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  Information Technology Can Save Police Lives, According to a New Study

  Police officers face well-documented risks, with more than 50,000 a year assaulted on the job in the United States. But new research has found that the use of information technology by law enforcement agencies can reduce the number of police killed or injured in the line of duty by as much as 50%.

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  Wunderkind and Lifelong Learner Among Fall 2019 Graduating Class

  Nearly 5,000 University of Houston students will receive their degrees during the fall 2019 University Commencement. Commencement ceremonies are Thursday, Dec. 12–Saturday, Dec. 14 at Fertitta Center and Cullen Performance Hall.

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  Historic Gift with Expected $15 Million Impact Ensures Continuity for Nation’s Top Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program

  A historic gift expected to have a total impact of $15 million will ensure the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston remains in the nation’s top tier of entrepreneurship programs.

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  Using the Arts to Help Formerly Incarcerated Black Men Succeed

  Formerly incarcerated black men enrolled in an alternative school with arts-based programming — writing, poetry, music — showed healthier social and emotional development and higher academic achievement as they transitioned to adulthood, according to research from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

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  UH Engineer Honored For Work in Crystal Engineering

  Jeffrey Rimer, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UH, has received the state’s top honor in engineering for his pioneering discoveries about how crystals form and how they can be dissolved.

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  Distress Tolerance Plays Role in Alcohol Use and Abuse Among Firefighters

  A newly published report from a University of Houston psychology professor finds that firefighters who struggle with PTSD symptoms, and who think they cannot handle negative emotions, are likely to drink and use alcohol it to cope with negative emotions.

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  UH Physicist Named to National Academy of Inventors

  Seamus Curran, a physics professor at the University of Houston, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of his work in nanotechnology.

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  A Study of Saturn’s Largest Moon May Offer Insights for Earth

  Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, have reported a significant seasonal variation in its energy budget, a finding that could yield new insights into climate on Earth.

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  Reflecting on Photos Helps Young Cancer Survivors Regain Confidence

  Young cancer survivors face unique medical and psychosocial challenges that can hinder their ability to move on mentally and socially, even years after their final treatment. But new research suggests survivors who retell their story through photography can significantly increase their self-esteem and self-efficacy.

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  UH Engineer Zhu Han Elected as AAAS Fellow

  An engineering professor from the University of Houston has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, joining a select group of researchers recognized by their peers as among the best in their fields.

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  Under the Lens: Link Between Macular Degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa

  With a $2.5 million grant from the National Eye Institute, a team of biomedical researchers (who just happen to be married for 44 years) at the University of Houston is tackling the link between macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa via a protein which, when mutated, can cause both.

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  How Your Scar or Birthmark Can Affect a Job Interview

  If you’re interviewing for a job and you have a mole on your face, new research indicates you might want to say something about it – right away. Birthmarks, moles and scars may impact how a job applicant is evaluated during a Skype interview, but new research shows employers are less likely to focus on facial imperfections when the interviewee acknowledges them up front.

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  Exposing Office Distractions and Effects on Worker Productivity

  With seemingly endless emails, phone calls and meetings, it’s no secret that working in an office environment can be quite stressful. Understanding how stress manifests by exposing the effects of distractions can help unlock an office workers’ full potential, according to new data collected by researchers from three university laboratories.

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  New Hybrid Device Both Captures and Stores Solar Energy

  Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering promise for applications ranging from power generation to distillation and desalination.

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  New UH Law Building Named for Alumnus, Philanthropist John M. O’Quinn

  The University of Houston has received a significant gift from The John M. O’Quinn Foundation to support the UH Law Center and construction of its new state-of-the-art building. In permanent recognition of the gift, the building will be named the "John M. O'Quinn Law Building."

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  Global Climate Change Concerns for Africa’s Lake Victoria

  Global climate change could cause Africa’s Lake Victoria, the world’s largest tropical lake and source of the Nile River, to dry up in the next 500 years, according to new findings from a team of researchers led by the University of Houston. Even more imminent, the White Nile — one of the two main tributaries of the Nile — could lose its source waters in just a decade.

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