News Releases
Category: Top Stories
2014
July
- 07/28/14 UH Moment: Unique Virtual Reality Lab Expands, Tackles Heroin Addiction
- 07/23/14 First Hispanic Collections Archivist Joins University of Houston Libraries
- 07/22/14 UH Student-run 'Gourmet Night' Receives Coveted National Award
- 07/21/14 New Angle on Rare Lung Disease May Improve Quality of Life for Patients
- 07/21/14 Are You Ready for Hurricane Season to Enter High Gear?
- 07/18/14 Middle Schoolers Heading to College for UH's Cougar Junior Scholars Camp
- 07/16/14 UH Researchers Create New Method to Draw Molecules from Live Cells
- 07/14/14 UH STEM Center Boosts City’s Reputation as ‘Best Place’ for Grads
- 07/11/14 UH Students Building a Playset for CASA
- 07/10/14 UH, Houston Health Ventures Join Forces to Launch Startups
- 07/10/14 UH Named ‘Innovation & Economic Prosperity University’
- 07/07/14 Media Advisory: Houston Football Stadium Naming Gift
- 07/07/14 Phillips 66 Donation Strengthens ties to University of Houston
- 07/03/14 Teachers Recharging Creative Batteries at UH Common Ground Institute
- 07/01/14 UH Architects Propose Healthy Design Solutions for Houston Neighborhoods
- 07/01/14 UH Moment: New Graduate School Strengthens Support for Grad Students and Programs
June
- 06/27/14 UH CougarSAFE Program Earns Crystal Award from Houston American Marketing Association
- 06/24/14 UH Moment: Bilingual Advantage? Mapping How Brains Process Words and Language
- 06/24/14 UH Among Top Universities Granting Degrees to Hispanics
- 06/23/14 UH Experts Available to Discuss Immigration Issues, Texas Border Crisis
- 06/23/14 UH Researchers Test for Airborne Metals at Elementary School
- 06/23/14 UH Engineering Camp for Girls Offers Robotics, Role Models
- 06/20/14 New Exhibition at UH M.D. Anderson Library Spotlights LGBTQI Literature
- 06/19/14 Asit Shah to Serve as UHS Student Regent
- 06/18/14 UH Experts Available to Discuss U.S. Patent Office Ruling on NFL Redskins
- 06/17/14 Students Create Spacecraft During 15th Annual Summer Science Camp
- 06/17/14 BP Economist to Present Energy Overview at the University of Houston
- 06/16/14 University of Houston Ranked Among '50 Most Affordable Colleges with Best Return'
- 06/16/14 Governor's Science and Technology Camp Meets at UH This Week
- 06/13/14 UH's Thomas Colbert Addressing Galveston Bay's Challenges at Rotterdam Biennale
- 06/13/14 UH Business Plan Team Wins Big at National Contest
- 06/09/14 UH Remembers Past Board of Regents Member, Dedicated Optometrist
- 06/05/14 UH Chemist’s Work Could Impact Disease Management, Treatments
- 06/03/14 UH to Launch ‘Passport for Coogs’ Initiative
- 06/03/14 Compaq Computer Founder Rod Canion to Speak at UH June 5
- 06/02/14 UH Experts Have Practical Advice, Noteworthy Research On Hurricanes
- 06/02/14 UH Researcher Paul Chu’s Achievements Cited in Exhibit
- 06/02/14 UH Architecture Students' Visions for Houston Presented at Venice Biennale
May
- 05/29/14 UH Part of $7.5M NIH Clinical Trial on Nearsightedness in Children
- 05/27/14 UH Team Represents U.S. in Microsoft Imagine Cup World Semifinals
- 05/27/14 Guest Artists Announced for 40th Annual Houston Shakespeare Festival
- 05/27/14 Membrane Society Conference Highlights New Materials, Applications
- 05/23/14 New UH Engineering Professor Awarded $2 Million
- 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
- 05/20/14 New Wine Lab at Hilton College Strengthens Beverage Management Program
- 05/19/14 UH Students Benefit from New Fundraising Program
- 05/16/14 Avatars, Virtual Humans Among Topics Covered at UH Event
- 05/16/14 Mexican-American Studies Professor Now a Fulbright Scholar
- 05/15/14 Pharmacy Students Honored for Leadership, Service and Clinical Skills
- 05/15/14 UH Researchers Find Definitive Evidence of How Zeolites Grow
- 05/15/14 UH Announces Investment Deal to Launch Faculty Startups
- 05/14/14 UH Experts Discuss Nigerian Kidnapping, #BringBackOurGirls Impact
- 05/14/14 UH Physicists Look for Answers to Questions about the Universe
