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2019
May
- 05/15/19 Single-Chain Insulin Would Change Dosage, Production
- 05/15/19 Post-release Movie Piracy Creates Buzz that Drives Box Office Sales Up
- 05/14/19 Companies Move to Houston, UH Technology Bridge
April
- 04/25/19 $1 Million Gift Will Expand UH Structural Engineering Labs
- 04/25/19 UH Engineers Apply Their Skills to Health Care
- 04/19/19 Researchers Report High Performance Solid-State Sodium-Ion Battery
- 04/18/19 Can Discussion Change Attitudes on a Controversial Topic?
- 04/16/19 Could Robots Make a Documentary about a 5K Race?
- 04/15/19 Survey: Voters Favor Increased State Spending on Education
- 04/10/19 $4.9 Million Initiative Addresses Racial Disparities in Maternal, Infant Mortality
- 04/09/19 University of Houston to Host Inventors Meeting
- 04/08/19 Imaging Technology Will Offer New Clues to Embryonic Development
March
- 03/20/19 Mission Innovation: Students Explore Life on Mars
- 03/18/19 Can People Learn to Embrace Risk?
- 03/14/19 Doctor Video Visits Increase Access to Healthcare but Could Risk Fragmentation
- 03/12/19 UH Graduate Programs Recognized in Latest U.S. News Rankings
- 03/12/19 Unraveling the Mystery of Life: House Fly Edition
- 03/11/19 Researchers Report New Light-Activated Micro Pump
- 03/06/19 UH Geologist Tackles Reconstruction of Panthalassa-Pacific Plates
February
- 02/25/19 Robots and Artificial Intelligence Present Challenges, Opportunities for Hospitality Industry
- 02/20/19 UH Chemist Earns CAREER Award for Work in Luminescence
- 02/20/19 Science and Engineering Fair of Houston Leverages Learning Opportunities for All
- 02/18/19 Philosophers Ask the Big Questions about Religion
- 02/12/19 UH Joins National Effort to Create More Diverse STEM Faculty
- 02/11/19 Two UH Scientists Named to National Academy of Inventors
- 02/01/19 Researchers Report Advances in Stretchable Rubbery Semiconductors, Rubbery Integrated Electronics
January
- 01/28/19 UH Panel Will Explore Potential Solutions to Human Trafficking
- 01/25/19 New Method Yields Higher Transition Temperature in Superconducting Materials
- 01/25/19 UH Researchers Report New Class of Polyethylene Catalyst
- 01/23/19 Ocean Drilling Project Seeks Clues to Future Sea Level Rise
- 01/17/19 New Thermoelectric Material Delivers Record Performance
- 01/17/19 Conference Will Address Sustainability in Oil and Gas Industry
- 01/15/19 Your Brain on Wine and on Stage: Experts Look at the Neuroscience
- 01/14/19 Researchers Report Breakthrough in Ice-Repelling Materials
- 01/08/19 Unlocking the Mystery of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
- 01/02/19 Work-Family Conflict Hits Home
2018
December
- 12/21/18 Four UH Scientists Recognized for Influential Work
- 12/21/18 Lean Electrolyte Design is a Game-Changer for Magnesium Batteries
- 12/13/18 UH Chemist Focuses on Materials for LED Lighting
- 12/06/18 Man’s Best Friend: The Science Behind our Fascination with Sully
November
- 11/27/18 Creativity and Technology Join Forces at UH
- 11/27/18 Three University of Houston Scientists Elected to AAAS
- 11/16/18 The Keys to Advancing Research in Family Medicine
- 11/14/18 UH Receives $1.7 Million to Educate More Computer Science Teachers
- 11/13/18 Keep Houston Beautiful Honors Public Art of UHS and UH Sustainability Initiatives
- 11/13/18 UH Physicist Zhifeng Ren Receives Humboldt Prize
- 11/12/18 Ideas on the Move: MFAH and UH Collaborate on Mobile Pavilion
- 11/02/18 UH Data Science Institute Receives $10 Million Boost from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- 11/01/18 UH Grad Student Earns NASA Fellowship for Climate Modeling
October
- 10/29/18 University of Houston Creates Fellowships for Texas History
- 10/22/18 New Algorithm Can More Quickly Predict LED Materials
- 10/15/18 Undergraduate Research Day to Showcase History of Memorial Park and More
- 10/11/18 UH Physicists Play Role in International Neutrino Experiment Milestone
- 10/10/18 UH Engineering Building Named for Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal
- 10/10/18 What Causes Nuclear Waste Glass to Dissolve?
- 10/09/18 ‘Smart’ Robotic System Could Offer Home-Based Rehabilitation
- 10/08/18 Artificial Intelligence Helps Reveal How People Process Abstract Thought
- 10/03/18 Sight For Success: UH Initiative Tackles Vision Challenges for Elementary Students
- 10/03/18 Training the Next Generation of Environmental Experts
- 10/03/18 Hobby School Survey Shows Lingering Impact of Harvey
September
- 09/26/18 Researchers Create Smartphone System to Test for Lead in Water
- 09/25/18 University of Houston and Humana Announce Long-term Strategic Partnership
- 09/19/18 Beyond Archaeology: NCALM Pursues New Technology, New Projects
- 09/17/18 UH Receives Anonymous $4 Million Gift to Support Creative Writing and Other Liberal Arts Programs
- 09/11/18 Winner of Bernd T. Matthias Prize Announced
- 09/11/18 $1 Million Gift from NOV Boosts UH Engineering Research
- 09/05/18 How Will Climate Change Affect Plants, Soil Microbes?
- 09/05/18 Texas Center for Superconductivity Announces New Leadership
August
- 08/29/18 Center for Superconductivity’s Butler Wins IEEE Swerdlow Award
- 08/21/18 Famed Houston Photographer Donates Work to UH Special Collections
- 08/08/18 Mission: Possible — Mapping Dangerous Terrain
- 08/06/18 Hobby School Survey Finds Strong Support for Harvey Bond Election
July
- 07/30/18 UH Researchers Report New Understanding of Deep Earthquakes
- 07/18/18 Anonymous Gift Pays Tuition for Entire First Class at UH College of Medicine
- 07/10/18 Can Nanoparticles Be Used to Lower Antibiotic Resistance?
- 07/09/18 A UH Engineer is Developing a Low-Cost Water Testing Kit
- 07/05/18 Researchers Upend Conventional Wisdom on Thermal Conductivity
June
- 06/29/18 UH Researchers Report Novel Hybrid Catalyst to Split Water
- 06/19/18 UH Nanotech Startup Enters the ‘Green’ Energy Market
- 06/06/18 UH and MFAH Announce Partnership Focused on Latino/Latin American Art & Culture
- 06/06/18 UH Ranks among Top 100 Global Universities for Patents
- 06/04/18 UH Shifts Focus of Energy Research Park to Technology Commercialization
May
- 05/30/18 Examining Mental Health Among Marginalized Young Adults
- 05/23/18 Rare Collection of Photos by Andy Warhol Available in UH Special Collections
- 05/17/18 Moving Supply Chain Industry Forward with Blockchain Technology
- 05/15/18 UH Philosopher Recognized for Work on Animals and Rational Thought
- 05/08/18 UH Students Launch Student-Run Earth Sciences Journal
- 05/02/18 UH Engineer Seeks to Learn More about Crystal Formation
April
- 04/30/18 Wearable Technology Highlights UH Industrial Design Showcase
- 04/30/18 What Can Past Glacier Behavior Tell Us About Future Sea Level Rise?
