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UH Engineer Part of Team Awarded $7.5 Million MURI Grant to Analyze Social Behavior and Predict Outcomes April 12, 2018It’s no secret that data is everywhere today – endless streams of information are constantly being collected through our smartphones and mobile...	It’s no secret that data is everywhere today – endless streams of information are constantly being collected through our smartphones and mobile devices, by sensors placed on bridges and in buildings and even through our smart thermostats and refrigerators.
BASF Executive Heidi Alderman to be UH Cullen College 2018 Commencement Speaker April 10, 2018Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018...	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.
UH Engineers, Chevron Introduce Houston-area Girls to STEM Fun March 28, 2018The Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston was a happening place this weekend — rockets launched into the sky with great puffs of...	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 corridors as happy shrieks filled the air. About a thousand Houston-area girls, from grades 4-8, flooded the Cullen College and its surroundings on Saturday, March 24 for the third annual “Girls Engineering the Future Day: A STEM Event,” sponsored by Chevron.
Boys, Fathers and Mentors Work Together for STEM Engagement March 26, 2018Both the medium and the message are STEM – encouraging fourth and fifth-grade African-American and Latino boys to embrace the cool factor of science...	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, engineering and mathematics through hands-on engineering activities with their fathers and other mentors from the University of Houston.
Nature Magazine Features UH Professor’s Work to Address Paralysis March 23, 2018About 3.5 million people in America are living with some degree of paralysis related to stroke, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy. Nature magazine...	About 3.5 million people in America are living with some degree of paralysis related to stroke, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy. Nature magazine this month published an article about scientists developing technological solutions, such as neural prostheses or devices that read brain signals and help restore movement in paralyzed patients.
UH Students Exhibit Robots Created In Makerspace March 23, 2018New and interesting things are being made at the UH Makerspace, which opened this spring in the M.D. Anderson Library.	New and interesting things are being made at the UH Makerspace, which opened this spring in the M.D. Anderson Library.
UH Engineering Rises in U.S. News Rankings March 21, 2018The 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...	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 Engineering Schools of 2019. It moved up from #73 in the year before to #69. The ranking is shared by Clemson University, Colorado State University, Tufts University and the University of Iowa.
Battery Expert Powers Up With a Scialog Award March 13, 2018When it comes to batteries, UH engineer Yan Yao never runs out of award-winning ideas. Yao, an associate professor of electrical and computer...	When it comes to batteries, UH engineer Yan Yao never runs out of award-winning ideas. Yao, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College, and his research partners are known for their work to create better, safer and longer lasting batteries in the energy storage field.
From Exploding Hoverboards to Tomorrow’s Batteries: UH engineering team lands on front cover of prestigious publication March 12, 2018 A paper about safer batteries made with organic materials written by a team of researchers at the UH Cullen College of Engineering made the cover...	A paper about safer batteries made with organic materials written by a team of researchers at the UH Cullen College of Engineering made the cover of one of the world’s most prestigious chemistry journals — Angewandte Chemie International Edition, published by German publisher Wiley-VCH.
Top Companies Recruit UH Engineers at Fall Career Fair February 6, 2018Students at the UH Cullen College of Engineering aren't just expected to do well in their labs and classes -- engineering students are expected to...	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 land their dream jobs after college. That's why the Cullen College's Career Center offers two Engineering Career Fairs each year, one in the spring and one in the fall, to connect students to the top employers around the country early on in their academic careers.
New Makerspace Now Open at UH Library February 2, 2018A new Makerspace at the University of Houston Libraries is now open.	A new Makerspace at the University of Houston Libraries is now open.
From Lebanon, With Love: Alumnus Abe Najjar Supports Electrical Engineering Students With Endowed Scholarship January 24, 2018As a child in Lebanon, Abe Najjar (BSEE ’89, MSEE ’91) never dreamed he would one day be working in Houston as an engineer for one of the largest...	As a child in Lebanon, Abe Najjar (BSEE ’89, MSEE ’91) never dreamed he would one day be working in Houston as an engineer for one of the largest engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies in the U.S. Najjar’s parents encouraged him to strive for excellence in his studies, but the money for college just wasn’t there.
Image Processing Expert and ECE Chair Named IEEE Fellow January 4, 2018Badri Roysam, chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a 2018 Fellow of...	Badri Roysam, chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a 2018 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
PHOTOS: Cullen College Celebrates Nearly 450 Graduating Students at Fall 2017 Convocation Ceremony December 19, 2017The UH Cullen College of Engineering held its fall convocation ceremony on Thursday, December 14, recognizing nearly 450 graduating students at the...	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 Cynthia Oliver Coleman (BSChE `71), who spent her 33-year career at Exxon Mobil holding various positions in gas engineering, reservoir engineering, engineering applications, engineering recruiting and engineering information systems.
Tomorrow’s Batteries Today: Yan Yao Charges Up Battery Research With DOE Award December 13, 2017Batteries capable of powering the electric vehicles of tomorrow may be available sooner than we think, thanks to more than $5.7 million in seed...	Batteries capable of powering the electric vehicles of tomorrow may be available sooner than we think, thanks to more than $5.7 million in seed funding provided through the Department of Energy’s Battery500 consortium.
Coping with Culture Shock: Director of Graduate Admissions Pens Article on International Student Experience December 5, 2017Life as a college student is fraught with challenges: keeping up with classes, making new friends, learning new fields of study and working jobs and...	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 foreign culture – those are some of the added challenges faced by international students attending colleges in the U.S.
Researchers Map Brain Activity to Improve Prosthetic Design November 30, 2017 UH Engineers Report New Insights into the Brain’s Role in Walking	UH Engineers Report New Insights into the Brain’s Role in Walking
DIY: Scientists Release a How-To for Building a Smartphone Microscope November 28, 2017People with a Smartphone and 3-D Printer Could Perform Sophisticated Lab Work Add one more thing to the list of tasks your smartphone can perform....	People with a Smartphone and 3-D Printer Could Perform Sophisticated Lab Work Add one more thing to the list of tasks your smartphone can perform. University of Houston researchers have released an open-source dataset offering instructions to people interested in building their own smartphone microscope.
PHOTOS: Ronald Larson Engineering Rockwell Lecture November 20, 2017How do you describe materials that aren’t quite liquids, gases or solids? More importantly, how do you model these materials?	How do you describe materials that aren’t quite liquids, gases or solids? More importantly, how do you model these materials?
Engineering Students Sweep Graduate Research & Scholarship Projects (GRaSP) Day November 20, 2017Each year the University of Houston’s Graduate School and Office of the Provost invite all graduate students to showcase their groundbreaking...	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. Graduate students across all disciplines exhibit their research projects, network with peers and compete to receive trophies and scholarship awards for their research.

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