UH students are seeking solutions for a variety of diseases

Students from a wide range of majors are spending their summers doing intense research at the University of Houston (UH), seeking eventual solutions to many serious maladies that include Alzheimer’s, high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes, alcoholism and anxiety.
This summer there is a record number of participants with 54 committed student , the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is open to UH undergraduates from all colleges and disciplines. SURF provides students with a concentrated, 10-week research experience under the mentorship of faculty members, with each student receiving a $3,500 stipend.