- 04/25/18 New Natural Gas Catalyst Would Boost Clean Transportation
- 04/18/18 Designing a Better City After Harvey
- 04/18/18 Researchers Design ‘Soft’ Robots that Can Move on Their Own
- 04/16/18 NSF Funds Hobby School’s Post-Harvey Houston Survey
- 04/12/18 UH Bauer College of Business Helping Bridge the Generational Divide
- 04/10/18 Nursing Forum Explores Advancing Bench-to-Bedside Treatment
- 04/02/18 Researchers Seek to Improve Quality Control for Nanomanufacturing
March
- 03/27/18 Living “Undocumented” Has Consequences For Entire Family
- 03/21/18 Nanomaterials Hold Promise for Producing Hydrogen from Water
- 03/20/18 Hobby School Hosts Training Programs for Social Scientists
- 03/15/18 UH Scientists Investigating Mysterious Dark Matter
- 03/13/18 DOE-Funded Work Could Lead to Advances in Bioenergy
February
- 02/27/18 UH Receives $2.8 Million to Develop Leaders in STEM Education
- 02/23/18 As Good as Old: The Age of Martian Meteorites Gives Clues to the Makeup of Mars
- 02/23/18 Judy Wu Receives NSF CAREER Award
- 02/20/18 Researcher Focuses on Environmentally Friendly Plastics
- 02/20/18 Hurricane Harvey Serves As Inspiration for STEM Projects at Annual Science Fair
- 02/20/18 Deconstructing Lupus – Could Some of its Makeup Be Part of its Cure?
- 02/14/18 UH Offers Story Ideas, Experts for 2018 Winter Olympics
- 02/12/18 The Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Pregnant Moms
- 02/12/18 Hobby School Survey Details Houston’s Harvey Experience
- 02/07/18 UH to Host National Meeting on Hispanics in STEM
- 02/06/18 UH Researchers Help Archaeologists Find the Remains of a Maya Megalopolis
- 02/05/18 UH Engineer Locates Brain’s Seizure Onset Zone in Record Time
- 02/02/18 UH Engineer Wins Welch Foundation’s 2018 Hackerman Award
- 02/01/18 UH Researcher Chosen for MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35
January
- 01/30/18 $2.3 Million SBA Grant Will Boost Area Small Businesses
- 01/24/18 From Imagination to Habitation: Students Explore Life on Mars
- 01/22/18 Hungry for Solutions: New Research Tackles College Hunger
- 01/18/18 BTI Institute, SE Texas Group Team Up for Terrorist Response
2017
December
- 12/20/17 After the Diagnosis: How Cancer Affects Sexual Functioning
- 12/13/17 Gerald and Barbara Hines Donate $1 Million to Build Advanced Media Technology Lab
- 12/13/17 Gulf Coast Universities Team Up to Address Hurricane Resilience
- 12/07/17 Researchers Study Deepwater Gas Formation to Prevent Accidents
- 12/06/17 UH Cancer Researcher Focused on Tumor Development
- 12/04/17 UH Center to Address HIV/AIDS Epidemic Along the Gulf Coast
November
- 11/30/17 Researchers Map Brain Activity to Improve Prosthetic Design
- 11/30/17 UH Embarks on Oral History of Hurricane Harvey
- 11/28/17 DIY: Scientists Release a How-To for Building a Smartphone Microscope
- 11/28/17 “There Is No Safe Cigarette,” New TV Ads Say
- 11/27/17 Hobby Study Provides a Look at Texas, By the Numbers
- 11/17/17 Scientific Advances Can Make it Easier to Recycle Plastics
- 11/09/17 UH Program Tackles Shortage of Behavioral Health Workers
- 11/06/17 Could a Saliva Test be Next for Lupus?
- 11/02/17 Hobby School Launches Long-term Survey to Measure Harvey’s Impact
- 11/01/17 Do Animals Think Rationally?
October
- 10/31/17 After Harvey: Scientists Study Changes in Galveston Bay
- 10/25/17 UH Chemist to Oversee New Journal for Nanomaterials
- 10/25/17 Researchers Developing Home Test Kit for Lupus Nephritis Flares
- 10/23/17 UH Researchers Join National Effort to Study Recent Storms
- 10/19/17 Industry-Led Effort Designed to Cut Costs through Digital Oilfield Innovation
- 10/19/17 UH Launches Institute for Data Science
- 10/17/17 Culturally Tailored Obesity Intervention a Success for Hispanic Students
- 10/16/17 Five Things to Know Before Googling Your Medical Symptoms
- 10/12/17 High-Tech Mannequin Lets Students Practice End-of-Life Talks
- 10/12/17 UH, ExxonMobil Chemical Company Sign Research Agreement
- 10/11/17 Researchers Shift Focus to Adolescents Struggling to Read
- 10/11/17 Expanding the Pipeline for the Health Care Professions
- 10/10/17 Research Explores Relationship Between Social Media and Drinking
- 10/06/17 From Food Safety to Volcanoes, UH Students Look Below the Surface
- 10/02/17 UH Offers Experts for Shooting Massacre in Las Vegas
September
- 09/28/17 Artificial Muscles, Tendons Would Make Prosthetic Limbs More Lifelike
- 09/27/17 Unexpected Discovery Leads to New Theory of Liquid Streaming
- 09/27/17 What’s in the Water? UH Students Tapped to Collect Samples Post Harvey
- 09/25/17 UH Researchers Begin Carbon Capture Project with Oil India
- 09/20/17 Removing the Roadblocks to a More Efficient Car Engine
- 09/18/17 New Approach Boosts Performance in Thermoelectric Materials
- 09/13/17 Addressing Emotional Risks Firefighters Face on the Job
- 09/13/17 Artificial ‘Skin’ Gives Robotic Hand a Sense of Touch
- 09/06/17 Breakthrough in Dissolving Electronics Holds Promise for Biomedicine
- 09/05/17 NSF CAREER Award Advances Work in Fundamental Physics
August
- 08/24/17 Researchers Report Better Way to Create Organic Bioelectronics
- 08/24/17 Researchers Report Breakthrough in Magnesium Batteries
- 08/23/17 When Considering Partisanship, Analysis Suggests Texas Congressional Redistricting Plan is Unconstitutional
- 08/23/17 Use of Brain-Computer Interface & Virtual Avatar Offers New Hope to Patients with Gait Disabilities
- 08/18/17 UH Receives $3.3 Million from State Cancer Research Program
- 08/15/17 UH Receives Funding to Establish First U.S. Digital Humanities Center for Latina/o Studies
- 08/15/17 Signs of Distracted Driving – Pounding Heart, Sweaty Nose
- 08/14/17 UH Prepares for the Solar Eclipse
- 08/08/17 UH Undergrads to Receive Support for Research
- 08/08/17 Research-focused UH Biotech Program to Expand Nationally
- 08/01/17 Decoding a Treasure Trove of Data from the Brain
July
- 07/24/17 Artificial Light From Digital Devices Lessens Sleep Quality
- 07/20/17 UH Researcher Working to Make Security Cameras “Smarter”
- 07/17/17 Anti-Freezing Technology Wins NASA iTech Prize
- 07/14/17 New Limits to Functional Portion of Human Genome Reported
- 07/11/17 Does a Candidate's Religion Matter to Voters?
- 07/10/17 Biofeedback Technology Helping Improve Balance in Parkinson’s Patients
June
- 06/29/17 UH Environmental Research Gets a Boost with New Designation
- 06/21/17 Advocacy Groups on Social Media Provide ‘Safe Space’ for LGBTQ Youth
- 06/20/17 Future of Houston Exhibition to Debut in Europe’s Top Architecture Gallery
- 06/19/17 Inexpensive Organic Material Gives Safe Batteries a Longer Life
- 06/15/17 Space Travel on Earth? Hyperloop Partnership Pursues Possibilities
- 06/13/17 The Future of Texas: Bigger, Older, More Urban and More Diverse
- 06/12/17 UH Makes Top 100 in Global Rankings for Issued Patents
- 06/12/17 UH Geochemist Searches for Answers on the Sea Floor
- 06/01/17 UH-Based Nanotech Business Expands Nationally
May
- 05/25/17 UH Researchers Work to Curb Alcohol Abuse in HIV-Positive Patients
- 05/24/17 Subsea Systems Institute Launches Digital Upstream Project
- 05/16/17 Under Cyber Attack: UH Researchers Look at How to Catch a ‘Phisher’
- 05/15/17 UH Researchers Report New, More Efficient Catalyst for Water Splitting
- 05/10/17 In Step with Policymakers? New Survey Tracks Voter Attitudes
- 05/09/17 Personality Factors Are Best Defense Against Losing Your Job to a Robot
- 05/01/17 Engineering Cells to Make Immunotherapy More Effective
April
- 04/28/17 UH Graduate Mathematics Student Earns DOE Research Award
- 04/27/17 UH Community Design Resource Center and Avenue Community Development Corp. Receive National Planning Award
- 04/25/17 Symposium Considers How Houston’s Past Can Shape the Future
- 04/20/17 Building a Better Battery
- 04/18/17 NSF CAREER Award Targets Advanced Microscopy Techniques
- 04/17/17 Academia, Industry Collaborate on Solutions to Neural Disease, Injury
- 04/10/17 Study Finds Confusion About Voter ID Kept Some Voters Home
- 04/03/17 New Technology Could End Costly Crude Oil Pipeline Blockages
March
- 03/28/17 Mexican-American Studies in Texas Classrooms: Solution for Improving Public Education
- 03/23/17 Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute to Showcase Researchers' Work
- 03/15/17 UH Physicist Launches a New Journal for Materials Science
- 03/10/17 Halting Nearsightedness Epidemic Goal of UH Vision Scientist
- 03/07/17 MRI-Powered Mini-Robots Could Offer Targeted Treatment
February
- 02/22/17 Science Fair at UH Inspires Students to Pursue Careers in STEM
- 02/13/17 UH Chemist Honored for Research, STEM Education
- 02/09/17 McGovern College of the Arts and Project Row Houses Launch Fellowship Program
- 02/02/17 Study Suggests Polling Is Still Best Predictor of Election Outcomes
- 02/01/17 UH Research Finds Evidence of 2 Billion Years of Volcanic Activity on Mars
January
- 01/26/17 State Approves Education Research Center at UH
- 01/24/17 Researchers Report New Understanding of Global Warming
- 01/10/17 Will Energy Workers Return to Industry As Drilling Picks Up?
