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• 2023
• 09/27/23 UH Energy Competition Focuses on Innovation, Commercialization and Sustainability
• 09/27/23 Researchers Discover Disease-Causing Stem Cells in Lungs of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
• 09/26/23 UH Researcher on Team Developing Sense-and-Respond Cancer Implant Technology
• 09/25/23 U.S. Department of Defense Awards $63.5M Contract to University of Houston to Revolutionize Army Decision-Making
• 09/19/23 Understanding and Treating Pain in Children
• 09/14/23 UH Research Team Awarded $4M to Convert Plastic Waste into Useful Materials
• 09/13/23 With $5 Million Grant, the Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization is Formed at University of Houston
• 09/12/23 UH Ranked in Top 100 U.S. Universities for Patents by National Academy of Inventors
• 09/12/23 AI Could Lead to Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis
• 09/11/23 Atmospheric Scientists Reveal Much of Houston’s Ozone Exceedance Due to Air Flows from the North
• 09/11/23 UH Researchers Charting a Sustainable Course in Oceanic Carbon Capture
• 09/07/23 UH Researcher Aids in Creation of Groundbreaking Report on Invasive Species
• 09/07/23 Strategies for Maintaining Nursing Presence During Telehealth Visits
• 08/31/23 Autonomous Robot for Subsea Oil and Gas Pipeline Inspection Being Developed at UH
• 08/29/23 New Survey Suggests General Society Not Willing to Allow More Rights for Transgender People
• 08/28/23 Pharmacy Closures Impacting Medically Underserved Communities
• 08/25/23 Celebrating Excellence: Inaugural Cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows
• 08/24/23 Sediment Movement During Hurricane Harvey Could Negatively Impact Future Flooding, Prove Costly to Houston, UH Study Finds
• 08/23/23 DOE’s Harriet Kung to Speak at UH Energy Research Day 2023
• 08/23/23 More University Brain Power at the UH BRAIN Center
• 08/22/23 $1.7M Research Project to Examine How Public Schools Identify Learning Disabilities
• 08/18/23 UH Leading Multi-Institutional Program to Provide Research Opportunities to Postbaccalaureates
• 08/18/23 DOE Funds Gulf Coast-Focused Direct Air Capture Hub Feasibility Study
• 08/17/23 Powerful Imaging Technology Used to Investigate Renal Disease
• 08/16/23 Texas’ Net-Zero Challenge: Costs Loom Large in Race for Carbon Neutrality
• 08/15/23 Study Highlights Role of Mindfulness in Mental Health for Young Black Adults
• 08/10/23 GalápaGo!
• 08/08/23 Stroke Rehab at Home is Near
• 08/03/23 Patient Health Portals and Older Adults: Not a Great Match
• 08/02/23 UH Tech Bridge and UH Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Announce New Partnership to Support Startups and Innovation
• 08/02/23 Research Finds Scandals Have Less Impact on Politicians Than They Used To
• 08/01/23 More than Half of Houston Residents Say City is Headed in the Wrong Direction
• 07/26/23 Researchers Develop Breakthrough Prototype of Stretchable Fabric-Based Lithium-Ion Battery
• 07/25/23 Houston Voters Split on the City’s Next Mayor
• 07/20/23 Houston Nonprofits Gain Valuable Resources Thanks to Work of UH Students
• 07/19/23 Unlocking the Power of Molecular Crystals: A Possible Solution to Nuclear Waste
• 07/19/23 Fine Art and Fine Wine: UH Study Reveals Impact of Quality Wine Program on Museum Restaurant Success
