Coronavirus webinar hosted by College of Medicine
UH College of Medicine hosted a coronavirus webinar to discuss new developments with the vaccine and new variants. | Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The College of Medicine set up a webinar to discuss the coronavirus vaccines last Thursday. The virtual meeting consisted of a presentation and a short Q&A session to address any questions.
Recently, the University has implemented a COVID-19 testing center on campus for rapid testing, free of charge. With vaccines becoming more widespread, the University is taking steps to provide enough information to encourage people to take the vaccine.
UH College of Medicine launches program to address social obstacles to health
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Zikora Stephens attends the University of Houston College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony in August.Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Ana Martinez holds onto her new coat during the University of Houston College of Medicine Inaugural Class White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. The university welcomed and recognized 30 students as the first medical class in 50 years in Houston with an emphasis on improving public health through primary care. The students recited their class oath and received their coat.Annie Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / ContributorShow MoreShow Less
The term herd immunity is gaining attention and vaccines are being distributed around the country to healthcare workers and high risk groups. Although it seems straightforward, it's not so easily acquired.
Funding cuts causing delays for on-campus construction
Delays in construction have pushed back the completion of at least one building project as the University grapples with revenue loss and funding reductions during the pandemic. | File Photo/The Cougar
At least one on-campus construction project will be delayed due to financial strain as the University faces a
The Auxiliary Retail Center, a
food hall intended to replace the Student Center Satellite, will now break ground in Summer 2021 instead of during the spring semester as
previously reported, said Nick Merry, executive director of project management. Other projects will be deferred on a case-by-case basis.
UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease
Among the primary forms of kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the most common and is marked by high circulating levels of the suPAR protein (soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor). In the past year, high serum suPAR levels have also been found to predict kidney and multiple organ failure in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. FSGS is a particularly insidious kidney disease. In many patients, it inexorably leads to kidney failure and we don t have much to offer to stop it, and worse still, in many patients it recurs after a kidney transplant, leading to failure of the transplanted kidney, said Stuart E. Dryer, Moores Professor of biology and biochemistry, who has a joint appointment as a professor of biomedical sciences in the UH College of Medicine. Dryer is working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for chronic kidney disease, especially fo