2016
December
- 12/20/16 Conference to Consider How Changing Demographics Affect Public Policy
- 12/20/16 National Endowment for the Humanities Supports Work at UH
- 12/07/16 UH Design Exhibition Showcases Work of Students, Community Partners
- 12/07/16 University of Houston Names New Vice President for Research
- 12/01/16 DOE Project to Evaluate Safety of Transporting Used Nuclear Fuel
November
- 11/28/16 UH Team Wins $50,000 to Learn How to Start Innovative Food Safety Business
- 11/28/16 DOE Funds Advanced Manufacturing of Superconductor Wire for Next Generation Machines
- 11/23/16 Noted Architect Thom Mayne Leads Study of Houston’s Future
- 11/08/16 People Power: Technology Allows Smartphone-based Water Testing
October
- 10/31/16 Physicists Induce Superconductivity in Non-Superconducting Materials
- 10/27/16 Millennial Latino Voters in Texas Favor Clinton by 3-1 Margin
- 10/24/16 Competing Attitudes about the Homeless Complicate Public Policy
- 10/20/16 Democrats Hillary Clinton, Kim Ogg Take the Lead in Harris County
- 10/18/16 Trump Lead Narrows to Three Percent in Texas
- 10/11/16 Networking Can Cut Two Ways for Employers, Employees
September
- 09/30/16 Researchers Report Advance in Low-Cost Clean Energy Generation
- 09/27/16 University of Houston Launches Institute to Address Health Disparities
- 09/27/16 Researchers Report Invention of Glucose-Sensing Contact Lens
- 09/23/16 Business Investment in Innovation Pays Off
- 09/22/16 Clinton Leads Trump in Harris County
- 09/22/16 UH Startup Earns Commercialization Grant for New Technology
- 09/21/16 Restoring Sand Dunes, One Microbe at a Time
- 09/19/16 Researchers Discover More Efficient Way to Split Water, Produce Hydrogen
August
- 08/24/16 Open House for UH Innovation Center, Wet Lab Set for Sept. 1
- 08/23/16 New Surgical Option for Breast Cancer Comes to the U.S.
- 08/15/16 New Book Offers Comprehensive Look at Fracturing Horizontal Wells
- 08/15/16 UH Biomedical Engineer Pursues Nerve Regeneration
- 08/10/16 Researchers Find Sex Worker Outreach Linked with Better Health Outcomes
- 08/08/16 UH Researchers are Pioneering Tools for Heart Regeneration
- 08/08/16 Researchers Propose New Treatment to Prevent Kidney Stones
- 08/02/16 Adolescent Depression in Girls Offset by Presence of 'Boomerang Fathers'
July
- 07/21/16 Lack of Sleep Increases a Child’s Risk for Emotional Disorders Later
- 07/20/16 Latina Moms, Families at the Core of Grant to Graduate College of Social Work
- 07/19/16 UH Physicist Joins Project to Develop New High Thermal Conducting Material
- 07/18/16 UH Researchers Discover Key Mechanism for Producing Solar Cells
- 07/18/16 Three Renowned Energy Researchers Join University of Houston
- 07/12/16 UH Moves Up in Global Rankings for Issued Patents
- 07/06/16 Researchers Report Record Performance for Bismuth-based Zintl Material
- 07/01/16 New Book Examines Culturally Responsive Ways to Support Immigrants, Refugees
- 07/01/16 UH Researcher Pursues New Applications for “Hot” Electrons
June
- 06/28/16 Children Participate in ‘Brain-on-Art’ Research at UH
- 06/27/16 UH Researchers Discover a New Method to Boost Oil Recovery
- 06/24/16 UH Research Connects Racial Discrimination, Thoughts of Death Among African-American Adolescents
- 06/22/16 UH Researchers Discover New Chemical Sensing Technique
- 06/13/16 UH Research Targets Corneal Disease through Imaging, Analysis
- 06/08/16 UH Offers Experts on a Variety of Topics for Hurricane Season
- 06/02/16 UH Students Travel to Havana to Study Public Health
May
- 05/31/16 How Long Have I Got? The Response May Influence Quality Care at End of Life
- 05/27/16 UH Physicist Honored for Groundbreaking Approach to Seismology
- 05/26/16 UH Researcher Recognized for Work in Clean Energy
- 05/20/16 UH Researcher Recognized for Work in Crystal Engineering
- 05/19/16 UH System Board of Regents Approve the New Hobby School of Public Affairs
- 05/19/16 Spreading the Word on Robotics
- 05/12/16 A Sixth Sense Protects Drivers Except When Texting
- 05/12/16 UH Nanotech Spinoff Reaches Commercial Milestone
- 05/06/16 NASA Gives UH Students ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Opportunity
- 05/02/16 Engineering Student Wins NSF Research Fellowship
April
- 04/29/16 Professor, Director of Arte Público Press to Receive High Honor from Spain
- 04/25/16 Pharmacy Camp Gives High School Students Chance to Explore Health Careers
- 04/22/16 Developing Tools to Screen Traumatic Brain Injury Therapies
- 04/20/16 Childhood Obesity, Malnutrition Connected to Mom's Perception of Child's Weight
- 04/18/16 UH Researcher Lends Expertise to Fight Against Cyber Attacks
- 04/13/16 2016 'Murder Ball' National Championship Tournament at UH, April 21-24
- 04/01/16 UH Pharmacology Student to Present Research on Fragile X April 3
March
- 03/31/16 $1 Million Grant from NASA Funds UH Research on Astronauts' Loss of Muscle Strength
- 03/28/16 Hollywood, Astronauts, CSIs Show Exciting Side of STEM at UH Camps
- 03/23/16 NATO Taps UH Professor to Keep Big Data Secure on the Cloud
- 03/23/16 Experiential Learning Needs Time, Experiential Learners Need Support
- 03/17/16 Successful Mentoring Programs Begin with Focus, Training
- 03/16/16 UH Project Makes NASA, Other Research Available to Offshore Industry
- 03/14/16 Cancer-causing Gene Triggered by Alcohol May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
- 03/10/16 UH Hires Director for Superconductor Manufacturing Institute
- 03/09/16 Work Climate Contributes Significantly to Working Moms' Decision to Breastfeed
- 03/07/16 Patent Office Director Michelle Lee to Hold ‘Fireside Chat’ at UH
- 03/03/16 Peanuts, Peanut Butter May Hold Key to Preventing Obesity
- 03/01/16 Early Research Experience Begins HERE at UH
February
- 02/24/16 Houston Public Media/University of Houston Statewide Poll Shows Cruz Over Trump
- 02/24/16 ‘Your Brain on Art’ Musical Performance Set at UH
- 02/23/16 Climate of Jupiter and Saturn May Yield Clues to Earth’s Weather
- 02/23/16 UH Engineer Focuses on Improving Quality of Bridges
- 02/19/16 Fluor Donation Kicks Off Industrial Construction Management Partnership with UH
- 02/18/16 College of Social Work's Luis Torres New Associate Dean for Research, Strategic Partnerships
- 02/17/16 UH Getting Second Health and Biomedical Sciences Building
- 02/16/16 Research Offers New Evidence about the Gulf of Mexico’s Past
- 02/15/16 New Clinic Opens at UH for Adolescent, Family Counseling
- 02/09/16 New Seed Grants from Center for Mexican American Studies, Office of the Provost Support New Research on Latinos
- 02/09/16 ‘Your Brain on Art’ Dance Performance Set for Friday
- 02/08/16 Research Finds No Easy Answers to Use of Drug Screening for Pain Patients
- 02/04/16 Huffington Foundation Endows Chair for Brené Brown, Social Work Researcher, Author of ‘Daring Greatly’
- 02/02/16 With Ravens, Out of Sight is Not Out of Mind
- 02/01/16 Health, History and Black History Month: Experts from the University of Houston
January
- 01/28/16 Hospital's Missed Ebola Diagnosis Calls for 'Organizational Mindfulness'
- 01/19/16 Naval Research Grant Will Speed UH Work on Materials, Energy
- 01/15/16 Continuing the Search for Better Energy Materials
- 01/11/16 Study Examines the Downside of Larger Families
- 01/04/16 Study: We Trust in Those Who Believe in God
2015
December
- 12/15/15 UH Scientist Named to National Academy of Inventors
- 12/14/15 UH Researcher Joins Project to Transform Energy Storage
- 12/08/15 UH Research Looks at Impact of Hedge Fund Activism
