News Releases
Category: Student Success
2014
July
- 07/22/14 UH Student-run 'Gourmet Night' Receives Coveted National Award
- 07/11/14 NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson Goes One-on-One with UH Summer Campers
- 07/11/14 UH Students Building a Playset for CASA
- 07/07/14 Phillips 66 Donation Strengthens ties to University of Houston
June
- 06/24/14 UH Among Top Universities Granting Degrees to Hispanics
- 06/23/14 UH Engineering Camp for Girls Offers Robotics, Role Models
- 06/19/14 Asit Shah to Serve as UHS Student Regent
- 06/19/14 UH College of Education Teacher Preparation Programs Nationally Ranked
- 06/16/14 University of Houston Ranked Among '50 Most Affordable Colleges with Best Return'
- 06/13/14 UH Business Plan Team Wins Big at National Contest
- 06/03/14 UH to Launch ‘Passport for Coogs’ Initiative
- 06/02/14 UH Architecture Students' Visions for Houston Presented at Venice Biennale
May
- 05/29/14 $1.5 Million Grant Will Help UH Re-Think ‘Gateway’ Math, Science Classes
- 05/28/14 Musical Minds Meet During UH, HGO, Kashmere Gardens Collaboration
- 05/27/14 UH Team Represents U.S. in Microsoft Imagine Cup World Semifinals
- 05/22/14 New Tripartite Degree Educates Emerging Global Hospitality Leaders
- 05/20/14 Tier One Scholar Invited to Represent U.S. at D-Day Anniversary Events
- 05/19/14 UH Students Benefit from New Fundraising Program
- 05/15/14 Pharmacy Students Honored for Leadership, Service and Clinical Skills
- 05/09/14 Student Success Initiatives Driving UH System Budget for FY2015
- 05/08/14 Geology Student, Warriors of the Wild Founder Named Udall Scholar
- 05/07/14 UH to Confer 4,939 Degrees During Spring 2014 Commencement
- 05/07/14 History, Business Professor Joseph Pratt Awarded State Teaching Honor
- 05/06/14 UH Student Using Disc Golf to Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking
- 05/05/14 Provost Summer Read Program Creates Community Among First-Time Students
- 05/01/14 UH Designers Spotlighting Best Works During 'Luminate' May 8
April
- 04/30/14 Job Market Bright for New Graduates
- 04/28/14 UH Students Prepping for Finals with Four-Legged Study Buddies
- 04/21/14 UH Student Named Goldwater Scholar, Two More Receive Honorable Mention
- 04/16/14 UH Students Literally Serve Up Food for Thought During 2014 Dionysia
- 04/15/14 A Different Kind of Senior Project: Building Theater Audiences
- 04/08/14 UH Students Create Mobile Activity Center Focused on Sustainability
- 04/04/14 Zero to 20, in a Green Machine
March
- 03/31/14 UH Premieres 10-Minute Play Fest April 5, 6
- 03/31/14 UH Moment: UH Jazz Program Preparing Tomorrow’s Top Players
- 03/25/14 UH Moment: New University Center Opens On Campus
- 03/25/14 Engineering Students ‘Step Out’ to Help Others
- 03/24/14 UH Jazz Orchestra Opening 'Great American Songbook' April 16
- 03/20/14 UH Industrial Designer 'Connects' With International Housewares Association Honors
- 03/19/14 UH President Renu Khator Receives 2014 NASPA President’s Award
- 03/13/14 'The Art of Observation' Explored During 2014 Arts and Medicine Lecture at UH
- 03/13/14 UH Exhibit Exploring History of Frontier Fiesta
- 03/13/14 Hip-Hop, Country, Pop Stars Join the Festivities at UH's Frontier Fiesta
- 03/07/14 UH 'Artists and Their Regions' Course Taking Students into Methodist Hospital
- 03/04/14 UH Joins National Coalition to Increase Number of Students to Study Abroad
February
- 02/28/14 UH System Board of Regents Approves FY2015, FY2016 Tuition Rates