• 07/18/23 Examining When to Get Off Meds for Multiple Sclerosis
• 07/12/23 UH Population Health Now a Jackson Heart Study Vanguard Center
• 07/12/23 Study: Juggling Multiple Young Children Hinders Vigorous Physical Activity for Parents
• 07/06/23 Leading the Way to Cyber Safety on Roads and Highways
• 07/03/23 UH’s Bauer College Launches Healthcare Business Institute Aimed at Collaborative Solutions
• 06/29/23 Healing Hands in Honduras
• 06/28/23 New Pulsed Laser Deposition Tool to Predict Superconductor Failures
• 06/26/23 Study: Wildfire Smoke Downwind Affects Health, Wealth and Mortality
• 06/22/23 New Survey Examines Status of Abortion Laws in Texas, California, Arizona
• 06/20/23 UH Study Identifies Most Important Factors in Hotel Guests’ Acceptance of AI Technology
• 06/15/23 University of Houston Researcher Awarded $1.2M Grant to Assess Impacts of Biomass Burning on Texas Air Quality
• 06/13/23 Powering the Future: UH Professor to Use NSF CAREER Award for Game-Changing Research
• 06/12/23 Study Identifies Potential Treatment Target for Prostate Cancer Resistant to Hormone Therapy
• 06/05/23 Unleashing the Power of Intelligent Drone Swarms
• 06/01/23 Think You’re Good at Saying No? Actually, You Could Probably Use a Few Pointers
• 05/31/23 Examining Loneliness and Problem Drinking in the Hispanic Community
• 05/25/23 Energy Industry Apps Improve Efficiency
• 05/24/23 Discovery Slows Down Muscular Dystrophy
• 05/24/23 Food for Thought: UH Study Highlights the Role of Clean Technology in Reducing Food Waste
• 05/23/23 Mixed Reality Raising the Bar for Space Architecture on the Moon and Mars
• 05/19/23 Spur 5 Traffic Update
• 05/18/23 Innovation and New Business Incubation at the University of Houston’s Technology Bridge is on a Roll
• 05/18/23 UH Researchers Develop Sensors that Operate at High Temperatures and in Extreme Environments
• 05/17/23 Odd Cells Found in Lungs of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• 05/17/23 Alumnus Reflects on Guggenheim Fellowship
• 05/09/23 Cullen Boulevard Closure to Impact Commencement Parking, Campus Traffic
• 05/08/23 Andy and Barbara Gessner Gift $20 Million to University of Houston College of Nursing
• 05/04/23 University of Houston’s Breakthrough ‘Super Cool Conductor’ Advances to Final Round of DOE Competition
• 05/03/23 Luxury Shoppers Opting for High-End Experiences Over Goods
• 04/26/23 Biomedical Engineers Gather at UH to Discuss Health Care Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• 04/24/23 Using Superconductors to Move People, Cargo and Energy Through One Combined System
• 04/24/23 Fear Not the Deadlines, New Research Finds
• 04/21/23 Arte Público Press Receives $500K Grant to Improve Digital Access to US Latino Culture
• 04/20/23 Researchers Develop Safety Monitoring System for Construction Sites
• 04/20/23 Pairing Up: The Impact of Treating Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD Together
• 04/17/23 University of Houston Researcher Builds New Model to Examine Usher Syndrome
• 04/14/23 Symposium to Examine Maternal Health of Black Women
• 04/11/23 Examining the Causes of Muscle Wasting
• 04/10/23 UH Assistant Professor Named ‘Emerging Leader’ by Offshore Technology Conference
• 04/06/23 Black Lives Matter Movement Had Significant Impact on Black Entrepreneurs’ Crowdfunding Efforts