- 12/02/15 UH Researchers Return from World’s Largest Volcano with New Data
November
- 11/30/15 UH Scientist Leads New Effort to Improve Clean-up After Oil Spills
- 11/17/15 UH Moment: Your Brain on Art
- 11/12/15 Hackers Gonna Hack: UH Gets $2.6M to Protect Next-gen 911 Centers
- 11/12/15 Searching for Answers in the Real World
- 11/10/15 UH Study Finds Teasing Kids About Weight is More than a Playground Joke
October
- 10/20/15 University of Houston Research Would Keep Energy Flowing
- 10/20/15 Your Brain on Art: Understanding the Brain in Creative Action
- 10/19/15 Undergrads Tackle Real-world Issues with Hands-on Research at UH
- 10/13/15 UH Research Sheds New Light on the Great Recession
- 10/13/15 UH to Lead National Center for Borders, Trade and Immigration
- 10/12/15 Chemist, National Academy Member Maurice Brookhart Joins UH
- 10/12/15 UH Hilton Hospitality Industry Archives Showcased in Spielberg Thriller 'Bridge of Spies'
- 10/09/15 UH Gets Faster Computational Power, Student Training Benefits
- 10/09/15 'Out in Drag' Celebrates National Coming Out Day, Encourages Healthy Living
- 10/08/15 New Study Sheds Light on Protecting Transgender Individuals from Suicide
- 10/08/15 UH Spin-off Company Hits Commercial Milestone
- 10/06/15 UH Moment: Virtual Reality Cave Aids in Addiction Recovery
September
- 09/29/15 New Prostate Cancer Treatments Could Target Metabolism
- 09/28/15 Industry Veteran Named Director for Subsea Systems Institute
- 09/23/15 UH Special Collections Hosts Archives from Houston’s Blues History
- 09/23/15 'SMART Cougars Plus' Expands HIV, HCV Testing for Students
- 09/22/15 UH Researchers Create Fatigue-free, Stretchable Conductor
- 09/18/15 UH Research Offers Clues about Why People End Therapy
- 09/15/15 Space Architecture: From Outer Space to the Ocean Floor
- 09/04/15 UH Researcher Seeks Connection Between Art and Science
August
- 08/27/15 Playing Adaptive Sports Linked to Higher Employment, Economic Impact
- 08/24/15 Promising Target for New Drugs Found in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
- 08/24/15 Sexual-Minority Men More Empathic Toward Fellow Minorities
- 08/21/15 Creating Chicana/o Studies Curriculum for Kids, Teachers Focus of Visiting Scholar
- 08/20/15 New Leadership for UH Center for Mexican American Studies as Mindiola Retires
- 08/12/15 Helping Injured Children Walk, One Step at a Time
- 08/10/15 Linguist Explains Secret Language of Gulliver’s Travels
- 08/10/15 Researchers Develop Advanced Cell Screening Technology for Cancer Immunotherapy
- 08/06/15 Study Finds Texas Voter Photo ID Requirement Discourages Turnout
- 08/04/15 SURF’s Up: Students Forgo Fun in Sun for Hands-on Research This Summer
July
- 07/17/15 UH Superconductivity Researcher Bestowed Lifetime Achievement Award
- 07/14/15 UH Moment: Solar Powered Cell Phone Charging Station
- 07/10/15 UH, UH System Mourn the Death of Rathindra Bose
- 07/07/15 Barnett Shale Research Raises New Concerns about Methane Emissions
- 07/01/15 UH Health Leader Inducted into National Optometry Hall of Fame
June
- 06/23/15 UH Spinoff Recognized for Improving Breast Cancer Diagnostics
- 06/23/15 UH Moment: Lens Turns Smartphone Into Microscope
- 06/22/15 UH Researchers Devise New Formula to Speed Development of Modern Materials
- 06/11/15 Winners of Bernd T. Matthias Prize Announced
- 06/11/15 Summer Institute at UH Creates New Breed of Social and Policy Science Scholar
- 06/08/15 UH Researchers Search for New, More Efficient Materials
- 06/04/15 Cheating Amoebas Reveal Key to Successful Societies
- 06/02/15 Put a (Sterilized) Cork in It: How Not To Have Tainted Wine
- 06/01/15 End Game: Sport Can Ease the Transition into Retirement
May
- 05/29/15 UH Researchers Identify Less-Invasive Method for Kidney Diagnostics
- 05/28/15 UH Study Finds News Media May Influence Racial Bias
- 05/22/15 UH Named Center of Excellence for Work on Cyber Defense
- 05/14/15 UH Researchers: Climate Change Helped to Reduce Ozone Levels
- 05/08/15 UH Launches Plans for Superconductor Manufacturing Institute
- 05/04/15 UH Team Wins the Texas Energy Innovation Challenge
- 05/04/15 Homeless Youth in Houston: May 13 Presentation Reveals High Needs
- 05/01/15 UH Researchers Create Lens to Turn Smartphone into Microscope
April
- 04/27/15 UH Research: Healthy Mom = Healthy Family
- 04/24/15 Chinui Juhn Named Visting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation
- 04/24/15 Social Work Graduate Student Addresses Conference at The Hague
- 04/23/15 UH Student Vanessa Alejandro Among Glamour Magazine's 'Top 10 College Women'
- 04/22/15 UH Leader Testifies Before Congress on Energy Training Program
- 04/13/15 Students, Faculty Team Up to Bring New Technologies to Market
- 04/13/15 New UH Archive Houses Once Lost Writings of Early 20th Century Mexican Author
- 04/10/15 Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning
- 04/08/15 College Success Linked to Filing for Financial Aid on Time
- 04/06/15 UH Study Links Facebook Use to Depressive Symptoms
- 04/06/15 Stress and Obesity: Your Family Can Make You Fat
- 04/06/15 UH Researchers Discover N-Type Polymer for Fast Organic Battery
March
- 03/31/15 Researchers Build Brain-Machine Interface to Control Prosthetic Hand
- 03/19/15 UH Appoints Dean to College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- 03/18/15 UH Earns Kudos for Commitment to Community Service
- 03/12/15 UH Researcher Part of SXSW Personalized Medicine Panel March 17
- 03/11/15 UH Coogs Cooking Up Plan to Address Food Insecurity in Third Ward
- 03/11/15 Multiple Sclerosis Eye Care Center Celebrates 10 Years at UH
- 03/05/15 UH Researchers Help Uncover Further Evidence of an Ancient Culture in Honduran Jungle
- 03/04/15 UH Moment: ERP Innovation Center Opens
- 03/04/15 UH Researchers Find Link Between Flame Retardants and Obesity
- 03/03/15 Researchers 'Search for an Anti-Aging Pill' During UH Panel Discussion
- 03/03/15 UH Researchers Discover New Material to Produce Clean Energy
February
- 02/16/15 Recent UH Grad Named Forbes "30 Under 30" for Energy
- 02/13/15 UH Moment: Inside UH’s Optometric Clinical Skills Simulation Lab
- 02/12/15 New UH Social Work Dean Aims to Enhance College's National Reputation
- 02/12/15 Art and Science Come Together on the Dance Floor
- 02/11/15 UH Psychology Professor Wins Prestigious Research Prize
- 02/11/15 UH Team Works to Help Patients with Down Syndrome See Better
- 02/10/15 UH Hospitality College Prepares to Welcome New Leadership
- 02/04/15 UH Gets Homeland Security Funding to Fight Bioterror
- 02/03/15 Study Investigates the Complex Roads that Lead Families to Food Insecurity
January
- 01/26/15 New Supercomputer Allows for Massive Data Analysis in Less Time
- 01/26/15 Research Program Trains New Kind of Mentor to Support Novice Teachers
- 01/20/15 UH Selected to Lead Offshore Energy Research Center
- 01/15/15 Performance-Based Funding in Community Colleges Hinders Success of At Risk Students
- 01/07/15 UH Study Links TV Use and Unhealthy Eating
2014
December
- 12/16/14 Study Hints at Antioxidant Treatment for High Blood Pressure
- 12/16/14 Two UH Scientists Named to National Academy of Inventors
- 12/09/14 UH Professor Honored for Materials Research, STEM Outreach
- 12/04/14 UH Team Fights Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria with NIH Grant
November
- 11/24/14 Two University of Houston Scientists Elected as AAAS Fellows
- 11/20/14 UH Experts Available to Discuss President's Executive Order on Immigration
- 11/20/14 UH Cancer Study Receives $1.5 Million Grant from NIH
