Promotional material for a publication by the University of Houston, featuring the role of estrogen in immunotherapy. Includes photos and titles of contributing researchers from the National Academy of Sciences and the Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling.

New in PNAS: University of Houston researchers Wan-fu Wu, Xiao-yu Song, Margaret Warner, and Jan-Åke Gustafsson uncover the vital role of estrogen receptor β (ERβ) in maintaining basal cells and regulating inflammation in the prostate. Read: https://bit.ly/3XtVBZg

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🧬 Provost Profiles: UH biology junior Cole Woody is working to make real-world impact — studying potential cancer vaccines in the UH Sequencing Core (UH-SEQ).

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NSM Graduate students took on the challenge of the Hot Topics in NSM: Three-Minute Thesis Competition.

🏅 Judges’ Choice: Ryan Boyce, Physics
🏅 People’s Choice: Anuththara Yoshini, Chemistry

📸 Read the full recap: https://bit.ly/4ofP0gK
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Researchers from the University of Houston working in a lab around a sophisticated apparatus to study thermal conductivity with Boron Arsenide. Logo of University of Houston and College of Natural Sciences displayed.

Led by Professor Zhifeng Ren, the Texas Center for Superconductivity discovered boron arsenide crystals that conduct heat better than diamond. Their work could transform semiconductor design and thermal management in modern electronics.

Learn more: http://bit.ly/4htLj4B

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Promotional image for a new publication about joint neutrino oscillation from the T2K and NOvA experiments featured in Nature. Includes the University of Houston logo, and portraits of Lisa Whitehead Koerner and Daniel Cherdack, both professors in the Department of Physics.

UH Department of Physics researchers collaborated with scientists worldwide through the NOvA and T2K experiments to explore how neutrinos change type and mass.

🔗 Nature article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09599-3

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Portrait of Erin Kellner, smiling, with the University of Houston logo, College of Natural Sciences mentioned, and text indicating the NSF Mid-Career Award.

UH geneticist Dr. Erin Kelleher has been awarded a $348K NSF grant to study the hidden life of DNA’s “jumping genes.” Her research could help explain how these mobile elements contribute to mutations, genome instability, and cancer.

Learn more: http://bit.ly/3WiYBr2

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Group of students and faculty outside at the University of Houston Coastal Center, celebrating a decade of discovery in Earth Science field education. Text on image reads 'A Decade of Discovery: Earth Science Field Education at the University of Houston Coastal Center.'

UH Earth & Atmospheric Sciences students explore the coastal prairie to study energy systems, groundwater, GPS geodesy & UAV operations—turning theory into real-world science.

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Dr. Quentin Vicens, Assistant Professor of Biology & Biochemistry at the University of Houston, smiling in a professional portrait. The cover highlights a new publication in Protein Science about the RNA-editing enzyme ADAR1p150 and Cromolyn as a novel pharmacophore.

UH Assistant Professor Dr. Quentin Vicens co-authored a Protein Science paper showing that cromolyn, an FDA-approved drug, binds to the Zα domain of ADAR1p150, reshaping our understanding of RNA structure and immune signaling.

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UH Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-Year-Old Maya Tomb For more than 40 years, Diane and Arlen Chase have led groundbreaking research at Caracol, Belize. Their latest discovery — the tomb of Caracol’s first ruler — reshapes our understanding of the ancien...

Archaeologists at Caracol have uncovered the tomb of its first king, Te K’ab Chaak, dating to AD 350. Found with jade, carved bone, and Teotihuacan-linked artifacts, the burial reshapes understanding of early Maya diplomacy and royal power.
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