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With a $386,599 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Chandra Mohan is testing biomarkers for a lupus test that uses only saliva. Could a Saliva Test be Next for Lupus?

Pioneering UH Lupus Researcher Examining Possible Replacement for Invasive Blood and Biopsy Testing The symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (known as SLE or lupus) can fool… Read More
Richard Willson (left) and Chandra Mohan are developing an at-home test kit for lupus nephritis flare ups Researchers Developing Home Test Kit for Lupus Nephritis Flares

The Test Kit Uses a Smartphone to Test for Kidney Inflammation With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of Houston… Read More
UH Researchers Join National Effort to Study Recent Storms UH Researchers Join National Effort to Study Recent Storms

The Project Seeks to Learn How Best to Respond to National Disasters Two University of Houston researchers are part of an effort by the National Science Foundation to better… Read More
15th Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Luncheon Brings Together Students, Alumni and Faculty PHOTOS: 15th Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Luncheon Brings Together Students, Alumni and Faculty

The 2017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Luncheon brought together more than 100 alumni, students and faculty at the HESS Club in Houston this October. The annual event… Read More
Patrick Cirino is designing microorganisms to convert natural gas liquids into useful products Designing Microorganisms to Convert Natural Gas Liquids into Useful Products

A team of researchers led by a UH chemical and biomolecular engineer will design microorganisms that can convert natural gas liquids (NGLs) into useful products more efficiently… Read More
Industry-Led Effort Designed to Cut Costs through Digital Oilfield Innovation Industry-Led Effort Designed to Cut Costs through Digital Oilfield Innovation

Unique Partnership Launches Initiative Focused on Industry Adoption Industries ranging from health care to oil refining have been radically changed by the digital revolution. A… Read More
UH, ExxonMobil Chemical Company Sign Research Agreement UH, ExxonMobil Chemical Company Sign Research Agreement

Faculty and Students Will Work to Develop Product Solutions ExxonMobil Chemical Company and the University of Houston have signed a multi-year research agreement that will focus… Read More
Andrea Prosperetti UH Launches Institute for Data Science

Institute Will Draw Partnerships to Focus on Energy, Health Care, Cybersecurity, Smart Cities The University of Houston has launched a new Institute for Data Science, naming… Read More
Irfan Bandey Biomanufacturing the Next Generation of Cancer-Killing Immune Cells

Navin Varadarajan receives National Science Foundation award to boost effectiveness of immunotherapy Back in the days when all medicines were made out of chemicals found in nature… Read More
2017 Undergraduate Research Day Engineers Make a Showing at 2017 Undergraduate Research Day

Proving that high-level research isn’t just for graduate students, roughly 250 UH undergrads presented their research findings at the 2017 Undergraduate Research Day. The event… Read More