- 11/19/14 Radiation Monitors Tested on Space Station to Fly on Orion
- 11/18/14 House Fly Sex May Reveal One Key to Controlling Them
- 11/18/14 Type 2 Diabetes May Lead to Short-Term Memory Loss
- 11/18/14 UH Architecture Students Unveiling Solar-Powered Learning Space
- 11/18/14 UH Researcher Honored for Work in Nanomaterials
- 11/13/14 UH Chemists Develop Porous Molecules that Bind Greenhouse Gases
- 11/11/14 UH Receives $1.5M Grant to Prepare Future Cybersecurity Workers
- 11/10/14 UH Launches Bold Reputation Campaign ‘Welcome to the Powerhouse'
- 11/05/14 Avoid Type 2 Diabetes: Healthy Tips from the UH Texas Obesity Research Center
- 11/04/14 UH Wins “Connections” Award For Economic Engagement
October
- 10/27/14 UH Research Focuses on Suicide Resilience and Vulnerability Among African-American Adults
- 10/24/14 New Anticancer Drug Begins Clinical Trials Around the U.S.
- 10/22/14 UH Researcher Wins $1.5 Million Federal Solar Energy Award
- 10/21/14 College of Social Work, Collaborators Work for Accurate Count of Homeless Youth
- 10/20/14 University of Houston Experts Available to Discuss The Ebola Virus
- 10/20/14 University of Houston Receives IEEE Milestone Award
- 10/14/14 UH Physicist Shuo Chen Awarded Welch Professorship
- 10/14/14 UH Among Finalists for 2014 Economic Prosperity University Awards
- 10/13/14 New Education Ph.D.s Address Leadership, Policy, Curriculum Professionals
- 10/13/14 Researchers Say Academia Can Learn from Hollywood
- 10/07/14 UH Experts Available to Discuss Issues Related to Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- 10/07/14 Baby See, Baby Do? UH Research Targets Youngest Subjects
- 10/06/14 'SMART Cougars' Project Addresses Alarming Rise in Minority Youth HIV Diagnoses
- 10/06/14 UH Creates Mehta Family Engineering Research Center
- 10/06/14 Shell Oil Company Commits $3.5 Million to UH
- 10/06/14 Undergraduate Research Day Offers Students a Chance to Stretch
- 10/03/14 Research Aims for Better Understanding of Microvascular Diseases
- 10/01/14 UH Study: Proximity to Treatment Facilities May Not Increase Access, Deter Drug Use
- 10/01/14 Khator’s Fall Address Presents Roadmap to National Relevancy
September
- 09/18/14 Findings Give Hope to Plant Extract as Possible Lupus Treatment
- 09/15/14 NSF Grant Supports Training of a New Breed of Social Science Scholar
- 09/15/14 UH Study Finds Print Readers Recall More Than Online Readers
- 09/15/14 Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building to Foster Collaboration
- 09/04/14 Decoding the Role of Water in Gold Nanocatalysis
- 09/04/14 UH Researchers Begin Work on $1.8 Million Design-and-Build Project
- 09/02/14 Education Program on Classroom Management Receives $3.5 Million Grant from Institute of Education Sciences
- 09/02/14 UH Researcher Looks at the Future of Higher Education
August
- 08/29/14 Superconductivity Researcher Awarded Welch Professorship
- 08/28/14 University of Houston Releases 2014 National Commercial
- 08/27/14 $1.25 MIllion NIH Grant to Aid UH Research on Impact of Heroin Use
- 08/26/14 Collaboration Aims to Reduce, Treat Vision Problems in Astronauts
- 08/21/14 UH Receives $3.3 Million Grant to Promote Women in STEM Fields
- 08/20/14 UH Professor Named Fellow by International Astrobiology Society
- 08/18/14 Researchers Draw Inspiration for Camouflage System From Marine Life
- 08/12/14 Research May Lead to Reliable Alternative to Open-heart Surgery
- 08/11/14 New Visiting Scholar to Examine the Human Right to Health Care
- 08/08/14 Chu, Selvamanickam Honored at Superconductivity Conference
- 08/06/14 Gulf Coast Food Project Serves Up 'Food for Thought' on 'Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food'
- 08/06/14 Arte Público Press' 'Recovery Project' Recognized with Archivists' Diversity Award
- 08/04/14 Turning Cancer to Fat, Drunk Fruit Flies Among Student Projects
- 08/01/14 Expressive Writing May Help Breast Cancer Survivors
July
- 07/23/14 First Hispanic Collections Archivist Joins University of Houston Libraries
- 07/21/14 New Angle on Rare Lung Disease May Improve Quality of Life for Patients
- 07/16/14 UH Researchers Create New Method to Draw Molecules from Live Cells
- 07/10/14 UH, Houston Health Ventures Join Forces to Launch Startups
- 07/10/14 UH Named ‘Innovation & Economic Prosperity University’
- 07/08/14 Financial Strain Linked to Cancer Risk Behaviors in African Americans
June
- 06/23/14 UH Researchers Test for Airborne Metals at Elementary School
- 06/18/14 UH Experts Available to Discuss U.S. Patent Office Ruling on NFL Redskins
- 06/13/14 UH's Thomas Colbert Addressing Galveston Bay's Challenges at Rotterdam Biennale
- 06/13/14 UH Business Plan Team Wins Big at National Contest
- 06/13/14 UH Research Focuses on How Food Marketing Creates a False Sense of Health
- 06/10/14 UH Moment: UH is Top Ranked for Intellectual Property
- 06/05/14 UH Chemist’s Work Could Impact Disease Management, Treatments
- 06/02/14 UH Researcher Paul Chu’s Achievements Cited in Exhibit
May
- 05/29/14 UH Part of $7.5M NIH Clinical Trial on Nearsightedness in Children
- 05/27/14 Membrane Society Conference Highlights New Materials, Applications
- 05/23/14 New UH Engineering Professor Awarded $2 Million
- 05/16/14 Mexican-American Studies Professor Now a Fulbright Scholar
- 05/15/14 UH Researchers Find Definitive Evidence of How Zeolites Grow
- 05/15/14 UH Announces Investment Deal to Launch Faculty Startups
- 05/14/14 UH Physicists Look for Answers to Questions about the Universe
- 05/13/14 Long-Term Childhood Poverty Contributes to Young Adult Obesity Rates
- 05/12/14 UH Chemical Engineer Earns Early Career Award from Energy Department
- 05/08/14 Geology Student, Warriors of the Wild Founder Named Udall Scholar
- 05/07/14 UH Professor Kevin Burke Receives 2014 Arthur Holmes Medal
- 05/07/14 Discovery Creates a Better Chance for Clean Energy Research
- 05/06/14 An iPhone App Offers Quick and Inexpensive Melanoma Screening
- 05/05/14 Possible Treatment for Kidney Disease in Lupus Studied at UH
April
- 04/29/14 Princeton Review Ranks UH Among Greenest Universities
- 04/23/14 UH Biomedical Engineer Works to Make Blood Transfusions Safer
- 04/22/14 UH Joins Texas Partners to Unlock the Mysteries of Environmental Health
- 04/21/14 UH Student Named Goldwater Scholar, Two More Receive Honorable Mention
- 04/21/14 Bigger and Bigger in Texas: Demographic Study Shows Substantial Growth
- 04/14/14 Researchers Identify Children with Emotional Behavior Difficulties
- 04/08/14 UH Entrepreneurship Students Ride the WAVVE
- 04/08/14 UH Offers Experts on Earthquakes
March
- 03/31/14 UH Undergraduates to Present Research at National Conference
- 03/26/14 CenterPoint, Direct Energy Join UH Electricity Research Project
- 03/26/14 The Boy in the Bubble: Examining the Impact of a Famous Case
- 03/13/14 'The Art of Observation' Explored During 2014 Arts and Medicine Lecture at UH
- 03/13/14 When Big Isn’t Better: How the Flu Bug Bit Google
- 03/10/14 UH Researcher Strengthens Link Between Quran and Bible
- 03/06/14 New Therapies Targeting Cancer, Alzheimer’s Goal of UH Physicist
- 03/04/14 New Hilton College Study Examines Fresh-Cut Produce Handling Processes
February
- 02/27/14 Research on Type 2 Diabetes Examines Damage to Hand Function
- 02/27/14 Targeting Metabolism to Develop New Prostate Cancer Treatments
- 02/25/14 UH Moment: Brain Research Provides New Clues into How Memories Form
- 02/25/14 3D Printers Reshape University Teaching and Research
- 02/24/14 How Much Does African Dust Add to Houston’s Pollution?
