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UH Students Participating in Earth Month Event

University of Houston will join 300 other colleges and universities on April 27

University of Houston Joins Consortium to Enhance Cybersecurity

‘Transformational’ Institute Funded by Department of Defense

Researchers Think Soot Can Help with the Energy Transition

Turning environmental pollutants into renewable solar energy while reducing carbon emissions may seem like something plucked out of a science-fiction film

How it Works: The Protein that Stimulates Muscle Growth

Research Findings May Help Identify Drug Targets for Neuromuscular Disorders

A Study of Pandemic’s Early Days Reveals that Hunger for Specific Information Opens Minds

By examining connections between information-seeking, learning and motivation, new study offers pointers for public-education campaigns and classrooms.

Plug-and-Play Organ-on-a-Chip Can Be Customized to the Patient

Major advance from Columbia Engineering team demonstrates first multi-organ chip made of engineered human tissues linked by vascular flow for improved modeling of systemic diseases like cancer

How Can Quantum Mechanics Help Researchers Understand the Deep Earth?

For Earth Day, learn about how science at its smallest scale is applied to the depths of our planet.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Inducts Six Columbia Faculty Members

A group of diverse Columbians join other scholars, artists, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.

New Type of Stellar Explosion Called Micronovae Discovered

Our astronomers have led on the discovery of a new kind of stellar explosion that could be commonplace in the universe.

COVID-19 Pandemic: We’re in the Same Storm, but Not in the Same Boat

Professor Barbara Prainsack speaks about the societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s relevance for the vulnerable groups.

A Healthy Lifestyle Helps to Prevent Gestational Diabetes in Those at Highest Genetic Risk

Gestational diabetes is the most common health-related challenge during pregnancy.

How Can Everyday Trouble Caused by Hearing Impairment or Speech Difficulties Be Overcome?

Minna Laakso investigates the effect of various communication disorders on everyday conversational situations and the effectiveness of interventions targeted at such difficulties.

Food Culture Has to Become More Sustainable, but Why Is the Transition So Rigid?

Mari Niva investigates meat consumption, novel protein sources, veganism and other phenomena related to the consumption of food from a social scientific perspective.

Transforming the Food System Is Tricky – Carbon Credits Could Be One Solution

Consumers have a high demand for scientific evidence in sustainable diets, Xavier Irz says.

Precision Planning Makes Menopausal Hormone Therapy More Effective and Safer

Tomi Mikkola investigates the pros and cons of menopausal hormone therapy.

A Strong Saline Solution Can Boost the Delivery of Morphine and Other Drugs to the Spinal Cord

A study conducted at the University of Helsinki investigated how the glymphatic system of the brain can be utilised in the delivery of morphine to the spinal cord to increase the effectiveness of pain relief.

2 ASU Professors Appointed First-Ever Navrotsky Professors of Materials Research

Last year, Alexandra Navrotsky, the director of Arizona State University’s Navrotsky Eyring Center for Materials of the Universe, made a $10 million gift bequest to the university to ensure the long-term growth of materials science.

Well-Meaning Multicultural Education Alone Is Not Enough to Dismantle Inequalities

A recently completed doctoral thesis on multicultural education posits that immigrants and Finns are seen as opposites.

Swiss biologists show new role for 'chaperone proteins'

Proteins are long coils of amino acids, the building blocks of life. They are produced when messenger RNA from the cell nucleus directs the ribosomes to link specified aminos acids together in a defined sequence.