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Location of the seizure onset zone varies in each patient. The procedure to locate it begins with surgical insertion of electrodes. Testing New Treatment for Epilepsy Patients

Seizure Onset Zone Located Immediately, Dealt With University of Houston associate professor of biomedical engineering Nuri Ince, who pioneered a dramatic decrease in the time it… Read More
Theocharis Baxevanis, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering Cullen College Mechanical Engineering Professors Earn $867K in NSF Awards

Three mechanical engineering professors at the UH Cullen College of Engineering won grants from the National Science Foundation totaling $867,309. These funds enable professors to… Read More
Researchers are working to improve virtual and augmented reality user experience and increase applications. UH Engineer Helps Improve Mobile Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality User Experience

NSF Grant Funds Collaborative Research Involving Three Universities Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), once only existing in the realm of science fiction, are now a growing… Read More
UH Engineer Offers Proposals to Improve Nation's Electric Grid. Photo: Getty Images UH Engineer Offers Proposals to Improve Nation’s Electric Grid

Xingpeng Li Submitted Two Winning Proposals to DOE Competition Balancing electricity supply and demand is challenging, and the prospect of blackouts carries a substantial economic… Read More
Rice University, Texas Southern University and the University of Houston have won a National Science Foundation grant to help underrepresented minorities pursuing academic careers in engineering and science. The principal investigators are, from left: Reginald DesRoches and Canek Phillips of Rice, Pradeep Sharma and Hanadi Rifai of the University of Houston, Yvette Pearson of Rice and Wei Wayne Li of Texas Southern University. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Houston universities team up to boost minorities in academia

NSF grant to Rice, UH, Texas Southern will help future science, engineering professors HOUSTON – (Aug. 13, 2019) – Rice University, Texas Southern University (TSU) and the… Read More
Lupus nephritis is one of the most frequent and severe clinical manifestations of lupus, representing a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Photo courtesy: GettyImages Blood Clotting Proteins Discovered as Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis

Finding Could Lead to Better Clinical Disease Monitoring University of Houston researcher Chandra Mohan is reporting in Arthritis Research and Therapy that clotting proteins, both… Read More
Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering and director of the Texas Hurricane Center Hurricane Conference Set for Aug. 2 at UH

Conference Focuses on Protection and Rapid Recovery on the Gulf Coast Just before the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, emergency managers, industry executives and public… Read More
Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair professor of mechanical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, won the 2019 Career Innovator Award UH Cullen College of Engineering Presents Inaugural Innovator Awards

Faculty, students recognized for innovation, creative entrepreneurial spirit Innovation is the engine that drives all of humanity’s greatest achievements – from the creation of… Read More
Concussions have long confounded scientists who face technological limitations hindering understanding of pathological changes triggered by concussion, causing inability to design effective treatment regimens. Photo courtesy: GettyImages Targeting New Treatments for Concussions by Transforming Brain Pathology

Research Team Combines Multi-Spectral Imaging and Supercomputing Badri Roysam, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UH Cullen College of… Read More
Jiming Bao, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering. Cullen College Professors Win Welch Awards to Explore Fundamental Chemical Ideas

Two UH Cullen College of Engineering professors received funding from the Welch Foundation for their contributions to basic chemical research that benefits humankind. These three-… Read More

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