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Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018 commencement on Friday, May 11. Alderman - who currently serves as senior vice president…
BASF Executive Heidi Alderman to be UH Cullen College 2018 Commencement Speaker
The Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston was a happening place this weekend — rockets launched into the sky with great puffs of smoke, robots performed amazing feats, and propeller-powered cars raced down…
UH Engineers, Chevron Introduce Houston-area Girls to STEM Fun
NSF-Funded Project Targets African-American, Latino Boys Both the medium and the message are STEM – encouraging fourth and fifth-grade African-American and Latino boys to embrace the cool factor of science, technology,…
Boys, Fathers and Mentors Work Together for STEM Engagement
The UH Cullen College of Engineering is several steps closer to landing a spot among the Top 50 engineering colleges in America. The 2019 U.S. News and World Report rankings place the Cullen College on the list of the Best…
UH Engineering Rises in U.S. News Rankings
Researcher says 'Science has no boundaries and it’s exciting to see that in action.' Elebeoba E. May, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, received a $215,032…
UH Biomedical Engineering Professor Appointed by National Science Foundation as Program Director
Every academic year, the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering celebrates student academic achievement by choosing an Outstanding Senior and an Outstanding Junior. Not only do the chosen represent hard work and…
UH Cullen College Recognizes Outstanding Students
Pioneering UH Lupus Researcher is 1 of 7 in U.S. to Win Grant Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, has received a $600,000 Target Identification in Lupus grant from the…
Deconstructing Lupus – Could Some of its Makeup Be Part of its Cure?
UH Engineer Develops Technique Using Optical Equipment As the leading cause of death in the U.S., heart disease also occupies the minds of great researchers, who continue to develop breakthroughs to advance treatments and science…
First of its Kind: Peering into the Heart Without Touching
Students at the UH Cullen College of Engineering aren't just expected to do well in their labs and classes -- engineering students are expected to work in their respective fields of study while pursuing their degrees in order to…
Top Companies Recruit UH Engineers at Fall Career Fair
A University of Houston biomedical engineer is reporting a dramatic decrease in the time it takes to detect the seizure onset zone (SOZ), the actual part of the brain that causes seizures, in patients with epilepsy. Nearly 30…
UH Engineer Locates Brain’s Seizure Onset Zone in Record Time
Amanda Nash, a first-generation undergraduate student at the University of Houston, likes to combine biology, engineering, research and awards. “I love learning new things and trying to understand the world around me,” Nash said…
PROMES Scholar Wins Student Leadership Award for the 2018 BEYA STEM Conference
The UH Cullen College of Engineering held its fall convocation ceremony on Thursday, December 14, recognizing nearly 450 graduating students at the Bayou City Events Center. The ceremony featured a keynote address from UH alumna…
PHOTOS: Cullen College Celebrates Nearly 450 Graduating Students at Fall 2017 Convocation Ceremony
Life as a college student is fraught with challenges: keeping up with classes, making new friends, learning new fields of study and working jobs and internships. But imagine also having to learn a new language and adjust to a…
Coping with Culture Shock: Director of Graduate Admissions Pens Article on International Student Experience
Each year the University of Houston’s Graduate School and Office of the Provost invite all graduate students to showcase their groundbreaking research at the annual Graduate Research & Scholarship Projects (GRaSP) Day.…
Engineering Students Sweep Graduate Research & Scholarship Projects (GRaSP) Day
How do you describe materials that aren’t quite liquids, gases or solids? More importantly, how do you model these materials? That’s a big question for scientists and engineers who toil in the world of complex fluids, which…
PHOTOS: Ronald Larson Engineering Rockwell Lecture
In October a UH biomedical engineer reported a new fabrication technique for biocompatible bioelectronics that allows more precise tuning of the electrical performance, along with improved properties for drug delivery. The paper…
A Better Way to Make Organic Bioelectronics and Neural Interfaces: Journal Features UH Engineer’s Research on Cover and in Video
Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the UH Cullen College of Engineering gathered for breakfast tacos, drinks and games to celebrate the 2017 Engineering Homecoming and gear up for the UH Football game against East Carolina…
PHOTOS: 2017 Engineering Homecoming Celebration
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 you. You might think you’re tired or have a cold…
Could a Saliva Test be Next for Lupus?
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 engineering professors are developing a home test kit for…
Researchers Developing Home Test Kit for Lupus Nephritis Flares
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 Andrea Prosperetti, Distinguished Professor of…
UH Launches Institute for Data Science