- 02/27/14 UH Cougars Corralled for 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade
- 02/26/14 UH in 4 Program Offers Students Opportunity to Save Money, Time and Faster Entry into Careers and Graduate Study
- 02/26/14 UH Army ROTC Battalion Sets Goals for Growth, Additional Scholarships
- 02/19/14 UH Moment: UH Residential Living Designed for Student Success
- 02/19/14 UH System Launches Its First Massive Open Online Courses
- 02/19/14 UH Social Work Students Selected as Delegates to United Nations Conference
- 02/17/14 UH Students Use Technology to Boost Performance From the Grid to the Basketball Court
- 02/17/14 UH Moment: UH Honors College Building Academic Community
- 02/11/14 UH Moment: UH Ambassadors Welcome Visitors to Campus
- 02/11/14 Science and Engineering Fair Highlights Teen ‘Stars’
- 02/05/14 UH Moment: Bauer College's RED Labs Supports Student Tech Business Ideas
- 02/04/14 UH RGV Admissions Office Celebrating Success with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
- 02/03/14 MLK Day of Service Brings Nearly 200 Coogs to Houston Food Bank
January
- 01/29/14 UH Named a “Best Value” by Princeton Review
- 01/29/14 UH Hosting World Trade Center Memorial Outside of New University Center
- 01/06/14 Building a Habit in Construction Management
2013
December
- 12/18/13 Fall Commencement Ceremonies Set for Dec. 20 in Hofheinz Pavilion
- 12/17/13 Predicting Antibiotic Resistance Among Goals of UH Research
- 12/11/13 UH Students' Plan Aims to Revitalize Houston's Kuhlman Gully
- 12/10/13 UH Moores Opera Center Earns National Honors for Third Straight Year
November
- 11/13/13 UH Researchers Working to Slow Down Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s
- 11/06/13 UH Students Earn Their Ride in Microgravity
- 11/04/13 Young UH Grads Find There Is No Limit to What They Can Do
- 11/04/13 Geoscientist Receives NSF Grant to Develop GPS and LiDAR Education at UH
October
- 10/29/13 PBS’ “NOVA” Features University of Houston in Episode Exploring Innovation and Cold Temperatures
- 10/25/13 UH Offers a Place to Drop Off Prescription Drugs for Disposal
- 10/21/13 Role of Estrogen in Colon Cancer Prevention, Treatment Studied at UH
- 10/16/13 New Diagnostics, Treatments for Breast Cancer Investigated at UH
- 10/02/13 Keeping Pace With the Gulf Coast's Building Boom
September
- 09/30/13 Undergraduate Research Day Allows Students to Share Their Passions
- 09/30/13 Gift from Khators Gives New Energy to UH's Tier One Scholarship Program
- 09/26/13 Month-Long Study by UH Targets Improved Air Quality Forecasting
- 09/24/13 Study to Enhance Earthquake Prediction, Mitigation in Pakistani Region
- 09/19/13 UH Bauer College of Business Leads Nation in Entrepreneurship Education
- 09/13/13 Strategic Enrollment Procedures Lead to Best Freshman Class in UH’s History
August
- 08/28/13 Political Science Students Receive Scholarship to Pursue Academic, Personal Goals
- 08/27/13 Grants Help Expand Pharmacy Services for the Homeless
- 08/26/13 UH Student's Shoe Design Recognized at Major Fashion Trade Show
- 08/23/13 Bauer MBA Team Conducts Online Campaign, Named Best in the Americas by Google
- 08/14/13 UH System Board of Regents Approves $1.6 Billion Budget for FY2014
July
- 07/30/13 UH Architects, Artists Creating Mini-Pavilion From Reused Cubicles
- 07/25/13 Singing Fruit Flies, Alzheimer’s Diagnostics Among Student Projects
- 07/24/13 UH Moment: UH Helping Meet Demand for American Sign Language Interpreters
