Academics & Research
Experts combat anxiety
Recent research from the Anxiety Disorder Clinic shows cognitive-behavioral therapy, a developing form of treatment for anxiety disorders, could be more effective than the most established treatments. “The research consistently shows that it is by...
National report reveals research necessity
A UH researcher was part of a blue ribbon committee formed by the National Research Council to discuss why university research is important for the US as it competes with other nations in the...
College of Technology goes for a loop
Two University of Houston College of Technology Engineering undergraduate students developed improvements to current endoscopy technology. Amir Ali and Zainab Kassem developed the iLoop, an endoscopic procedural device that will be safer and easier for...
Smart cement sets foundation for higher safety standards
University of Houston researcher and professor of civil engineering Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan has been awarded a $2.5 million grant for the development of "smart" cement, which will pave the way for improvements in offshore drilling...
The new internet
UH is one of 10 schools selected to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) project. “NSF started this maybe 10 years ago as an initial brainstorming phase, and then...
Students ‘discover’ research databases
UH has developed a series of workshops to aid would-be researchers in project formulation and data communication for their classroom papers. The “Discovery Workshops” will be held in a series that will extend over the...
Professor creates movement device that can be operated through thoughts
Jose Contreras-Vidal, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UH, is working on a revolution in the realm of bionic robotics. He is working to give the disabled the gift of mobility, not...
Remotes rife with germs
Recent Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management graduate, Katie Kirsch, a recipient of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program for summer 2011, took her opportunity head on. Sparking a collaborative effort between...
Team discovers possible lost city
The ancient myth of the existence of the lost city of Ciudad Blanca, Honduras may soon be confirmed. Two UH professors, Ramesh Shrestha and William Carter, are using their knowledge and skill regarding an Airborne...
Faculty member receives Fulbright funding
Engineering professor Driss Benhaddou is joining the esteemed list of professionals to receive a Fulbright grant. The Fulbright Program, an international educational exchange program, awards 7,500 grants annually to applicants with excellence in academic...