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- 2026
- 07/06/26 University of Houston Awarded $4 Million NIH Grant to Study Autoimmune Disease
- 07/01/26 Technology Developing at UH Helps Identify New Targets for Treatment of Diseases
- 06/16/26 New Discovery Uses Salt to Overcome Major Obstacle in Gene Therapy
- 06/11/26 CPRIT Invests Over $11 Million to Fuel UH Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
- 06/09/26 New Research Uncovers How Deadly Childhood Cancer Grows, Highlights Potential Therapies
- 06/02/26 New Hand Sensors Turn Post-Stroke Rehab into an On-Screen Game
- 05/27/26 New Dual-Target Drug Tackles Immunotherapy Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer
- 05/19/26 A New Approach to Cancer Vaccination Yields More Powerful T Cells
- 05/07/26 New UH Tool Measures Whether Lactating Mothers’ Psychological Needs are Being Met
- 05/06/26 New Study Suggests ‘Freedom Framing’ More Effective Than Mandates for Vaccine-Hesitant Americans
- 05/04/26 New Study Finds Low-Dose Atropine has Ocular Effects for 24 Hours
- 04/28/26 UH Professor Urges Better Prevention and Care of Liver Disease to Reduce Burden
- 04/27/26 UH Researchers Discover Potential Breakthrough for Crohn’s Disease Treatment
- 04/23/26 University of Houston, DHR Health Break Ground on New Medical Research and Education Hub
- 04/21/26 UH’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Expands Clerkship Opportunities for Students
- 04/20/26 University of Houston Psychologist Reveals How Distraction Breaks Memory
- 04/06/26 Legacy Investment Boosts Mental Health Education at University of Houston
- 03/31/26 UH and The Cullen Trust Partner to Expand Access to Health Care Through New Third Ward Wellness Hub
- 03/30/26 UH Biology Student Awarded Prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship
- 03/24/26 UH on the Front Lines of the Battle Against Opioid Use Disorder
- 03/24/26 University of Houston BRAIN Center Finds Exposure to Nature Associated with Reductions in Negative Emotions
- 03/23/26 Diehl Family Establishes $2.1 Million Gift for Scholarships at UH’s Fertitta College of Medicine
- 03/20/26 University of Houston Medical Students Celebrate ‘Match Day’
- 03/18/26 Why Care Comes First at UH Athletics
- 03/18/26 Cancer Research Innovator Joins UH to Develop Immunotherapies for Lung Cancer
- 03/12/26 NIH Awards UH $11.8 Million to Study Early Language Development in Houston Toddlers
- 03/02/26 Student Imagination Powers Research and Innovation at UH
- 03/02/26 Hope on the Horizon: UH Researchers on the Front Lines of Advancing Dementia Treatment and Prevention
- 03/02/26 UH Professor Warns of Dangers of Red-Light Laser Myopia Therapy for Children
- 02/23/26 University of Houston Professor Warns of Nerve Stimulation During MRI
- 02/18/26 UH Researcher Joins $3.2 Million Effort to Develop Promising New Breast Cancer Treatment
- 02/05/26 University of Houston Study Offers Potential New Targets to Identify, Remediate Dyslexia
- 02/02/26 UH Hosts Inaugural “Dementia Unlocked” Symposium
- 02/02/26 UH College of Pharmacy Expands Degree Plans to Offer Doctorate and Master of Science in Population Health & Pharmacoepidemiology
- 01/27/26 UH Psychologist Explores Reducing Anxiety Among Survivors of Sexual Assault
- 01/20/26 UH Cardiac Researcher Develops Breakthrough Advancement in Battling Pediatric Heart Disease
- 01/14/26 Common: Being Wrong. Less Common: Admitting It
- 01/06/26 UH Pharmacy Researcher Receives $900,000 CPRIT Grant to Develop Nanodrug That Boosts Immune System to Fight Cancer
- 01/05/26 UH Researcher Receives Nearly $1M to Advance Lupus Diagnosis and Treatment
- 2025
- 12/16/25 University of Houston Researchers Identify New Target to Counteract Muscle Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer
- 12/11/25 University of Houston Expands Addiction Research with $2.67M Gift to Help Combat National Opioid Epidemic
- 11/25/25 UH Researchers Unveil X-Ray Breakthrough That Captures 3 Image-Contrast Types in a Single Shot
- 11/19/25 UH Researchers Map Houston’s Mental Health Deserts for the First Time
- 11/13/25 UH Medical Students Learn the Meaning of Compassionate Care in Ghana
- 11/11/25 University of Houston Joins $21.2M Statewide Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis
- 11/04/25 University of Houston Assists in Designing Robotic Hands for Use in Health, Agriculture, Manufacturing
- 10/30/25 UH Pharmacy Researcher Provides New Hope in Managing Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- 10/29/25 Arash Bashirullah Set to Join University of Houston as College of Pharmacy’s New Dean