- 07/09/13 Cougar Junior Scholars Camp Delivering College Preview to Middle School Students
- 07/02/13 New Faculties-in-Residence Focus on Student Success
June
- 06/26/13 Two UH Students Chosen as Albert Schweitzer Fellows
- 06/17/13 UHS Board of Regents Sets Tuition Rates for FY2014
- 06/17/13 UH Students Cycling Cross Country in Support of People with Disabilities
- 06/06/13 UH Receives $1 Million Endowment to Train Math, Science Teachers
May
- 05/29/13 Classics, Contemporary Works on Tap for UH Opera Season
- 05/29/13 UH Composers Making Music with Kashmere Gardens Students
- 05/24/13 UH Recognized as Top 10 ‘Most Affordable’ School in Texas by The College Database
- 05/23/13 Prestigious 'Latino Leadership Initiative' Picks Five UH Students for Summer Program
- 05/23/13 UH Construction Management Student Scores Highest on National Exam
- 05/21/13 UH Student Body President to Appear on 'The Daily Ticker' May 23
- 05/14/13 Dennis Quaid Honored at UH, Talks College, Career and Life in Houston
- 05/14/13 Legacy Gift Establishes Stanford Alexander Center for Excellence in Real Estate
- 05/13/13 Half of National Microsoft Video Game Design Finalists from UH
- 05/08/13 New UH Fulbright Fellow to Explore Culture in Macau Through Food
- 05/06/13 UH Students Pedaling Bicycle Creations as Part of Art Car Parade
- 05/03/13 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Barron's Serves Up Hospitality Industry Talent
- 05/02/13 UH Students' Research Work Showcased at Texas Legislature
- 05/02/13 UH Students' Stories Featured in 'Tier One' Graphic Novel
- 05/01/13 UH to Recognize Graduates, Prominent Leaders at Spring Commencement
April
- 04/30/13 UH Students Envision New Beginnings for Houston's Forgotten Lots
- 04/19/13 UH Artists in Spotlight During Annual School of Art Exhibition
- 04/17/13 UH Honors College Salutes Southern Literature During 'O'Carnival'
- 04/05/13 UH Moment: Faculty-in-Residence Family Serves as Student Resource
- 04/02/13 UH Math Biology Major Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
March
- 03/28/13 Hospitality Students Take Leadership Role in Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair
- 03/21/13 Emerging Artists In Full Bloom During Blaffer's Spring Exhibitions
- 03/08/13 UH Army ROTC Salutes Scholarship Recipients, Future Officers
February
- 02/20/13 Students, Educators Address 'How We Learn' During TEDxYouth@UH
- 02/18/13 UH Chemist Devises Effective Methods for Creating Useful Compounds
- 02/01/13 Rodeo Scholars Reflect Long Partnership Between UH, Livestock Show and Rodeo
January
- 01/31/13 UH Selected to Receive Support from National Park Service
- 01/24/13 Retired Astronaut, Engineer Bonnie Dunbar to Lead UH STEM Center
- 01/17/13 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Reducing the University’s Carbon Footprint
2012
December
- 12/13/12 'Made in Houston' Showcasing Products Created By UH Students
- 12/04/12 UH Moores Opera Center Productions Receive Honors
- 12/04/12 UH Grad Student Tests Her Knowledge on ABC’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’
- 12/03/12 NSF Gives UH $985K Grant to Boost Science Education in Houston
November
- 11/27/12 UH Concert Chorale Invited To City Hall Holiday Celebration, German Choir Competition
- 11/21/12 'Transcriptions-in-Reverse' Pairs UH Orchestra, Wind Ensemble
- 11/13/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Did LiDAR Uncover the Lost City?