- 02/21/14 UH Moment: Estrogen Research in Colon and Breast Cancer Treatment and Prevention
- 02/17/14 American Dream: Study Examines Factors that Lead to, Prevent Foreclosure
- 02/17/14 UH Students Use Technology to Boost Performance From the Grid to the Basketball Court
- 02/07/14 UH Students Take the Food Stamp Challenge
- 02/04/14 UH Researchers Put a Lot of Heart Into Their Work
January
- 01/30/14 UH Moment: Houston Neighborhoods Benefit from Collaborative Community Design Initiative
- 01/29/14 New Theory May Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells
- 01/28/14 UH Researchers Create New Flexible, Transparent Conductor
- 01/21/14 UH Researcher Finds Anonymity Makes a Difference with Online Comments
- 01/14/14 UH Moment: Improving Treatment for Melanoma Patients
- 01/08/14 Winners, Losers and the People Who Play Texas Lottery Games
2013
December
- 12/17/13 Predicting Antibiotic Resistance Among Goals of UH Research
- 12/16/13 Researchers Split Water into Hydrogen, Oxygen Using Light, Nanoparticles
- 12/11/13 UH Students' Plan Aims to Revitalize Houston's Kuhlman Gully
- 12/10/13 Four UH Researchers Named to National Academy of Inventors
- 12/10/13 UH Physicist Honored as Rising Star in Texas Research
- 12/03/13 Expedition Yields Unexpected Clues to Ocean Mysteries
November
- 11/27/13 Discoveries in How Memories Form Could Help Treat Dementia
- 11/20/13 UH Research Finds Potential Key to Learning a New Language
- 11/18/13 Art Could Help Create a Better 'STEM' Student
- 11/14/13 Company Co-Founded by UH Researcher Wins Nanomedicine Award
- 11/13/13 UH Community Design Resource Center Contributes Play Zone to DeZavala Park
- 11/13/13 UH Researchers Working to Slow Down Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s
- 11/08/13 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Opens New Labs
- 11/06/13 UH Students Earn Their Ride in Microgravity
- 11/04/13 Geoscientist Receives NSF Grant to Develop GPS and LiDAR Education at UH
October
- 10/30/13 ‘Fear of Writing’ Increases Research Productivity, Collaboration for UH Faculty
- 10/29/13 PBS’ “NOVA” Features University of Houston in Episode Exploring Innovation and Cold Temperatures
- 10/23/13 President Renu Khator Appoints Leader of UH Health Initiatives
- 10/21/13 Role of Estrogen in Colon Cancer Prevention, Treatment Studied at UH
- 10/16/13 Like, Comment, Share: Using Social Media to Screen Applicants Not Good for Business
- 10/16/13 New Diagnostics, Treatments for Breast Cancer Investigated at UH
- 10/11/13 UH Exhibition Celebrates Accomplishments of Women in Houston
- 10/10/13 Faster Campus Internet Offers Opportunities for Innovation
- 10/10/13 UH Nanotech Company Wins Goradia Innovation Prize
- 10/07/13 Smartphones, GPS Part of UH Scientist's Smoking Cessation Research
September
- 09/30/13 Undergraduate Research Day Allows Students to Share Their Passions
- 09/26/13 Month-Long Study by UH Targets Improved Air Quality Forecasting
- 09/24/13 Study to Enhance Earthquake Prediction, Mitigation in Pakistani Region
- 09/19/13 University Receives $4 Million to Launch New Chemistry Initiative
- 09/17/13 A High-Flying Collaboration Reaches Back to Earth
- 09/11/13 University's Royalty Income Up Dramatically Over the Past Five Years
- 09/09/13 UH Hosting Community Conversation on Urban Health Care Oct. 4
- 09/05/13 Research Creates New Opportunities from Waste Heat
- 09/05/13 Scientists Confirm Existence of Largest Single Volcano on Earth
- 09/04/13 Center for Mexican American Studies Brings New Scholars to UH for Research
- 09/04/13 Help-Seeking Patterns of Young Adults Focus of New Study
- 09/03/13 Nanotech company launches in Energy Research Park
August
- 08/28/13 Nanotech start-up wins international industry honors
- 08/21/13 UH Professor Offers Insight into Saharan Dust Migration
- 08/07/13 UH Hilton College Researchers to Grow, Study Produce From New Aquaponics System
- 08/07/13 New UH Study Uses Transcripts to Track the Success of Community College Students
- 08/01/13 New Study Examines Impact of Military Deployment on Families
July
- 07/31/13 Texas Hurricane Center Presents Conference at UH Aug. 2
- 07/30/13 UH Architects, Artists Creating Mini-Pavilion From Reused Cubicles
- 07/02/13 UH Offers Wide Array of Experts on Energy
June
- 06/26/13 UH Receives $675,000 Grant to Address Smoking Cessation
- 06/11/13 UH Experts Have Practical Advice, Noteworthy Research On Hurricanes
- 06/11/13 UH, Methodist Hospital Research Institute Receive $695K to Further Robotics Research
- 06/05/13 Well-Being and Being a Dad: UH Study Finds Health Benefits to Engaging with Children
May
- 05/29/13 UH Expert Available to Discuss Controversy on DSM-5
- 05/17/13 New Clinic Seeks to Reduce Anxiety to Help People Stop Smoking
- 05/14/13 Legacy Gift Establishes Stanford Alexander Center for Excellence in Real Estate
- 05/10/13 Ognjen Miljanic First from UH to be Selected a Cottrell Scholar
- 05/06/13 Pioneering Mexican-American Lawyer Inspires Book, Scholarship
April
- 04/24/13 Engineering Professor Wins Grant to Develop Melanoma Treatment
- 04/23/13 New Research Examines Perceptions of Wheelchair Sport
- 04/10/13 UH Engineering Researcher's Theories to be Tested Aboard Space Station
- 04/09/13 Probe to Detect Spread of Breast Cancer Gets Distribution Boost
- 04/08/13 UH Students to Present Research at National Undergraduate Research Conference
- 04/05/13 Researcher Awarded $2.5 Million to Study Effects of Stress on Substance Abuse
- 04/04/13 Scientists at UH Partner with NASA, Astronauts to Study Immune System
March
- 03/06/13 Fossil CSI: Prehistoric Clues to Oil, Environment Revealed
February
- 02/18/13 UH Chemist Devises Effective Methods for Creating Useful Compounds
- 02/15/13 UTMB, UH Team up to Study Brain Chemistry
- 02/13/13 President Renu Khator Appoints Leader of UH Energy Initiatives
January
- 01/30/13 UH System Board of Regents Approves Creation of Health Science Center
- 01/24/13 Retired Astronaut, Engineer Bonnie Dunbar to Lead UH STEM Center
- 01/17/13 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Reducing the University’s Carbon Footprint
2012
December
- 12/21/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Slowing Nearsightedness in Children
- 12/17/12 Total Donates High-Speed Computer Cluster to UH
- 12/07/12 UH Superconductivity Research Project Wins Additional Funding
November
- 11/29/12 Adolescent Girls Focus of New UH Research Study
- 11/29/12 Holiday Festivities Shine Light on Food Insecurity
- 11/21/12 Outstanding Contributions Earn UH Mathematician Top Honor
- 11/13/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Did LiDAR Uncover the Lost City?