- 10/29/25 University of Houston Study Finds Challenging Outdoor Fun Boosts Youth Development
- 10/23/25 UH and DHR Health Hospital System Establish Medical Research and Education Center in the Rio Grande Valley
- 10/21/25 University of Houston Researcher Reports Simple Urine Test Could Transform Kidney Care
- 10/20/25 UH Biology Student Plays Key Role in Groundbreaking Cancer Discovery
- 10/07/25 University of Houston Professor Awarded $3.9M To Fight Deadly Parasites That Threaten Children and Immunocompromised Adults
- 10/03/25 University of Houston Collaborates with Texas Medical Center Institutions to Train Next Generation of Kidney and Blood Disorder Researchers
- 09/25/25 UH Optometry Professor Receives $2.6M to Continue Groundbreaking Eye Research
- 09/18/25 University of Houston Co-Leads $25 Million NIH-Funded Grant to Study the Delay of Nearsightedness in Children
- 09/17/25 Listening to a Story Could Help Diagnose Language Disorders, UH Researcher Finds
- 09/10/25 Visually Impaired Children Receive Life-changing Vision Aids at UH Clinic
- 09/10/25 University of Houston Biomedical Engineering Researchers Awarded $3.6M to Examine Retinal Diseases and Blindness
- 09/04/25 New Antibiotic to Fight Superbug C. Diff Proves Effective in Clinical Trial
- 08/27/25 UH Professor Helping Nepal Reach New Heights in Health Care
- 08/20/25 University Launches Wayhaven AI Coach to Complement Other Wellness Systems, Human Support
- 08/18/25 University of Houston Professor Creates New Drug Delivery System to Tackle Lupus
- 08/14/25 UH Expands Behavioral Health Programs to Meet Workforce Demand
- 08/13/25 UH Study Finds Positive Childhood Experiences Protect Against Disordered Eating
- 07/28/25 University of Houston Optometry Researcher Provides New Hope for Injured Corneas
- 07/24/25 UH Hosts Community Conversation on Mental Health in the Face of Extreme Weather Events
- 07/16/25 University of Houston Engineer Leads Team Advancing Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
- 07/08/25 UH Students Pitch Health Care Innovations in Shark Tank-style Competition
- 06/24/25 UH Student Organizes Free Health Screenings for Special Olympics Texas Athletes
- 06/17/25 Research Provides Insight into How Multifocal Contacts Help Fight Myopia
- 06/10/25 UH Researchers Find That Females with Flexible Personalities have Fewer Eating Disorders
- 06/04/25 UH Research Challenges Conventional Theories of How Cells Detect Electrical Fields
- 05/29/25 UH Receives $1.1M Gift for Biomedical Engineering Research
- 05/27/25 University of Houston Awarded $3M to Launch Cancer Biomarker Facility for Immunotherapy Research
- 05/20/25 UH Researcher Launches New Era in Radiology Training
- 05/12/25 A Decade of Excellence at the Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing!
- 05/06/25 UH Health Family Care Center Hits Major Milestone
- 04/30/25 UH/UC Researchers Use Machine Learning to Map Brain Changes from Heroin Addiction
- 03/28/25 Match Point: UH Medical Students Learn Where They Will Spend Their Residencies
- 03/26/25 University of Houston Pharmacy Team Discovers Target to Repair Injured Muscles
- 03/24/25 UH Joining Forces with U.S. Army for Disaster Simulation
- 03/21/25 University of Houston Medical Students Celebrate ‘Match Day’ by Securing Residency Placements
- 03/19/25 Small Device, Big Impact: Improving Safety of Life-Saving Treatments for Children with Leukemia
- 03/17/25 UH Pharmacy Researcher Discovers How the Heart’s Layers Communicate During Formation
- 03/11/25 UH Professors First to Take Images of How Cholesterol Forms Crystals in the Body
- 03/04/25 Royalty Among Us
- 02/25/25 UH Researchers Paving the Way for New Era in Medical Imaging
- 02/12/25 UH Researchers Developing New App Targeting Hispanic Smokers
- 02/06/25 UH Researcher Fighting Childhood Cancer at the Cellular Level
- 01/16/25 University of Houston Study Shows Effectiveness of Method to Stem Nearsightedness
- 01/09/25 HOMES for the Houston Homeless
- 2024
- 12/17/24 Heart Rate Activity Influences When Infants Speak
- 12/09/24 UH Study Finds Differences in How Children with Autism Focus on Faces
- 12/02/24 With UH Assist, Two Universities in India Launch Doctor of Nursing Degree Program
- 11/25/24 Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing Ranked No. 1 in Texas, Across Nation
- 11/21/24 UH Researchers Developing AI Tools to Improve Health Behaviors and Outcomes
- 11/18/24 Gaming for the Good!
