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Aaron Becker MRI-Powered Mini-Robots Could Offer Targeted Treatment

Invasive surgical techniques – cutting through the breastbone for open heart surgery or making a large incision to inspect an abdominal tumor – allow physicians to effectively… Read More
Members of SWE-UH pose for a photo after seeing "Hidden Figures" in the theater Engineering Student Op-Ed: Significant Figures

Significant Figures: A reflection on the film ‘Hidden Figures’ by an engineering student who hides her figure I had high expectations as I walked into the theater with twenty of… Read More
Giancarlo Mitterhofer displays the user-friendly interface of the Renaissance Management System behind him. Making smart buildings smarter: mechanical engineering alumnus invents smart building technology

From his office in west Houston, UH Cullen College of Engineering alumnus Giancarlo Mitterhofer (BSME ’03) looks down at his smartphone and realizes two things: he’s not making as… Read More
Launch into Engineering is a launch into fun for high schoolers UH Society of Women Engineers Hosts High Schoolers

Approximately 120 Houston high school students blasted onto the UH campus to launch into engineering! The 5th annual “Launch into Engineering” is a STEM (science, technology,… Read More
Sharon Wood Shares Plans for Monitoring Deteriorating Concrete Bridges at Engineering Rockwell Lecture PHOTOS: Sharon Wood Shares Plans for Monitoring Deteriorating Concrete Bridges at Engineering Rockwell Lecture

If you drive in the U.S., the chances are pretty high that you’ve driven over a structurally deficient bridge at some point or another. In fact, over two hundred million trips are… Read More
Ashesh Srivastava Four Subsea Engineering Students Earn Scholarships

Four Subsea Engineering Students Earn Scholarship By: Anna Heller | SUT | Feb. 10, 2017 Houston, TX- The United States branch of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) has… Read More
 Tianxiao Jiang studies brain and brings home prize Biomed Grad Student Develops Algorithm for How Brain Controls Hand, Wins Award at International Brain Conference

Of all the concepts that a Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering has to grasp, grasping is at the top. “Grasping is one of the most important hand movements performed in daily… Read More
Ehsan Irajizad and Ashutosh Agrawal, soft matter and cellular transport experts UH Engineer Explains Cellular Transport, Journal Publishes His Findings

In the high-energy world of Ashutosh Agrawal, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, two things turn the head of the man who always seems to be spinning with excitement… Read More
Cullen College student and iEducate tutor Jameel Jordan at work at Blackshear Elementary Cullen College in the Community – Partnership with iEducate Teaches Success

When Jameel Jordan became a petroleum engineering student at the Cullen College he never dreamed he'd also become a mentor to third graders. “It never crossed my mind,” said… Read More
Brookshire Luncheon Scholarship Recipients Thank Donor Who Changed Their Lives at Brookshire Luncheon

Last year the lives of 85 UH Engineering undergraduate students changed drastically when they received scholarships donated by the incredibly generous alumnus Dr. William A.… Read More