University of Houston experts, including Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department and direct of the Texas Hurrican Center for Innovative Technologies, are prepared to comment on the topics related to hurricane season preparation and response.
Many college students spend their summers at the beach, but 14 University of Houston students will spend it working construction at an elementary school as part of the Graduate Design/Build Studio.
July 2, 2009
When combat veterans arrive at Dr. Suzanne Wickum’s service at the University Eye Institute on the University of Houston campus, they’re usually pretty easy to identify. That’s because Wickum is a pediatric optometrist, whose waiting room is decked out with zoo animal décor and usually inhabited by tykes.
July 2, 2009
Four African-American filmmakers, including UH research professor and artist Carroll Parrott Blue, will share their experiences with their craft during special screenings of their works.
July 1, 2009
Dr. F. Lamar Pritchard has been named dean for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Houston, concluding a national search. Pritchard, who begins his new duties Aug. 1, succeeds Mustafa F. Lokhandwala, who has served as interim dean since September 2008.
June 30, 2009
The University of Houston’s Moores Concert Chorale soon will be headed to one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious choir festivals, Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales. Before the chorale boards a plane for Europe, it will perform a special send-off concert for its local supporters at 7:30 p.m., July 5 in UH’s Moores Opera House. Admission is free to the public.
June 30, 2009
The University of Houston is expanding its nanoscience and nanotechnology offerings this fall with the launch of a unique program intended to give undergraduates in-depth training and access to state-of-the-art equipment.
June 26, 2009
UH doctoral candidate Daniel Alexander earned top honors at the 24th Annual Texas Flute Society's Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition in Denton, Texas. He competed against 73 other musicians to earn first place at this noted contest.
June 25, 2009
For those who are caring for elderly parents, peace of mind is hard to come by. And, for their parents, dignity is hard to retain. But a team of University of Houston researchers hopes to ease worries and frustrations by designing an affordable in-home health-monitoring system that will notify caregivers, via smartphones or PDAs, if their loved ones need attention.
June 25, 2009
Regents approved FY2010 tuition and fee rates. The average UH undergraduate will pay $131 more per semester.
June 23, 2009
Jeffrey Sposato, UH professor of musicology, lends his expertise on Mendelssohn to a new documentary.
June 22, 2009
A new UH writing conference aimed at undergraduate writers is offering craft talks, workshops and public readings.
June 22, 2009
Imagine kitchen managers and cooks scurrying to prepare entrees…in silence. The exercise is part of a University of Houston study that measures attitudes about non-English-speaking individuals.
June 22, 2009
The Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center at the University of Houston, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to test a system designed to reduce emissions produced by construction vehicles.
June 17, 2009
Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States and left such an imprint as to be among the list of retired hurricane names for the annals. UH offers many resources for hurricane season, representing experts across a variety of fields.
June 17, 2009
