Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University is a comprehensive public HBCU in Houston with a 150-acre urban campus and a growing research enterprise. Industry engagement runs through the Division of Research & Innovation, which streamlines sponsored research, contracting, compliance, and intellectual property, plus a Career Alliance that organizes employer partnerships and recruiting. TSU sits minutes from the Texas Medical Center and Port Houston, and now operates an aviation training hangar at the Houston Spaceport, enabling hands-on collaboration with regional employers. Research is supported by competitive federal funding from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Commercialization is facilitated by research finance and compliance services within the Division of Research & Innovation.