- 11/14/24 Outsmarting Superbugs Resistant to Antibiotics
- 10/28/24 Fighting Smoking and HIV in the Black Community
- 10/24/24 University of Houston Engineers Unveil AI Model for Predicting, Controlling Pandemic Spread
- 10/17/24 Running of the Coogs
- 10/14/24 Exploring New Frontiers of Faculty Excellence
- 10/10/24 UH BRAIN Center Trains Future Regulatory Scientists in Safe Human-Device Interaction
- 10/09/24 'Can't Stop Houston. Can't Stop Us.' University of Houston President Renu Khator Holds 16th State of the University Address
- 10/08/24 New UH Report Examines Impact of Post-Dobbs Abortion Bans on U.S. Fertility Rates
- 10/07/24 Artificial Intelligence Drives Development of Cancer Fighting Software
- 09/26/24 Telehealth Program Expansion to Reduce Alcohol Use on College Campuses
- 09/25/24 UH’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Welcomes New Dean
- 09/24/24 University of Houston Unveils Guideline to Enhance Treatment Access for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Pharmacies
- 09/16/24 Improving Eye Tracking to Assess Brain Disorders
- 09/10/24 Discovery at UH College of Pharmacy: Signaling Bridges Help Cells Communicate While Heart Develops
- 09/06/24 University of Houston’s Michael Cottingham Honored with Community Leadership Award by President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
- 08/27/24 Next-Level Breast Reconstruction After Cancer
- 08/23/24 Baylor College of Medicine, University of Houston Awarded $44.2 million to Create Regional Hub for Translational Research
- 08/19/24 UH Welcomes New Director for Innovative Music Therapy Program
- 08/14/24 UH Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Technique in X-Ray Imaging
- 08/06/24 University of Houston Researchers Create New Treatment and Vaccine for Flu and Various Coronaviruses
- 07/25/24 UH Engineer Develops Technique That Enhances Thermal Imaging and Infrared Thermography for Police, Medical, Military Use
- 07/22/24 University of Houston Flexes Scientific Muscle with Breakthrough in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
- 07/19/24 Population Health: Creating Better Quality of Life for All
- 07/03/24 Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity Linked to Preexisting Health Conditions
- 07/02/24 Groundbreaking Approach to Sleep Study Expands Potential of Sleep Medicine
- 06/28/24 Serving Behind the Scenes: How a three-time University of Houston graduate changed the way we view post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans
- 06/26/24 UH Adds Seasoned Leaders to Head Health Affairs and Research Endeavors
- 06/17/24 If You Feel Unsafe in Your Neighborhood, A New Study Shows You Are More Likely to Smoke
- 06/10/24 Discovery Unveils Key to Heart Development in Womb, Unravels Cause of Spongy Heart Disease
- 06/06/24 Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing Earns National_Accreditation for Health Care Simulation
- 05/30/24 Advancing Cancer Detection by Counting Tiny Blood-circulating Particles
- 05/28/24 Optimal Cancer-Killing T Cells Discovered
- 05/24/24 Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Professor Awarded Prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship
- 05/23/24 Weighted Blankets Do Not Improve Sleep Among Children with a History of Maltreatment
- 05/15/24 UH Celebrates Inaugural Medical School Graduates
- 05/14/24 American Psychiatric Association Taps UH College of Medicine Professor for Prestigious Position
- 05/13/24 Inaugural Class of Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduates from Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing
- 05/09/24 University of Houston Project Selected to Join $10M Effort to Innovate Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
- 05/08/24 Discovery of Key Target for Precision Pharmacology Makes Ideal Candidate to Treat Heart Failure
- 05/01/24 Mental Health Awareness Month Arrives Amid a Decline in Post-Pandemic Mental Health
- 04/25/24 Treatment for Deadly Superbug C. diff May Be Weakening
- 04/22/24 Life Goals and Their Changes Drive Success
- 04/17/24 Pradeep Sharma Wins PNAS Cozzarelli Prize for Paper on Musical Perception
- 04/10/24 UH College of Pharmacy Researcher Examines Trends in Rising Cost of Medicine
- 03/28/24 Predicting Weight Gain in Children Using Second Generation Anti-Psychotic Medication
- 03/19/24 Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Third Ward Partners Supporting a Healthier Community
- 03/15/24 University of Houston Medical Students Celebrate Historic 'Match Day'
- 03/14/24 Summer Program Builds Next-Generation Cardiovascular Researchers
- 03/11/24 CPRIT Grant Supports UH College of Pharmacy Fight Against Rare Genetic Disorder
- 03/05/24 Improving Health Care One Patient At A Time
- 03/04/24 UH Engineer Metin Akay Featured in Study Highlighting 50 Scientists’ Contributions to Biomedical Engineering Advancements
- 02/28/24 Caring for the Alzheimer’s Caregivers
- 01/31/24 Revolutionizing Treatment for Deadly Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- 01/29/24 University of Houston Experts Warn Red Light Myopia Therapy Can Injure Retina
- 01/25/24 A Conversation on Health and Well-being with Award Winning Artist Common
- 01/24/24 STEM Outreach for Future Doctors and Optometrists
- 01/22/24 New Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis Discovered
- 01/19/24 Study Shows Hispanic Women Especially Affected by Texas 2021 Abortion Law
- 01/17/24 Watch Science in Motion as Dancers Don Brain Caps in Original Performance
- 01/03/24 The Art of Saying No
- 01/03/24 UH Optometry Researcher Receives $1.4 Million to Map the Cornea