Academics & Research
Professor investigates Galveston Bay pollution
A UH professor is testing various areas of Galveston Bay for contamination in order to identify contaminated areas, so she, along with state officials, can plan the most efficient way to wipe out the...
Mutation may slow disease progression
UH evolutionary biologist Tim Cooper and his team have found a genetic mutation that may slow the progression of chronic disease. Cooper and his team have spent the past five years studying a bacterial population...
Professor commended for asthma research
UH Associate Professor of Pharmacology Richard Bond, was formaly honored for his asthma research at 2011 Medical Futures Innovation Awards ceremony in London. Bond’s proposal has to do with beta blocker drugs, which will...
UH, Rice collaboration provides master talks
Students from UH and Rice University had a rare opportunity to get a master’s perspective on poetry as renowned poets Timothy Donnelly and Susan Stewart visited the city to give a collaborative craft talk...
Progressive Forum hosts oceanographer
Many students have heard the names of the current top contestants on American Idol or Dancing with the Stars vying for a shot at fame, but not the names of the hundreds of sea...
UH Law Center in top quarter of national rankings
The University’s Law Center has moved up four slots to 56th in the national ranking system assembled by the U.S. News & World Report. Health care, intellectual property law and the Law Center’s part-time...
Team shifts into marathon mode for study
A UH lab team will work with the participants of the Austin Live Strong marathon to study the body’s susceptibility to illness. The team, led by Brian McFarlin, an associate professor of exercise physiology, nutrition...
Solving the prosthetic puzzle
To help the Pentagon improve the ability of prosthetic limbs, UH is working on a year-long project of implanting devices into the brains of lab animals. The project will help military and civilian amputees...
UH continues to add to energy research resources
The Energy Research Complex, a facility just off of the Gulf Freeway and formerly known as University Business Park, has maintained its effort in leading energy research to help UH towards flagship status.Built in...
National council recognizes numerous UH programs
Comparing UH to Rice University is common on-campus, even when it comes to their chemical engineering doctoral programs.The highly regarded National Research Council recently released rankings assessing the quality of doctoral programs. The NRC,...