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STEM Education Gets Boost at Cullen College

Teachers across the country have access to dozens of new lesson plans and activities thanks to STEM education efforts (science, engineering, technology and mathematics) at the…
Nuri Ince with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering will use data recorded by a deep brain probe to target the subthalamic nucleus, a section of the brain that misfires in Parkinson’s patients. Parkinson’s Surgery Research Wins NSF Grant

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant to make brain surgery for patients with severe cases of Parkinson’s disease safer and…
Kyle Strom delivers course lecture on “Basics of Mud Transport” using Adobe Connect software. Engineering and Biology Professors Team Up to Offer Massive Online Graduate Course

Two University of Houston faculty members – Steve Pennings, professor of biology and biochemistry, and Kyle Strom, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering – are…
Video: Engineering Career Fairs Set the Cullen College Apart

Watch the video: Fall 2013 Engineering Career Fair Besides having one of the best engineering programs in the nation, there's one huge thing that sets the UH Cullen College of…
Images from a device developed by Associate Professor Kirill Larin show blood with nitrobblgen bues. A rapid decrease in air pressure can cause these bubbles to form, leading to decompression sickness. Imaging Expert Researching Submarine Escapes, Heart Development

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is a co-investigator on grants covering surviving a submarine escape and understanding the basic…
Much of this diesel emissions reduction research will be conducted at the Texas Center for Clean Engines, Emissions and Fuels, a UH-based center dedicated to developing and testing advanced power-train, renewable or alternative fuels and emission control systems for local, state and federal governments as well as the energy, engine and emission control industries. NSF, DOE Partner to Support UH Diesel Emissions Research

One of the ironies of automobile research: as diesel engines become more fuel efficient, reducing their emissions becomes more challenging. Better efficiency means that more of…
Josh Butler and Sebastien Chambert Yokogawa Corp. Donates $5k for Undergraduate Scholarship Support

Headquartered just 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston, Texas, Yokogawa Corporation of America has sales offices across the United States. Commitment to their customers is the…
Satellite altimeter tracks over the Bering Glacier in Alaska. Glacier Study Explores Sea Levels, Water Resources

Hyongki Lee, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, is part of an international team studying…
ECE Professor Featured in Methodist Hospital Commercial ECE Professor Featured in Methodist Hospital Commercial

ECE professor Jose “Pepe” Luis Contreras-Vidal, director of the University of Houston’s Laboratory for Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Systems at the Cullen College of…
Dr. Badri Roysam and Dr. Leigh Leasure look over brain images with a graduate student researcher. Party, Exercise, Repeat: Can Exercise Protect the Brain From the Effects of Binge Drinking?

If you’ve ever lived through a hangover, you are probably already familiar with the unpleasant, lingering side effects that a night of binge drinking can have on the brain: when…