• 04/04/23 University of Houston Leads Effort to Improve Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• 03/31/23 UH, India Agreement Supports Education, Research of Tamil Language and Culture
• 03/29/23 Study Finds Sulfate Pollution Impacts Texas Gulf Coast Air
• 03/28/23 Discovery of Drug Candidate that Neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Could Reduce Length of Infection Upon Exposure
• 03/27/23 Study Finds Neighborhood Apps Increase Perceptions of Crime Rates
• 03/16/23 From the Court to the Classroom, Cougars are Determined to Achieve
• 03/15/23 Economic Study Finds What U.S. States Would Provide the Best Life
• 03/13/23 City or Country Living? Research Reveals Psychological Differences
• 03/09/23 Inside UH Day at the Capitol
• 03/07/23 Enhancing At-Home COVID Tests with Glow-In-The Dark Materials
• 03/03/23 Researchers Study How Underserved Farmers Can Improve Crop, Impact Climate Change
• 03/02/23 UH Law Center Scholar Says AI Writing Bots Will Change the Lives of Students and Professionals
• 02/28/23 University of Houston Receives Nearly $3M in Federal Funding for Technology Bridge Upgrades
• 02/28/23 Artificial Intelligence with a Human Touch
• 02/21/23 Bilingual Screenings of UH Student-Produced Telenovela Mini-Series on Alzheimer’s Disease
• 02/15/23 Majority of Texans Back Shift to Solar Energy
• 02/14/23 UH Professors Named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
• 02/13/23 UH Alum and Astronaut Makes His Mark in Space
• 02/13/23 Global Communication Summit on Anti-Asian Racism
• 02/09/23 Novel Microscope Developed to Design Better High-Performance Batteries
• 02/08/23 UH Report Finds Houston-Area Intimate Partner Violence Homicides Doubled in Three Years
• 02/07/23 Study Finds Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities
• 02/03/23 During Dolphin Research, UH Engineer Discovers New Method to Possibly Improve Pharmaceuticals
• 02/02/23 Texans Back Easing State Restrictions on Marijuana
• 02/01/23 Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lupus Nephritis – On Your Smartphone
• 01/31/23 New Live Bacterial Product for Stubborn Superbug Improves Quality of Life
• 01/31/23 UH Scientist Eric Bittner Elected as AAAS Fellow
• 01/30/23 Hobby School Survey Gauges Public Support for School Vouchers Article
• 01/27/23 ‘Hair Salon’ Exhibition Showcases Architectural Potential of Black Hair
• 01/26/23 Texans Back Major Changes to State’s Gambling Laws
• 01/24/23 Texans Weigh In on $33 Billion State Budget Surplus
• 01/23/23 On Campus: Postmodern Dance Performance While Dancers’ Brain Waves are Recorded
• 01/19/23 Expanding Gene Therapy for Rare Disease That Causes Blindness
• 01/17/23 Digital Technology Can Assist Toddlers with Problem Solving
• 01/11/23 Why are Women Opting Out of Marriage Around the World?
• 01/10/23 Accomplished Academic Leader Diane Z. Chase Appointed as UH System, UH Chief Academic Officer and Provost
• 01/05/23 UH Coastal Center Takes to the Air in Effort to Restore Coastal Prairie
• 01/04/23 UH Researchers Helping Black Smokers with HIV
• 01/03/23 National Academy of Engineering Member Joe Powell Named Director of UH Energy Transition Institute
• 2022
• 09/21/22 Discovery: ‘Special’ Muscle Can Promote Glucose and Fat Burning to Fuel Metabolism for Hours While Sitting
• 09/14/22 Can Hyaluronan Cure Dry Eye Disease?