- 11/09/12 Solar-Powered Outdoor Classroom Unveiled in Alief
- 11/06/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton Making Strides
- 11/05/12 Psychiatrist, Pianist Richard Kogan Visiting UH Nov. 9
- 11/01/12 Architects Addressing Coastal Challenges During UH Symposium
October
- 10/23/12 UH Professor to Lead International Drilling Expedition
- 10/23/12 UH Architecture Program Earns Mayor's Proud Partner Award
- 10/18/12 Predicting Heart Attack Risk Topic of UH Lecture
- 10/11/12 UH and Agilent Technologies Announce Project to Advance Petroleum Research
- 10/08/12 More than 100 UH Students to Participate in Undergraduate Research Day
- 10/05/12 UH Engineering Professor Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Study Cancer-Fighting Cells
- 10/02/12 'Thick Infrastructure' Proposes New Amenities for Houston
September
- 09/25/12 UH Moment: UH Nanocoating Improves Solar Panel Efficiency
- 09/18/12 UH Experts Availble for Hispanic Heritage Month
- 09/17/12 Sixth Junior Faculty Member in UH Engineering Wins Prestigious NSF Award
- 09/07/12 UH Law Center Undertakes Critical Study of Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Law
- 09/07/12 Role of Hormones, Potential New Treatments Topic of UH Lecture
August
- 08/29/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: The ‘Chopped and Screwed’ History of Houston Hip-Hop
- 08/29/12 Aging Kidneys May Hold Key to New High Blood Pressure Therapies
- 08/23/12 Therapeutic Avenues for Parkinson’s Investigated at UH
- 08/17/12 Brain Wave-Reading Robot May Help Stroke Patients
- 08/17/12 Houston Clean Air Network Offering Real-Time Online Ozone Reports
- 08/14/12 New Super-resolution Microscope to be Built at UH with $1M Grant
- 08/13/12 UH Physics Researcher Develops Nanoparticle Coating for Solar Panels
- 08/09/12 UH Students Spent Summer Making a Difference with Hands-on Research
- 08/03/12 NEH Awards UH Biggest Texas Grant This Funding Cycle
- 08/02/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: SACK Center Helps Kids with Sleep, Anxiety Issues
July
- 07/31/12 New Research Focuses on Treatment for Perpetrator, Not Victim
- 07/25/12 Data vs. Myth: The Growing Trend of Later Motherhood
- 07/24/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Architecture Students Design Levee Solutions
- 07/23/12 Architecture Professors Receive Honors for PV-POD Solar Mounting System
- 07/16/12 UH Chemist Tackles Black Holes in Canada with Fulbright Fellowship
- 07/16/12 Summer Training Program Promotes Agenda to Improve Social Science Research
- 07/13/12 Farm to Market: New Device Makes Cleaning Leafy Greens Easy, Economical
- 07/02/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Commercializing Green Building Components
June
- 06/28/12 Research at UH Finds Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective in Combatting Anxiety Disorders
- 06/26/12 NIH, DOD Grants to Fund Prostate Cancer, Diabetes Research at UH
- 06/20/12 UH Involved in NSF Project That Will Help Shape Future Internets
- 06/07/12 Study Examines Impact of Teacher Race on Middle Schoolers in Title I Schools
- 06/05/12 UH Spanish Professor Receives Fulbright Award
- 06/05/12 Study Offers Hope for More Effective Treatment of Nearsightedness
- 06/05/12 UH Research Team Uses Airborne LiDAR to Unveil Possible Honduran Archaeological Ruins
- 06/05/12 UH Spanish Professor Receives Fulbright Award
- 06/04/12 UH Engineering Researcher Awarded $2.6 Million Grant to Develop New Material for Offshore Drilling
May
- 05/30/12 UH Students Develop Prototype Device That Translates Sign Language
- 05/29/12 Student Researchers Seek to Develop New Therapies for Cancer
- 05/22/12 UH Researcher Receives Fulbright Grant to Study in Morocco
- 05/21/12 Three Junior Faculty at UH Awarded NHARP Grants
- 05/17/12 Houston Super Neighborhoods Studied By UH Architecture Faculty, Students
- 05/16/12 UH Students Collaborating to Create Solar-Powered Outdoor Kitchen
- 05/01/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: UH Law Center’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resource Center
April
- 04/25/12 UH Researcher Brings Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton a Step Closer to Reality
- 04/24/12 UH Students Submitting Designs for Baytown Waterfront Development
- 04/19/12 NSF Awards CAREER Grants to Two More UH Engineering Professors
- 04/19/12 Five NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to UH Students, Alumna
- 04/19/12 $9 Million Grant Awarded to UH to Study, Treat Learning Disabilities
- 04/11/12 More Than 75 Students to Showcase Projects During Undergraduate Research Symposium April 12
- 04/05/12 UH Physics, Mathematics Student Mason Biamonte Named 2012 Goldwater Scholar
- 04/03/12 Two UH Professors Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
March
- 03/27/12 University of Houston System Board of Regents Approve 2012-2013 Tuition Rates
- 03/23/12 New Treatments for Alcohol Dependence Could be Found in the Virtual World
- 03/15/12 UH Receives ExxonMobil Grant for Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
- 03/07/12 UH Study: BP Oil Spill Hurt Salt Marshes, But Recovery Possible
- 03/06/12 UH, Methodist Team Up to Prepare Surgeons for the Operating Room
February
- 02/28/12 UH Creates $30 Million Fund to Recruit Key STEM Faculty
- 02/13/12 Tough Decisions on Mars and Moon
- 02/08/12 Five UH Assistant Professors Awarded Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
January
- 01/26/12 Sharper Imaging in Glaucoma Focus of $1.85M NIH Grant
- 01/25/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Undergraduate Tackling Complex Alzheimer's Research
- 01/17/12 UH Uniting City Leaders for Mayors' Institute on City Design Feb. 1 - 3
- 01/10/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Building Innovation through the Materials Research Collaborative
- 01/09/12 UH Wins NASA Grant to Study Mysterious Congo River Basin
- 01/09/12 UH Study: More Texans Take a Chance on the Lottery
- 01/05/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: UH Lab Creating Safer Structures Worldwide
2011
December
- 12/12/11 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Studying Food Cravings Through Virtual Reality
- 12/08/11 Flexing on Mars: Student Research Examines Astronauts’ Muscle on Missions
- 12/06/11 UH Architecture Students Creating Practical Designs for Proposed Galveston Levees
November
- 11/09/11 New UH Research Addresses Problem Drinking Among College Students
- 11/08/11 UH Receives $990K Grant to Enhance Cancer Research Facilities
- 11/04/11 Texas Obesity Research Center Gathers Multinational Force to Combat Obesity
- 11/04/11 UH Green Building Components Expo Showcasing Eco-Friendly Projects
- 11/02/11 Annual UH Mars Rover Event Gets $400K Boost from NASA
October
- 10/20/11 New Drug Strategies for Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis Examined at UH
- 10/14/11 UH Engineers Finding New Ways to Fight Malaria with DOD Grant
- 10/05/11 New UH Research Focuses on Teenage Mind
September
- 09/29/11 UH Researchers Explain Hormonal Role in Glucose and Fat Metabolism
- 09/12/11 UH Researcher Receives Grant to Develop New Oil Dispersants
- 09/08/11 UH Researchers Work to Develop Screening Method for Superbug
- 09/08/11 UH Diesel Testing Facility to Measure Fuel Efficiency of Metro Buses
- 09/02/11 New UH Historian Examines Moral, Social History of Smuggling Along the Border
August
- 08/29/11 UH Hosts Book Symposium on 'Making War and Minting Christians,' Sept. 8
- 08/23/11 High School Educators Will Explore Nanotechnology Field at UH
- 08/22/11 UH Researchers Explore Treatments for Breast and Colon Cancers
- 08/15/11 UH Professors Envision Online Tool for Visual Analysis in the Humanities
- 08/02/11 Students Seek Solutions to Alzheimer’s, Diabetes and Other Maladies
July
- 07/25/11 Returning Veterans’ Alcohol Abuse Addressed in Virtual Reality Study
- 07/22/11 UH Professor's Research into How Bacteria Move Featured in Scientific Journal
- 07/19/11 Encouraging Women to Pursue Careers in Chemical Sciences Earns Award
- 07/08/11 UH Researcher an Author on Landmark Ovarian Cancer Study in Nature
- 07/01/11 UH Professor Martin Melosi Examines Water History in Houston and the U.S.
