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Cirino JACS Article Outlines Development of New Biosensor

Making molecules is no easy task. An increasingly attractive approach: have bacteria do the work for us. Such efforts are part of the growing discipline of synthetic biology,…
Lisa Robertson Robertson Wins Difference Maker Award

Lisa Robertson, the Cullen College of Engineering Executive Director of External Relations and Strategic Partnerships, has received the Difference Maker Award from the University…
Dr. Vipu being interviewed by ABC Channel 13 News at the 5th Annual Texas Hurricane Center Conference. Texas Hurricane Center Featured on Channel 13 News

Dr. C. Vipulanandan (Vipu), Director of the Texas Hurricane Center for Innovative Technology (THC-IT) and professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the…
From left: Sruthi Mathews, astronaut Sunita Williams, and College of Architecture research associate professor Olga Bannova. BME Senior Attends Moscow Space Development Program

Tier One Scholar Sruthi Mathews was selected to attend the Moscow Summer Intern Program (MSIP) held at Bauman Moscow State Technical University this summer. The workshop, titled…
Yan Yao in his lab with a student researcher. Professor Wins Naval Young Investigator Award for Battery Development

A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is working to make safer and longer-lasting batteries for everything from electric vehicles to Navy…