• 09/12/22 New Ice-Shedding Coating Is 100X Stronger than Others
• 12/21/22 Anger Over COVID-19 Layoffs Keeping Hospitality Workers from Returning to Jobs
• 12/20/22 Growing Incomes Boost Latino Millennials’ Purchasing Power
• 12/15/22 Physics World Cites UH Research Among Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2022
• 12/14/22 UH Recognized for Exemplary Support Services for STEM Students
• 12/13/22 Examining Moral Courage in the Operating Room
• 12/12/22 Mission Accomplished
• 12/12/22 Charging the Future with Modern Aqueous Batteries
• 12/08/22 Finding Simplicity Within Complexity
• 12/07/22 Adults’ Interactions at Mealtimes Influence Children’s Future Relationships With Food
• 12/06/22 University of Houston’s Impact on Students and City in the Spotlight During ‘State of Education’
• 12/06/22 Novel Study to Examine Migrant Mental and Physical Health
• 12/05/22 Hilton College Rolls Out First Restaurant-based Food Delivery Robot in Houston
• 11/23/22 Energy Symposium to Examine Path to Carbon Neutrality in Texas
• 11/21/22 UH Study Finds Word Choice and Media Exposure Affected Anti-Asian Restaurant Boycotts During COVID-19 Pandemic
• 11/21/22 Discovery May Advance Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
• 11/18/22 UH Researcher Aims to Uncover Causes of Developmental Disabilities in African Children
• 11/17/22 Four University of Houston Researchers Named Most Cited in the World
• 11/14/22 Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic 
• 11/03/22 AI System to Predict Patients at Higher Risk for Diabetes Complications
• 10/31/22 University of Houston PREMIER Center Tackles Opioid Epidemic
• 10/26/22 The View on Myopia: Why We Wear Glasses
• 10/25/22 New UH Project Examines Hate Speech ‘Crisis’
• 10/20/22 New Survey Confirms Big Gaps in Texas Health Care Availability and Coverage
• 10/19/22 ALL RISE Helps Middle School Students Overcome Language Obstacles in Science Class
• 10/18/22 $1M Gift from Brij and Sunita Agrawal to Upgrade UH Technology Lab in Sugar Land
• 10/17/22 Project Examines Mental Health Care Training in South Africa
• 10/13/22 Texas Survey Examines Trust in Law Enforcement, Immigration
• 10/12/22 Celebrating ‘Big Wins,’ Setting Goals for the Future
• 10/12/22 Improving the View: UH Professor Pioneers Imaging Techniques of Cornea and Fetal Brain
• 10/11/22 Researchers Find ‘Significant Rates’ of Sinking Ground in Houston Suburbs
• 10/06/22 Inflation Worries Many Texans, Says Survey from University of Houston and Texas Southern University
• 10/06/22 Mapping the Past, Present and Future of Houston Latino Art
• 10/05/22 Going 'Rogue': UH Researchers Examine Viral Trend in Global Marketing
• 10/04/22 UH Students to Learn ‘Healing Power of Music’
• 10/03/22 Can We Keep Our Schools Safe? UH, TSU Survey Looks at Texas Opinions
• 10/03/22 Solar Harvesting System has Potential to Generate Solar Power 24/7
• 09/27/22 Power of the Pulpit: UH Study Suggests Lower Mortality Rates for Men 50+ Who Attend Religious Services
• 09/26/22 New UH Mentoring Scholarship Program Aims to Fill Future Demand for STEM Jobs
• 09/22/22 Texas Survey Reveals Overwhelming Support for Gun Safety Restrictions
• 09/15/22 UH’s Latino Student Leaders in the Spotlight During National Hispanic Heritage Month
• 09/13/22 Atmospheric Scientists Study Under-Researched Role of Clouds in Regulating Earth’s Temperature
• 09/13/22 Arte Público Press at UH Celebrates 40+ Years of Showcasing Latino Literary Leaders
• 09/08/22 New Catalyst Offers a More Affordable Way to Produce Hydrogen from Seawater
• 09/06/22 Do Masculine Leadership Titles Undermine Women’s Leadership?
