June 10, 2026

New Research Uncovers How Deadly Childhood Cancer Grows, Highlights Potential Therapies

In two new articles published in Nature journals, Ashok Kumar, Else and Philip Hargrove Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery at UHCOP and director of the Institute of Muscle Biology and Cachexia, explains how TAK1, a protein inside RMS cells, helps rhabdomyosarcoma tumors grow. His research also found that tumor cells rely on the IRE1α-XBP1 cellular stress-response pathway to survive. Blocking either TAK1 or IRE1α-XBP1 slowed tumor growth and helped cancer cells develop into normal muscle cells.

• Research
• Faculty

June 5, 2026

Mexican Consulate Visits CMALS to Hear Student Stories

• Community Engagement
• Center for Mexican American Latino/a Studies

June 4, 2026

UH Energy Partners with Harris County to Transform Burnett Bayland Park

The Institute for Ecological Resilience (IER) at UH Energy has partnered with Harris County Precinct 4 in a major urban revitalization effort at Burnett Bayland Park. The collaboration brings together academic expertise and public infrastructure to enhance biodiversity and sustainability at one of the county’s key community spaces.

• Resilience
• People & Partnerships