Celebrated Houston chef and restaurateur Chris Williams will visit the University of Houston to serve up some tasty Southern specialties for students and package meals for Houston’s communities-in-need.
Despite some encouraging signs in the battle against the COVID-19 Omicron surge, a faculty physician from the University of Houston College of Medicine warns it’s too early to let down our guard. Dr. Bhavna Lall, clinical assistant professor of adult medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences, discusses the latest developments in an ever-evolving pandemic in this Q&A.
Houston debut: LiveWire, an innovative dance collaboration between University of Houston scientists and professional musicians and dancers - who will wear EEG skull caps (brain caps) - while performing a new work. The performance explores the latest neuroscience discoveries with each of its five movements showcasing a different process of the human brain.
Mikhail Eremets of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, has been named recipient of the 2022 Bernd T. Matthias Prize for Superconducting Materials. The Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH sponsors the award for advances in the field of superconductivity.
Two University of Houston engineers have discovered that they can actually move deep water and create upward fountains by shining laser beams on the water’s surface. The finding, credited to the Marangoni effect, has potential to impact fluid dynamics in many applications.
A University of Houston computational biologist is reporting that the Tuberculosis vaccine, which could be associated with a reduced number and/or severity of COVID-19 cases, could assist future COVID-19 vaccine development.
A study from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, evaluating the risk of overactive bladder as a side effect of cholinesterase inhibitor drugs taken for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, finds that one drug – Donepezil – increases the risk of the distressing side effect.
Teenagers and young adults who turn to TikTok for sexual education may be vulnerable to misinformation, according to an article co-authored by University of Houston Law Center Research Assistant Professor Leah Fowler of the Health Law & Policy Institute.
Many businesses owe COVID-era survival to low-interest loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. That safety net, however, did not equally cover all Austin neighborhoods that suffered through the pandemic economy. A study from the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs looks at the numbers.
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Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins is joining the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in celebrating the life and legacy of minister and civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr. Featherson-Jenkins is an actress, singer, and producer who currently stars in the critically acclaimed Netflix Original Series, DEAR WHITE PEOPLE. This year’s theme is The Journey to Justice: Moving Beyond Diversity.
Did you know you can take classes as well as intern, do research, volunteer, or even teach abroad? Attend the Learning Abroad Spring Fair and begin your plans for the future! We can help you find an affordable program that fits into your degree plan while staying on track to graduate. Meet our UH faculty leaders, affiliated and exchange program providers, scholarship organizations, academic departments, and the UH Learning Abroad and Passport for Coogs team members. Drop by any time from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Student Center Houston Room
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