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UH-Led Project Focuses on Training Robots to Observe and Make Decisions A 5K race can offer both victory and heartbreak, but capturing those moments on video requires both planning ahead and making on-the-spot decisions about… Could Robots Make a Documentary about a 5K Race?
B Cells Gone Bad Could be the Culprit in Rheumatoid Arthritis Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan recently published in Arthritis & Rheumatology journal a first-of-its-kind study -  a comprehensive profile of B cells in… Getting Closer: Finding Out Why the Immune System Attacks Itself
Better Understanding Could Lead to New Prevention and Treatment for Birth Defects Soon after conception, an embryo’s circulatory system connects to that of its mother. Complications that occur at this critical time can result in… Imaging Technology Will Offer New Clues to Embryonic Development
Transformative Research Empowering Patients to Monitor Themselves With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering biomedical researchers are moving… Researchers Developing Early Detection, Home Monitoring Tests for Lupus Nephritis
Alumni Spotlight Megan Goh (BSBE ’18), a 2018-2019 Fulbright grant recipient, is conducting research in Germany. She is studying how and when infantile brain disorders occur in animal models using photoacoustic imaging. Her lab… Cullen College Alumna Conducts Fulbright Research in Germany
An article citing improvements in research involving a new generation of flexible photovoltaic devices reported by the Selva Research Group at the UH Cullen College of Engineering was recently published in the journal Energy… UH Researchers Forge Ahead With Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cell Device Development
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization. In a paper published Friday, Feb. 1, in Science Advances, they outlined… Researchers Report Advances in Stretchable Rubbery Semiconductors, Rubbery Integrated Electronics
Two Cullen College of Engineering professors at the University of Houston – Zhu Han, John and Rebecca Moores professor of electrical and computer engineering, with expertise in the field of computer science; and Yan Yao,… Two UH Cullen College Engineers Among Most Cited Researchers in the World
American Chemical Society awards grant to mechanical engineer to study gas hydrates World-renowned for their anti-icing materials and research, UH engineer Hadi Ghasemi and his research group are applying their expertise to a new… Unclogging Pipelines: New Research Promises Safer, More Efficient Offshore Oil Production
UH Engineer Using Optical Equipment to Watch Heart Develop To understand cardiovascular failures, the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths in infants, UH professor of biomedical engineering Kirill Larin is teaming up with… Understanding Congenital Heart Defects To Prevent Them
Imagine a future where drone-delivered medications or medical testing kits appear at your doorstep, just like packages ordered online. More than 100 million Americans live with one or more chronic illnesses – from arthritis to… INFORMS Podcast Interviews UH Industrial Engineering Chairman About Drone-Aided Healthcare Possibilities
Producing graduates with STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – capabilities continues to be vital issue for the future of the United States. Growth in engineering and other STEM occupations is vastly outpacing… UH Professor Part of Team Researching Windows of Opportunity for Black Male Engineers
T-Cell Editor Creating Powerful Immunotherapy Weapon As part of a $6 million effort to establish new therapies for high-risk pediatric liver cancer, Navin Varadarajan, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering… Establishing Immunotherapy For Pediatric Liver Cancer
UH Cullen College’s REU Programs Focus on Materials Science, Neurotechnologies For 10 weeks over the summer, undergraduate students from across the U.S. became bonafide engineering researchers, working alongside some of UH Cullen… Undergrads From Across the Country Work As UH Engineering Researchers Over Summer
Industry Partnership Supports Faster Track to Commercialize Accessible Healthcare Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user’s own brain activity can help patients recovering from… ‘Smart’ Robotic System Could Offer Home-Based Rehabilitation
Lidar Mapping Has Also Yielded Other Earth Science Discoveries The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping is best-known for its headline-grabbing work in archeology – the 2016 discovery of previously unknown ruins of a… Beyond Archaeology: NCALM Pursues New Technology, New Projects
Research end goal: 'improve the quality of human life.' When it comes to dangerous natural phenomenon, most people think of events like hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. Hadi Ghasemi – Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of… UH Engineering Professor Wins NSF Grant to Study Ice Formation and Fight Icing
Three UH Cullen College chemical and biomolecular engineering professors received funding from the Welch Foundation for their contributions to basic chemical research that benefits humankind. These three-year grants extend from… Cullen College Professors Earn $765K Welch Awards to Continue Life-Altering Research, Investigate Chemical Conundrums
Palmer uses programming experience to crack scientific stalemate A scientific quest, started with genuine curiosity and a passion for research, turned into a Hatfield-McCoy style feud that lasted seven years.  This legendary… UH Professor Discovers Issue at the Root of Seven-Year Water Dispute
First-in-Class Technology to Deliver Images of Birth Defect as it Happens In those precious weeks before a woman even realizes she’s pregnant, an embryo will have already developed a neural tube, a hollow structure made of cells… Watching an Embryo’s Neural Tube Close