A study by University of Houston sleep expert and psychology professor Candice Alfano has found that weighted blankets, between 5 and 10 pounds, do not improve sleep for children who have experienced various types...
Losing sleep is actually something to lose sleep about. It doesn’t just make us tired – it can increase anxiety, degrade mood and altogether undermine our emotional functioning, according to a study by University...
UH President Khator honors Dr. Haile and his team’s work during State of the University speech: “I must also mention the incredible work of Dr. Colin Haile of TIMES. He and his team are...
Grim statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on suicide among young people indicate that Black youth under 13 are twice as likely to die by suicide compared to their white...
A University of Houston researcher is launching a new study to examine how elementary schools across Texas and Florida identify specific learning disabilities in students, with the goal of improving processes so children with...
Commuters around the world dream of ideal driving conditions every day, but they rarely get them. The traffic is often heavy and gets worse when the weather turns sour. Light traffic and good weather...
A University of Houston professor and her research team are seeking to improve the lives and education of bilingual children across the country through their research on developmental language disorder. Anny Castilla-Earls, professor of...
Deadlines are part and parcel of modern knowledge work. Journalists must serve their weekly columns, managers must turn in their monthly reports, and researchers must submit their papers and proposals on time. Despite their...
For many of the groundbreaking discoveries at the University of Houston, there has been a superpower quietly running behind the scenes. Over the past four years, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute (HPE...
For years, parents have been told technology is unhealthy for children. The American Academy of Pediatrics previously recommended no more than two hours of screen time a day for children and absolutely no screen...
