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A man with medium-dark brown skin and black hair stands in front of a plain beige wall. He is shown from the shoulders up. He wears a light blue dress shirt and eyeglasses. The Food-Water-Energy Nexus: ET’s Mohan Receives $570k for New Co-Located Photovoltaic-Agricultural Research

The Department of Engineering Technology’s Assistant Professor Gowtham Mohan has secured a three-year, $570,000 award from the BARD (Binational Agricultural Research and… Read More
The University of Houston has been selected by the Department of Energy to lead a nearly $750,000 research project using artificial intelligence to accelerate the design of next-generation nuclear and fusion energy systems. MAE’s Lee to Lead DOE Project Using Artificial Intelligence to Advance Next-Generation Energy Systems

Key Takeaways The University of Houston has been selected by the Department of Energy to lead a nearly $750,000 research project using artificial intelligence to accelerate the… Read More
A woman with light skin and light hair lays in a hospital bed while a medical professional stands at bedside. The woman wears a blue hospital gown and is covered by a blue blanket. Her arms are visible. University of Houston Awarded $4 Million NIH Grant to Study Autoimmune Disease

Key Takeaways UH receives a $4 million NIH grant for a 10-year longitudinal study to identify the earliest biological triggers of autoimmune disease Focus on SARDs such as lupus… Read More
3d render of cells releasing exosomes, tiny extracellular vesicles involved in a number of physiological processes. Courtesy Getty Images. ECE’s Shih Developing Tech to Help Identify New Targets for Treatment of Diseases

Tiny particles released by most human cells may be promising targets for diagnosis and treatment of an array of diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s, but scientists have struggled… Read More
A new mathematical model developed at UH shows that targeted investments in a small number of critical assets can significantly improve infrastructure resilience and disaster recovery. New Infrastructure Model By ISE’s Lim Prioritizes Disaster Spending for Vulnerable Cities

A University of Houston engineering professor is helping cities, utilities and transportation agencies prepare for and recover from natural disasters. All these organizations face… Read More
An Asian man with tan skin and short, dark hair smiles at the camera in front of a grey background. He is wearing eyeglasses as well as a dark suit jacket over a light-colored collared shirt and a gold tie. UH, MD Anderson Partner to Develop Reduced Immune Suppression Radiation Therapy Plans

Radiation therapy is one of the most widely used tools in cancer treatment and is designed to deliver targeted doses of radiation directly to tumors. Unfortunately, however, the… Read More
The sensors look like bandaids, are paper thin and allow stroke patients to recover their motor skills through play. New Hand Sensors From MAE’s Ryou Turn Post-Stroke Rehab into an On-Screen Game

New paper-thin piezoelectric patch sensors designed for at-home stroke rehabilitation may soon revolutionize post-stroke care by offering potential accessible, efficient… Read More
UH Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow Akash Gupta, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Scholar. New Approach to Cancer Vaccination From ChBE’s Gupta Yields More Powerful T Cells

Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically amplifies the T-cell response to vaccines — an advance that… Read More
Kirill Larin, the Cullen Endowed Chair and a professor of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is in the 93rd percentile of researchers when it comes to medical research, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. BME’s Larin recognized as excelling in NIH funding

Kirill Larin, the Cullen Endowed Chair and a professor of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is in the 93rd percentile of researchers when… Read More
Xingpeng Li, associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston. New AI Model From ECE’s Li Predicts Battery Decay to Make Renewable Energy More Reliable

As the global demand for reliable electricity grows, University of Houston researchers are deploying artificial intelligence to solve a critical vulnerability in the power grid:… Read More

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