IN THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT

Nasa Partnership Makes Headlines

ABC13 KTRK-TV and Houston CultureMap recently spotlighted the expansion of the longtime partnership between the University of Houston System and Johnson Space Center. The partnership will center on research and projects focused on human and robotic spaceflight missions across relevant disciplines in engineering, science, business and technology.

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ABC 13 https://abc13.com/university-of-houston-nasa-agreement-johnson-space-center-uh-students/11958828/

Culturemap Houston https://houston.culturemap.com/news/innovation/06-14-22-university-of-houston-johnson-space-center-nasa-partnership/

Robotic Rehabilitation For Stroke Research

Houston InnovationMap featured the work of Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor and Director of the NSF IUCRC BRAIN Center. The article features a next-generation robotic arm that can be controlled by the user’s brainwaves to aid in stroke rehabilitation. Contreras-Vidal developed the brain-computer interface (BCI) used by the arm. The device is now undergoing patient trials.

READ MORE ONLINE AT: https://houston.innovationmap.com/university-of-houston-stroke-robotics-jose-luis-contreras-vidal-2657582417.html

La Times Features Beach And Dune Loss Study

The Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot e-newspaper featured the work between Pietro Milillo, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at UH, and researchers at UC Irvine. They are working together to develop monitoring techniques to track erosion at local beaches and dunes by satellite. The results gathered will be used to strengthen protections for these resources.

LEARN MORE AT: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2022-07-09/nasa-grant-to-go-toward-uci-ledproject-studying-beach-dune-loss