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 University of Houston researcher examines skin to predict stress, illnessUniversity of Houston electrical engineer Rose T. Faghih has been awarded $175,000 by the National Science Foundation to examine whether wrist-worn wearable devices, like fitbits or Apple watches, can be used to peer into the brain. She thinks they can. |
Wearable Technology to Track Brain, Predict Illness |
 The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public relations/communications newsletter. Finalists in the category included UH's Bauer College of Business and Houston Methodist Hospital. |
UH Cullen College's 'Parameters' Magazine Wins Crystal Award from American Marketing... |
 Award Celebrates Professors with Dedication to Students and Passion for Teaching
The late William A. Brookshire – a UH chemical engineering alumnus – understood firsthand the impact that dedicated teachers can have on students’ lives. Raised without means, Brookshire often credited his professors at the Cullen College of Engineering for pushing and inspiring him to complete his degree. |
Cullen College Announces Two Winners of Inaugural Brookshire Teaching Excellence Awards |
 National Geographic explores the brilliance and creativity of Pablo Picasso in an April article titled “How Picasso’s Journey From Prodigy to Icon Revealed a Genius.” A trailblazing, legendary artist, Picasso revolutionized the art world during his lifetime and continues to awe and inspire to this day. |
Unlocking Secrets of the Creative Brain: UH Research Cited in National Geographic Article on Picasso... |
 Conrad and Yao sweep "associate professor" category
The Cullen College of Engineering faculty swept the associate professor category of the University of Houston’s Awards for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity for the 2017-18 academic year. |
Cullen College Faculty Shine in UH Research Awards |
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Wearable Technology to track Brain, Predict Illness
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Cullen College Announces Two Winners Of Inaugural Brookshire Teaching Excellence Awards
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Unlocking Secrets Of The Creative Brain: UH Research Cited In National Geographic Article On Picasso
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UH Engineering Rises in U.S. News Rankings
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University of Houston researcher examines skin to predict stress, illnessUniversity of Houston electrical engineer Rose T. Faghih has been awarded $175,000 by the National Science Foundation to examine whether wrist-worn wearable devices, like fitbits or Apple watches, can be used to peer into the brain. She thinks they can. |
Wearable Technology to Track Brain, Predict Illness |
 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. |
UH Engineer Part of Team Awarded $7.5 Million MURI Grant to Analyze Social Behavior and Predict... |
Faculty Accolades
 David Mayerich, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College, is part of a national group receiving funds from the National Institutes of Health to study breast cancer. The group will develop a new device which will mimic organ-specific breast cancer metastasis patterns. The device will be tissue-engineered and will investigate what regulates organ specificity and why some cells undergo dormancy. |
NIH Grant to Study Breast Cancer |
 Whether you’ve suffered through a major Houston hurricane, flood event or momentary glitch in the power grid, no doubt you understand the severity of a power blackout. And lest you think Houston has cornered the market on such catastrophes, think back to 2003 when the biggest blackout in U.S. history left 50 million people in darkness in the northeast corner of America stretching into Canada. |
Taking The Reins of Power (Over Power) Wins Best Paper Award for Cullen College Team |
Student Success
 New and interesting things are being made at the UH Makerspace, which opened this spring in the M.D. Anderson Library. |
UH Students Exhibit Robots Created In Makerspace |
 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. |
From Exploding Hoverboards to Tomorrow’s Batteries: UH engineering team lands on front cover of prestigious publication |
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