- 11/09/12 Solar-Powered Outdoor Classroom Unveiled in Alief
October
- 10/30/12 Houston's Young Artists Showcased at UH's Blaffer Art Museum
- 10/26/12 UH Alum Helping Turn Cougar Country Into Jazz Land
- 10/26/12 Fall Gulf Coast Readings Wind Down Nov. 9 at Rudyard's
- 10/23/12 UH Architecture Program Earns Mayor's Proud Partner Award
- 10/19/12 UH Awarded $480,000 Grant to Provide Bilingual Social Service Professionals
- 10/04/12 Gulf Coast Readings Featuring UH Student Authors Set for Oct. 12
- 10/03/12 UH, UH System Raise More Than $100 Million
- 10/02/12 'Thick Infrastructure' Proposes New Amenities for Houston
- 10/02/12 UH Creative Writing Students Sharing Works Oct. 10
- 10/02/12 UH Students Designing Posters for Houston Zoo Events
September
- 09/26/12 Drug Disposal, Free Health Screenings Available at UH Sept. 29
- 09/18/12 Newest Faculties-in-Residence See Role as Critical to Student Success
- 09/17/12 Student-run Restaurant Reopens with New Menu at UH Hilton College
- 09/11/12 UH Student Christine Ha Cooks Her Way to FOX TV's 'MasterChef" Title
August
- 08/28/12 UH School of Theatre & Dance Earns Houston Theater Award
- 08/23/12 Students Move In, Several Milestones Expected at UH in 2012
- 08/13/12 UH Stage Management Students Taking Talents Nationwide
- 08/09/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: UH Students Engage with World Leaders at National Conference
- 08/09/12 UH Students Spent Summer Making a Difference with Hands-on Research
July
- 07/26/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Dance Program Prepares Students Beyond the Stage
- 07/24/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Architecture Students Design Levee Solutions
- 07/13/12 Shakespeare Summer Conservatory Grooming Future Stage Professionals
- 07/06/12 High Schoolers Head to UH's Honors College for Phi Beta Kappa Academy
May
- 05/30/12 UH Students Develop Prototype Device That Translates Sign Language
- 05/29/12 Student Researchers Seek to Develop New Therapies for Cancer
- 05/17/12 Houston Super Neighborhoods Studied By UH Architecture Faculty, Students
- 05/16/12 UH Students Collaborating to Create Solar-Powered Outdoor Kitchen
- 05/14/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: The Daily Cougar, A UH Tradition
- 05/08/12 UH Students Join Former President Clinton at 2012 Clinton Global Initiative University Conference
- 05/03/12 UH Graphic Communication Students Showcasing Works May 9
- 05/01/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: UH Law Center’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resource Center
April
- 04/24/12 UH Students Submitting Designs for Baytown Waterfront Development
- 04/19/12 Five NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to UH Students, Alumna
- 04/18/12 UH Makes Princeton Review's Green List Three Years in a Row
- 04/16/12 Newest Fulbright Fellow to Document Doomsday Hype of the 'End of Days'
- 04/11/12 More Than 75 Students to Showcase Projects During Undergraduate Research Symposium April 12
- 04/05/12 UH Physics, Mathematics Student Mason Biamonte Named 2012 Goldwater Scholar
March
- 03/12/12 UH Opera Center, Symphony Orchestra Team Up for 'Der Rosenkavalier'
- 03/12/12 Two UH Students Receive Hogg Foundation Bilingual Scholarship
February
- 02/23/12 UH Dance Students Keep Moving in March
January
- 01/26/12 Sharper Imaging in Glaucoma Focus of $1.85M NIH Grant
2011
December
- 12/08/11 Flexing on Mars: Student Research Examines Astronauts’ Muscle on Missions
- 12/06/11 UH Architecture Students Creating Practical Designs for Proposed Galveston Levees
- 12/05/11 UH Students Map Houston's Third Ward with 'Welcome Center'
November
- 11/09/11 Ribbon Cutting for 'Solar Shade Tree' Built by UH Students Set for Nov. 15
October
- 10/13/11 Industrial Design Students, Professor Earn Honors at National Safety Conference
- 10/12/11 Young UH Entrepreneurs and Students Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs
September
- 09/29/11 UH Researchers Explain Hormonal Role in Glucose and Fat Metabolism
- 09/20/11 New Interior Architecture Program Launches at UH
- 09/06/11 Deadline Approaching for Mars Rover Teacher Workshop at UH
August
- 08/26/11 UH District Judge Keith P. Ellison Delivering Keynote Address During UH Honors College Fall Convocation Sept. 1
