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  UH Report Finds Houston-Area Intimate Partner Violence Homicides Doubled in Three Years

  To help turn the tide of intimate partner violence homicides, the study authors recommend significant community investment in expanded domestic violence infrastructure coordination and staffing. The Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality's findings are detailed in a February 2023 Report to the Community.

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  Study Finds Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities

  Despite old fears that bad effects follow excessive video game playing or questionable game choices, researchers found those factors mattered little, if any, in children’s brain health. The bad news? Video games assumed to be effective learning tools showed no meaningful effects, either.

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  UH Researcher Part of Seminal Cross-Collaborative Study About Geothermal Energy in Texas

  Researchers from five Texas universities, the University Land Office and the International Energy Agency jointly published a landmark study evaluating the potential of geothermal energy in Texas. University of Houston professor Birol Dindoruk, one of the lead authors of the study, stresses interdisciplinary and multi-institutional collaboration is key for success.

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  During Dolphin Research, UH Engineer Discovers New Method to Possibly Improve Pharmaceuticals

  Something you maybe never thought of – dolphins get kidney stones just like people! Now a UH researcher is reporting a new method to control the growth of ammonium urate crystals, the substance known to cause kidney stones in dolphins, and the findings may not only help dolphins but may also have implications for the pharmaceutical industry.

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  Legendary Theater and Visual Artist to Visit UH

  Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts welcomes Robert Wilson as a visiting artist. Wilson is described by The New York Times as “a towering figure in the world of experimental theatre.”

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  Texans Back Easing State Restrictions on Marijuana

  Attitudes about marijuana use, both medicinal and recreational, are changing. Previously thought too dangerous to allow, acceptance of marijuana use is gaining ground across the state, even among conservative circles. But not everyone’s eager. A significant minority of Texans prefer to leave the state’s marijuana laws right where they are, the new survey shows.