June
- 06/28/11 Work to Slow Progression of Nearsightedness in Children Wins Award
- 06/27/11 UH Biotechnology Program Gets Funding Boost from State
- 06/23/11 Gardening to Go: UH Architecture Professors Introduce GroPODS
- 06/23/11 Researchers Use Virtual Reality to Investigate, Assess Food Addictions
- 06/15/11 UH Chemist Developing Materials to Detect, Repel E. coli
- 06/13/11 Kids Become Space Suit Engineers at UH Science Camp this Summer
- 06/07/11 UH Professor Given Commendation for Medical Innovation in Asthma
- 06/07/11 UH Environmental Engineer to Study Pollutants in Galveston Bay
- 06/02/11 Work by UH Evolutionary Biologist May One Day Help with Chronic Diseases
- 06/01/11 UH Researchers' Graphene Development Published in Nature Materials
May
- 05/27/11 UH Program Gets Students Out of the Classroom, Into the Community
- 05/25/11 New UH Research Study Links Job Stress in Teachers to Student Achievement
- 05/20/11 Five UH Graduates Receive NSF Fellowships for Further Study
- 05/13/11 Living the American Dream: UH Grad Student Earns Prestigious Fellowships
- 05/09/11 UH Chemist Investigates Material for Next-Generation Computer Memory
- 05/06/11 Two Students Named Goldwater Scholars, Two Receive Honorable Mention
- 05/02/11 Rathindra N. Bose Named VP/VC for Research and Technology Transfer at UH
April
- 04/27/11 UH Professor Wins NIH Grant to Test Vaccines for Debilitating Virus
- 04/22/11 Renowned Glaucoma Researcher Receives UH’s Highest Honor
- 04/15/11 UH Receives 'Green' Light from City of Houston to Deliver Solar Generators
- 04/14/11 UH Research Focused on Reading Education of English Language Learners
- 04/11/11 UH Professor Developing Color-coded MRIs
- 04/01/11 $1.5M Grant Helping Researchers Understand How Students Learn Algebra
- 04/01/11 Jan-Åke Gustafsson Leads Team with $5.2M for Prostate Cancer Research
March
- 03/29/11 UH Chosen as One of America’s Best Colleges for Undergraduates
- 03/22/11 Evolutionary ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers’ Revealed in Collaborative Study
- 03/11/11 UH Offers Experts on Earthquakes, Radiation
- 03/07/11 Protecting Ecosystems, Pollution Remediation Goals of Research at UH
- 03/01/11 UH Study Focuses on Immunity, Infection, Exercise and Spinal Cord Injured Patients
February
- 02/22/11 UH Study Explores Charter Schools' Impact on Public Learning Institutions
- 02/21/11 Top-tier Work Earns UH Biologist Prestigious Humboldt Prize
- 02/17/11 Chancellor Renu Khator Tells House Members UH System Needs State Funding to Serve Students
- 02/11/11 Team Hopes to Cut Years Off Development Time of New Antibiotics
January
- 01/28/11 Longtime Friend of UH, Philanthropist Elizabeth Rockwell Passes Away
- 01/24/11 Forum to Focus on Using Robotics, Imaging and Simulation in Surgeries
- 01/20/11 Sensors to Detect Explosives, Monitor Food Being Developed at UH
- 01/18/11 Carnegie Foundation Gives University of Houston its Highest Classification for Research Success, Elevating UH to Tier One Status
- 01/10/11 Nuclear Receptors Reveal Possible Interventions for Cancer, Obesity
2010
December
- 12/16/10 Medical Robotics to Improve Heart Surgery
- 12/06/10 Combating Drug-resistant Bacteria Goal of Clinicians, Researchers
- 12/01/10 Joint United States, China Project Studies Origins of Universe
November
- 11/19/10 UH Physicists Study Behavior of Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer’s, Cancer
- 11/19/10 UH Valenti School of Communication Deploys iPads in Mobile-Learning Study
October
- 10/25/10 Unexpected Findings of Lead Exposure May Lead to Treating Blindness
- 10/22/10 UH Engineering Professors Featured in Consecutive Issues of Science
- 10/07/10 Governor Presents UH Researcher with Grant for Cardiac Device
- 10/04/10 UH Professor to Study Air Pollution in Underwater Tunnel
September
- 09/28/10 UH Geologists Find Parts of Northwest Houston Sinking Rapidly
- 09/20/10 Drug to Treat Alcoholism Goal of UH Professor's Research
- 09/13/10 UH Researcher Receives National Award of Excellence in Research
- 09/13/10 UH Researcher Receives National Award of Excellence in Research
August
- 08/24/10 Two UH Chemists Receive National Recognition
- 08/20/10 Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program Approved for Fall
- 08/16/10 Gallbladder Cancer May Be Linked to Estrogens, Says UH Team
- 08/05/10 Forgotten El Paso History Rediscovered in ‘Smeltertown’
- 08/05/10 Simplifying Computer Power Behind Phones, Medical Devices
- 08/02/10 UH Salt Marsh Expert Studies Damage to Gulf Coast
July
- 07/29/10 Chances of Hurricane Hitting Texas Discussed at UH Conference
- 07/27/10 Biology, Computer Science Combine Efforts to Fight Cancer
- 07/20/10 Undergrads SURF Through Summer Doing Hands-on Research at UH
- 07/14/10 Scientists' Work Improves Odds of Finding Diamonds
- 07/13/10 UH Visiting Professor Inducted Into Chinese Academy of Engineering
- 07/06/10 SURF’s Up: Undergrads Hone Research Skills in Summer Program
- 07/06/10 Joseph Stalin's Rise to Power: Facts More Intriguing Than Fiction
- 07/05/10 UH Moment: Graduate Student Tests Self-Heating Concrete
June
- 06/24/10 Researchers at UH Work to Prevent Neurological Diseases
- 06/24/10 UH Receives $2.3 Million DOE Grant For New Wind Facility
- 06/04/10 UTHealth and UH Awarded Alzheimer’s Research Grant
- 06/03/10 UH Professor Selected for Prestigious NAED/Spencer Fellowship
- 06/02/10 Hurricane Experts Take UH by Storm
May
- 05/24/10 The Past Has a Future for UH Professor Sarah Fishman
- 05/11/10 UH Researchers Receive NHARP Awards
- 05/07/10 UH Offers Experts on Gulf Oil Spill
- 05/06/10 Sequencing of First Frog Genome Sheds Light on Treating Disease
- 05/06/10 UH Geologist Explains BP Efforts to Dome Blown Well
- 05/05/10 UH Engineers to Improve Test for Cardiovascular Disease