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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Ability to Predict C-Diff Mortality Nearly Doubled with New Guidelines
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common health care-associated infection in the United States, causing an estimated 12,800 deaths each year.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Attitudes About Climate Change Are Shifting, Even in Texas
Longstanding skepticism among Texans toward the climate movement has shifted, and attitudes in the nation’s leading energy-producing state now mirror those in the rest of the United States.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Ignoring CDC Guidelines Leads to Fear, Anger Among Employees
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UH Researcher Receives NSF CAREER Award to Boost Latina Representation in STEM Fields
Despite the rapid rise of Hispanics enrolled in college across Texas, few Hispanic women are graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: COVID-19, Economy Top Concerns for Texas Voters
With less than two months before the Legislature convenes, Texans overwhelmingly say the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for economic growth are their top concerns.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Discoveries Highlight New Possibilities for Magnesium Batteries
Magnesium batteries have long been considered a potentially safer and less expensive alternative to lithium-ion batteries, but previous versions have been severely limited in the power they delivered.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: New Drug Discovery Institute Launches at University of Houston
The University of Houston has launched the Drug Discovery Institute (DDI) aimed at integrating new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to streamline and modernize the drug-discovery process.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Job Interest Not a Big Predictor of Job Satisfaction
Most people closing in on a high school or college degree, and even those casting their career fates without a diploma, at some point take an interest assessment to help determine how their interests relate to different jobs.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Implantable Device Can Monitor and Treat Heart Disease
Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat arrhythmias and other heart problems have generally had one of two drawbacks – they are made with rigid materials that can’t move to accommodate a beating heart, or they are made from soft materials that can collect only a limited amount of information.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: How Fear Encourages Physical Distancing During Pandemic
Welcome to shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: customers clad in masks, slathered with sanitizer and surrounded by signage urging them to avoid close contact.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Subsea Systems Institute Receives $9.5 Million for Research, Economic Development
A national research center focused on offshore energy has received $9.5 million for workforce training and to develop new technologies and practices that can improve the safety and sustainability of the offshore industry.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Hobby School, HPM Sponsor Candidate Forums
The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston and Houston Public Media will sponsor forums in two competitive area legislative races, giving voters a chance to hear from the candidates themselves.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CHARTER SCHOOL: Nearing a Treatment for Farsightedness
A University of Houston biomedical researcher is developing new technology that will measure the stiffness of the lens in the eye, which is likely associated with farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, or presbyopia, the inevitable and age-related loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Center for Houston’s Future, UH Lay Out Roadmap to Zero-Carbon Future
Greater Houston is the global hub for oil and gas companies, and the city of Houston has set a goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Pandemic Sets Off Future Wave of Worsening Mental Health Issues
Long after a COVID-19 vaccination is developed and years after the coronavirus death toll is tallied, the impact on mental health will linger, continuing to inflict damage if not addressed, according to new research.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Bringing Fusion Energy to Commercial Reality
Despite growing scientific and commercial interest in fusion as an on-demand energy source – producing emissions-free energy through the fusion of hydrogen atoms – significant obstacles remain.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Older Women with Type 2 Diabetes Have Different Patterns of Blood Use in Their Brains
A University of Houston researcher is reporting that the brains of older women with Type 2 diabetes do not use as much oxygenated blood as those who don’t have the disease.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: More, Faster, Better – UH Unveils New Supercomputer
The Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute at the University of Houston has partnered with the UH Cullen College of Engineering to add a third supercomputer to its stable of high-performance computers, dramatically expanding the computational power available to researchers at the University of Houston and across the UH System.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Chef, Comedian and Singer Headline Virtual Back-to-School Event
Houstonians can kick off this unprecedented school year with an inspirational virtual event featuring hometown celebrities and a national entertainer sharing stories of resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic and racial tensions.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Cougar Emergency Fund Surpasses Fundraising Goal
Since relaunching the Cougar Emergency Fund in March to assist students facing unexpected financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Houston has surpassed its initial goal by raising more than $1 million for students