Research & Creative Work 2019-20
This collection of highlights from the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s research and creative work in 2019–20 includes impactful work that our faculty, researchers and students are pursuing, such as: developing affordable, rapid-result COVID-19 tests; transforming how we explore our universe; and bolstering human resilience to the effects of major traumas like natural disasters.
These fascinating stories about our research and creative work introduce you to researchers who are pushing boundaries and shaping our future, including by addressing the most pressing topics of our time: the COVID-19 pandemic and a unique inflection point in social justice and equity.
Advances like these explain why ²ÊÃñ±¦µä researchers received $614 million in competitive funding this year, including a record $457 million from federal agencies. Incredibly, our important work not only continued but accelerated in the face of true adversity.
Deploying research and innovation in the fight against COVID-19
From supporting immediate needs of local health care workers and the business community to informing national conversations about how to protect against the virus, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä faculty, students and staff contributed local and national leadership in the battle against COVID-19 and its effects.
New ²ÊÃñ±¦µä COVID-19 test returns results in 45 minutes—no nasal swab required
Cheaper, faster test trades uncomfortable nose swab for spit-in-a-tube simplicity in effort to detect virus before it spreads.
Cheaper, faster test trades uncomfortable nose swab for spit-in-a-tube simplicity in effort to detect virus before it spreads
As pandemic intensifies inequity, School of Education supports innovative approaches that consider food, housing and unemployment
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, water indiscriminately flooded the homes of Houston residents, but financial help did not pour in as equally
²ÊÃñ±¦µä student works with community to honor Chicano activists killed in 1974
Integrating living, multiplying bacteria could increase efficiency and sustainability of building material production and use
Extreme thawing endangers ecosystems and communities, speeds release of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere
Competition tests autonomous robots—built, tested and deployed by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä students—in underground search and rescue effectiveness
Global collaboration launches hundreds of scientists on yearlong journey of discovery