• 08/31/22 Accelerating the Evolution of the Industrial Metaverse
• 08/30/22 UH Researchers Engage Community to Create Award-Winning Plan for Resilience
• 08/25/22 Some Houstonians Still Struggling Five Years After Harvey
• 08/24/22 Technology Developed at UH Could Advance Treatment of Lymphoma
• 08/19/22 Program Opens Doors for High School Students to Explore Paths to Science Careers
• 08/17/22 UH Professor Working to Heal Homelessness, Fix Broken Aid Industry
• 08/16/22 Building Hate Crime Response Capacity in Community-Based Organizations
• 08/15/22 UH Hosting Innovations in Arts and Health Event
• 08/11/22 Building the Best Zeolite
• 08/09/22 First Study of Its Kind Links Moms’ Problems to Adolescent Attachment
• 08/08/22 UH Launches ‘We Dare’ Campaign, Releases 2022-23 National Commercial
• 08/04/22 UH Researchers Awarded $1.7M to Examine Academic Outcomes for Adolescent Immigrant Youth
• 08/02/22 Investing in Brain Research and Neuroengineering
• 07/26/22 Microchips Created at UH Headed to Space to Honor Artemis I Team
• 07/25/22 Chances of Thriving After a Natural Disaster Depend on Your Level of Security Before
• 07/21/22 Researchers Report Major Advance in Semiconductor Materials
• 07/20/22 University of Houston Engineering Professor Named Global Energy Prize Laureate
• 07/19/22 Texans Still Sharply Divided on New Abortion Law, UH Survey Finds
• 07/19/22 $4 Million Dakri Family Gift Supports UH’s New Center for Economic Inclusion
• 07/14/22 New UH Program Helps Third Ward Students Build STEM Skills
• 07/13/22 New Survey Shows 5% Margin in Texas Governor’s Race
• 07/12/22 UH Nursing Study First to Review Gap Between African American Cancer Patients and Mind-Body Interventions
• 07/06/22 Researchers Develop Next-Gen Cancer Therapy
• 06/30/22 UH Law Center Professor Says Law Enforcement Officers Should Face Criminal Penalties for 'Police Bystanderism'
• 06/29/22 Next-Gen Stroke Rehab: Robot at Home
• 06/28/22 Are Your COVID-19 Vaccinations Up to Date? It Might Depend on Your Politics, New Study Suggests
• 06/28/22 Study Finds Low Vitamin D Levels in Young People of Color
• 06/27/22 Science by Cyborg Teams: Destiny of Science Modeled and Explained in New Study
• 06/22/22 Do Tattoos Still Carry a Burden in Today’s Workplace?
• 06/16/22 Biochemistry Researchers Repair and Regenerate Heart Muscle Cells
• 06/14/22 Progress on Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
• 06/13/22 UH System Partners with NASA to Help 'Advance Human Spaceflight'
• 06/09/22 University of Houston Joins New Alliance to Increase Hispanic Opportunity
• 06/07/22 Deep Nerve Stimulation Consistently Reduces Blood Pressure
• 06/07/22 UH Distinguished Professor Cristina Rivera Garza Awarded Berlin Prize Fellowship
• 06/02/22 New Discoveries in Lupus Research
• 05/24/22 Stem Cell Cloning Experts Unraveling Cystic Fibrosis
• 05/19/22 Fertitta Family Pledges $50 Million to UH College of Medicine to Propel ‘New Era of Health Care’
• 05/18/22 Deciphering the Brain and How the Visual System Processes Information
• 05/17/22 Shale Reservoirs Could be ‘Substantial Source of Lithium’
• 05/16/22 Trauma of Migrant Separation Lingers Long After Reunification
• 05/16/22 Buildup of Solar Heat Likely Contributes to Mars’ Dust Storms, Researchers Find
• 05/09/22 Air Pollution Dropped During Pandemic Lockdowns
• 05/06/22 Wynne Chin Earns 2022 Farfel Award
• 05/04/22 Advancing Diagnostics for Lupus Nephritis
• 05/03/22 Science Has Spoken: Tell the Truth on Facebook or Risk Your Reputation
• 05/02/22 UH Student-athlete Earns Prestigious Scholarship for Public Service
• 05/04/22 UH Researchers Make Inroads in Converting Seawater to Green Hydrogen
• 04/28/22 Menu Design Key to Increased Wine Sales and Customer Satisfaction
• 04/27/22 Researchers Think Soot Can Help with the Energy Transition
