By Laurie Fickman:: The first-line treatment for deadly malaria is a combination of two drugs. But sometimes those drugs fight each other. A University of Houston researcher is examining their relationship to improve their results and stay a step ahead of the malaria-carrying parasite, a strong survivor, which continues to outsmart new drugs.
By Chris Stipes:: With a steadfast belief in the power of higher education, Dr. Nicky and Lisa Holdeman have committed a combined 45 years and counting of their professional careers to the University of Houston. The Holdeman legacy will now live on through a bequest to the UH College of Medicine that will establish an endowed professorship/chair and endowed scholarship for medical students.
By Laurie Fickman:: COVID-19 vaccines are more available now than ever, so why is the number of people taking them so low in diverse communities across metropolitan Houston and beyond? The University of Houston’s HEALTH Center for Addictions Research and Cancer Prevention is set to find out and to develop culturally responsive solutions.
By Nicole Johnson:: A team of researchers have uncovered a seeding method that simplifies the synthesis process and results in spontaneous pillaring of zeolites. This may facilitate improved selectivity in petrochemical catalysts with reduced carbon build up, which means greater yield and longer lifecycles.
By Chris Stipes:: Researchers at the UH Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management have identified a more persuasive messaging strategy for businesses to convince customers to adopt eco-friendly practices.
By None:: UH researchers offer conclusive research for understanding how bacteria found in copper mines convert toxic copper ions to stable single-atom copper. Their research demonstrates how copper-resistant bacterium from a copper mine in Brazil convert copper sulfate ions into zero-valent metallic copper.
By None:: A new study by the UH Center for Mexican American Studies examines educational achievement gaps in Houston area public schools and recommends solutions for improvement.
By None:: New research demonstrates how the supposed benefits of retracting federal oversight on interstate waters and defaulting that responsibility to individual states failed to account for economic and scientific evidence that said otherwise and violated the bounds of justifiable law.
