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A healthy human kidney (above) and a kidney from a lupus nephritis patient (below), which shows the disease's classic "flea bitten" look. Researchers Exploring Treatment for Lupus-Based Kidney Disease

Chandra Mohan has a theory about the development of lupus nephritis, the leading cause of lupus-related deaths. If he’s right, there may already be a treatment. Lupus is an… Read More
After After several weeks in storage some blood cells remain healthy, while others are damaged and misshapen. Blood Transfusions Made Safer through $1.8M Research Grant

Sergey Shevkoplyas wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Blood transfusions save millions of lives every year. Without them, routine surgeries would become life threatening.… Read More
Navin Varadarajan UH Moment Spotlights Professor's Melanoma Research

The University of Houston’s weekly “UH Moment” broadcast on KUHF and KUHT recently featured Dr. Navin Varadarajan, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at… Read More
Lars Grabow Research Grant Targeting “Holy Grail” of Catalysis

Lars Grabow has been given a $750,000 grant to solve a multi-billion dollar problem. Methane, the majority component of natural gas, is cheap and plentiful, thanks in large part… Read More
Thomas Hsu UH Professor Creates “Definitive Guide” on Nuclear Power Infrastructure

Worldwide, dozens of nuclear power plants are scheduled for construction during the next decade, while hundreds more will be reviewed and examined by regulators. Thanks to the… Read More
A section of Honduran rainforest mapped by NCALM researchers. The center will use the same LiDAR technology to create a much larger map of the Tahoe National Forest. UH Researchers Mapping Tahoe National Forest, Bit by Bit

Researchers with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering are creating what will likely be the most accurate and detailed map of a forested area the world has ever… Read More
Bao at work in his lab. Water Splitting Nanoparticles Featured In Nature Nanotechnology

Sunlight and water are plentiful and cheap, especially when compared to resources like petroleum. That’s why a recent finding by Jiming Bao, his group and collaborators is so… Read More
Sharma Researcher Wins $1 million Grant to Build Electricity-Generating Soft Materials

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a $1 million grant to develop soft materials that combine mechanical strain and nanoscale effects… Read More
Nicole Neveu and Richie Dettloff were members of the team whose undergraduate work won the Best Paper Award at a recent IEEE conference. ECE Undergrad Work Tops Ph.D.s in Paper Competition

Undergraduate student work at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering ended up winning the overall Best Paper Award at the recent IEEE International Conference on… Read More
Zhu Han ECE Professor Zhu Han Named 2014 IEEE Fellow

Zhu Han's trophy case is getting crowded. Since 2009 he’s won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, an Excellence in Research and Scholarship award from the University of… Read More

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