reflecting any meaningful improvement in academic standards and that the university administration's policies aimed at climbing the rankings have actively eroded academic excellence.
== Research ==
The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a doctoral degree-granting institution with "highest research activity". The designation recognizes it as one of only nine universities in Texas with the classification.
According to the National Science Foundation, UH spent $177 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 123rd in the nation. It operates more than 40 research centers and institutes on campus, and through these facilities, UH maintains partnerships with government, health care and private industry. Areas of interdisciplinary research include nanotechnology, superconductivity, space commercialization and exploration, biomedical sciences and engineering, energy and natural resources, and artificial intelligence.
The university has five institutional research thrusts …