• 04/27/22 How it Works: The Protein that Stimulates Muscle Growth
• 04/25/22 University of Houston Joins Consortium to Enhance Cybersecurity
• 04/25/22 UH Students Partner with Holocaust Museum in Documenting Oral Histories of Latinx Sephardic Jewish Communities
• 04/20/22 Collaborating to Conquer Loneliness Amid Pandemic
• 04/19/22 New Algorithm Could Simplify Decisions for Ship Channel Dredging
• 04/14/22 Dismantling Bias for Educators in Health Care
• 04/13/22 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Telemedicine Usage Persist During Pandemic
• 04/12/22 UH Researchers Look to Disrupt Energy and Health Care Industries with Miniature Pulsed Power System
• 04/12/22 University Researcher Develops New Method for Detecting Tumor Cells
• 04/11/22 Rising Scholars in the Spotlight During Undergraduate Research Day April 14
• 04/06/22 Tolliver Selected as National Humanities Center Fellow
• 04/05/22 Mindfulness Project to Improve Safety, Health of Offshore Oil and Gas Workers
• 04/04/22 Firefighters With PTSD Likely to Have Relationship Problems
• 03/30/22 Disparities in Diabetic Eye Care
• 03/28/22 UH Researchers Find Climate Change Can Decrease Coastal Prairie Plant Diversity
• 03/23/22 Study Identifies 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhood Intersections in Harris County
• 03/22/22 New Tool to Accelerate Drug Discovery
• 03/21/22 University of Houston Creates Energy Transition Institute with $10 Million Commitment from Shell
• 03/17/22 New UH Digital Humanities Project Eyes Ambitious Goal: Put Historic Women’s Conference on the Map
• 03/15/22 Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances
• 03/08/22 New Imaging Technique Could Lead to Better Treatment of Cancers, Viral Infections
• 03/07/22 Extending the Battery Life of Small Drones to Strengthen Security on U.S. Border
• 03/02/22 Finding Drugs for Formerly Undruggable Cancer Targets
• 01/24/22 University of Houston Creates ‘UH Population Health’ to Advance Health Equity
• 01/20/22 UH College of Medicine Faculty Physician Addresses Omicron Surge
• 01/19/22 ‘Your Brain on Dance’ Waltzes into Theater
• 01/18/22 UH Engineers Discover Method to Create Upward Water Fountain in Deep Water
• 01/13/22 Tuberculosis Vaccine Could Assist Future COVID-19 Vaccine Development
• 01/06/22 Risk of Overactive Bladder Associated with Medications for Dementia
• 02/25/22 Selling Texans on Electric Vehicles May Be Uphill Climb
• 02/24/22 The National Academy of Engineering Welcomes UH Research Professor of Geophysics
• 02/23/22 UH Researchers Develop 3D Imaging Technique to Understand How Dendrites Form in Batteries
• 02/22/22 UH Energy Event: Offshore Oil and Gas Workers Well-being and Safety
• 02/21/22 UH Researcher Finds a New Biomarker and Potential Drug Target for Breast Cancer
• 02/16/22 UH Researchers Receive $4.4M to Develop Clean Energy Technologies
• 02/15/22 UH Study: Greenhouse Gas Emission Impact from Peatland Fires Underestimated by 200% to 300%
• 02/15/22 UH Sociologist Finds Disparities in Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
• 02/11/22 UH Mechanical Engineer Pradeep Sharma Elected to National Academy of Engineering
• 02/10/22 Support for Election Reform Strong in Texas, UH Survey Finds
• 02/09/22 Potential Biomarkers Identified for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Lupus
• 02/08/22 UH Survey: Most Think U.S. Is Heading Off Track, but Opinions Are Mixed on Texas’ Direction
• 02/07/22 New Radar Technology Records Antarctic Glaciers Losing Ice Faster Than Ever Documented Before
• 02/07/22 Health Care Innovations are the Path to Addressing Pandemic Challenges
• 02/02/22 Hidden Life of Houston Project Uncovers Urban Wildlife Activity
• 02/02/22 Suicide Rates Have Increased Dramatically Among African Americans