- 08/23/11 High School Educators Will Explore Nanotechnology Field at UH
- 08/17/11 UHS Regents Approve $1.36 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
- 08/02/11 Students Seek Solutions to Alzheimer’s, Diabetes and Other Maladies
- 08/02/11 UH Students Going Abroad to Learn About International Architecture
July
- 07/27/11 Applications to UH Increase by 12 Percent
- 07/25/11 UH Student Awarded Hogg Foundation Scholarship
- 07/25/11 UH Named Among '2011 Great Colleges to Work For'
- 07/19/11 Encouraging Women to Pursue Careers in Chemical Sciences Earns Award
- 07/12/11 High School Students Learning Acting, Stagecraft at UH Houston Shakespeare Festival Conservatory
- 07/08/11 UH Architecture Students Designing, Constructing 'Solar Shade Tree' for Houston's McReynolds Middle School
June
- 06/21/11 Filmmaker, Scholar Erica Fletcher Wraps UH Experience with Fellowship
- 06/17/11 Middle School Students Head to College for Cougar Junior Scholars Camp
- 06/13/11 Kids Become Space Suit Engineers at UH Science Camp this Summer
- 06/03/11 Student Tamecia Glover Harris Appointed to UH System Board of Regents
May
- 05/27/11 UH Program Gets Students Out of the Classroom, Into the Community
- 05/20/11 Five UH Graduates Receive NSF Fellowships for Further Study
- 05/18/11 ExxonMobil Donates More Than $500K to UH for Math, Science Initiatives
- 05/13/11 Living the American Dream: UH Grad Student Earns Prestigious Fellowships
- 05/10/11 Three UH Students Chosen as Albert Schweitzer Fellows
- 05/06/11 Two Students Named Goldwater Scholars, Two Receive Honorable Mention
- 05/04/11 UH Hosting Camps Focused on Film, Literature, Theater, Architecture
- 05/04/11 UH Makes Princeton Review's List of Green Schools Two Years in a Row
April
- 04/28/11 Smile! UH Offers On-Campus Dentistry to Students
- 04/21/11 Students Tackle Deforestation, Win First Prize with Video Game Design
- 04/12/11 UHS Regents Set Limits for Tuition Rates for Fall 2011
- 04/12/11 Students to Row Boats Built with Cardboard, Duct Tape at UH Race
- 04/01/11 UH Honors College Fundraiser 'The Great Conversation' to Assemble Scholars, Experts for Insightful Dinner Discussions
- 04/01/11 $1.5M Grant Helping Researchers Understand How Students Learn Algebra
March
- 03/29/11 UH Chosen as One of America’s Best Colleges for Undergraduates
- 03/09/11 UH Concert Chorale Returning to Europe for Prestigious Vocal Competition
- 03/09/11 Math Fest Adds up to Fun for 500 Students and Teachers at UH
- 03/07/11 Real Newsroom Becomes Classroom for UH Journalism Students
- 03/07/11 Houston's Historic Ryan Middle School Celebrated in New Exhibition Created by UH Students, Faculty
February
- 02/22/11 UH Study Explores Charter Schools' Impact on Public Learning Institutions
- 02/17/11 Chancellor Renu Khator Tells House Members UH System Needs State Funding to Serve Students
January
- 01/25/11 Hundreds of Students Unveil Mars Rovers at UH Saturday, Jan. 29
- 01/18/11 Carnegie Foundation Gives University of Houston its Highest Classification for Research Success, Elevating UH to Tier One Status
- 01/03/11 Two UH Students Receive Hogg Foundation Bilingual Scholarship
2010
November
- 11/09/10 Registration Deadline Approaching for UH Mars Rover Event
- 11/09/10 UH Architecture Design Studio Connects Students with Real-World Projects
- 11/03/10 UH Architecture, Art Students Earn Mayor's Proud Partner Award
October
- 10/04/10 UH Breaks Ground Oct. 10 on Lance T. Funston Communication Center
September
- 09/30/10 Welcome W. Wilson Sr. Named Chairman of UH's 'Drive To Tier One'
- 09/15/10 UH Student Named One of Glamour Magazine's Top 10 College Women
August
- 08/20/10 Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program Approved for Fall
- 08/18/10 Campus Milestones Reported to UH System Board of Regents
- 08/13/10 Grand Opening of Cougar Village Housing Complex Set for Aug. 16
July
- 07/20/10 Undergrads SURF Through Summer Doing Hands-on Research at UH
- 07/06/10 SURF’s Up: Undergrads Hone Research Skills in Summer Program
- 07/05/10 UH Moment: Graduate Student Tests Self-Heating Concrete
May
- 05/06/10 Competition Places UH Ad Students Among Nation’s Best
March
- 03/18/10 Pozdniakova Wins NCAA
- 03/13/10 Coogs Headed to Big Dance
2009
July
- 07/22/09 Cougar grabs gold
June
- 06/30/09 News and Events Article
- 06/26/09 News and Events Article