- 05/13/14 Long-Term Childhood Poverty Contributes to Young Adult Obesity Rates
- 05/12/14 UH Chemical Engineer Earns Early Career Award from Energy Department
- 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 UH Professor Kevin Burke Receives 2014 Arthur Holmes Medal
- 05/07/14 History, Business Professor Joseph Pratt Awarded State Teaching Honor
- 05/07/14 Discovery Creates a Better Chance for Clean Energy Research
- 05/06/14 An iPhone App Offers Quick and Inexpensive Melanoma Screening
- 05/06/14 UH Student Using Disc Golf to Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking
- 05/05/14 Possible Treatment for Kidney Disease in Lupus Studied at UH
- 05/05/14 Provost Summer Read Program Creates Community Among First-Time Students
April
- 04/29/14 Princeton Review Ranks UH Among Greenest Universities
- 04/28/14 UH Students Prepping for Finals with Four-Legged Study Buddies
- 04/28/14 $2 Million Gift Establishes Maconda Brown O’Connor Endowed Dean’s Chair at UH
- 04/23/14 UH Biomedical Engineer Works to Make Blood Transfusions Safer
- 04/22/14 UH Joins Texas Partners to Unlock the Mysteries of Environmental Health
- 04/22/14 New York Times Best-selling Author Brené Brown to Receive UH Social Work Award
- 04/21/14 UHS Board of Regents Approves Resolution in Support of Repairs to Cullen Boulevard
- 04/21/14 UH Celebrating Sustainability During April 22 Earth Day Fest
- 04/21/14 UH Student Named Goldwater Scholar, Two More Receive Honorable Mention
- 04/17/14 UH Creative Writing Professor Ange Mlinko Named 2014 Guggenheim Fellow
- 04/17/14 UH Art Professor Abinadi Meza Receives Prestigious Rome Prize
- 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
- 04/14/14 Provost Approves Scholarship Fund to Strengthen Study Abroad Participation
- 04/11/14 UH School of Theatre & Dance Telling 'The Philadelphia Story'
- 04/11/14 UH's AURA Teams Daniel Bernard Roumain for 'Range of Motion' April 14
- 04/09/14 UH Expert Available to Discuss Search for Missing Malaysian Flight 370
- 04/08/14 UH Entrepreneurship Students Ride the WAVVE
- 04/08/14 UH Offers Experts on Earthquakes
- 04/04/14 Zero to 20, in a Green Machine
- 04/03/14 UH Students Helping Keep Houston Beautiful During 'Rock the Block' April 5
- 04/03/14 Weather Balloons, Fuel-Sipping Cars and Environmental Research
March
- 03/31/14 Eye Expo at UH Offers Resources to the Visually Impaired
- 03/27/14 UH Offers Three STEM Camps this Summer for Area Youth
- 03/26/14 CenterPoint, Direct Energy Join UH Electricity Research Project
- 03/26/14 The Boy in the Bubble: Examining the Impact of a Famous Case
- 03/25/14 UH Moment: New University Center Opens On Campus
- 03/25/14 UH Professor and Nobel Laureate Jody Williams to Receive Prestigious International Olof Palme Medal
- 03/24/14 UH Jazz Orchestra Opening 'Great American Songbook' April 16
- 03/19/14 UH President Renu Khator Receives 2014 NASPA President’s Award
- 03/18/14 President of UH-Victoria Resigns
- 03/17/14 UH Honors College Presents Ultimate Talk Show - 'The Great Conversation'
- 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 UH Theater Legend Sidney Berger Celebrated March 23
- 03/13/14 Hip-Hop, Country, Pop Stars Join the Festivities at UH's Frontier Fiesta
- 03/13/14 When Big Isn’t Better: How the Flu Bug Bit Google
- 03/07/14 UH 'Artists and Their Regions' Course Taking Students into Methodist Hospital
- 03/06/14 New Therapies Targeting Cancer, Alzheimer’s Goal of UH Physicist
- 03/03/14 Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to Visit UH
February
- 02/28/14 UH System Board of Regents Approves FY2015, FY2016 Tuition Rates
- 02/27/14 Targeting Metabolism to Develop New Prostate Cancer Treatments
- 02/27/14 Texas Gov. Rick Perry Appoints Beth Madison to UHS Board of Regents
- 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
- 02/25/14 3D Printers Reshape University Teaching and Research
- 02/24/14 UH Convenes Its First 'Leadership in the Arts Summit'
- 02/24/14 How Much Does African Dust Add to Houston’s Pollution?
- 02/21/14 UH Moment: Estrogen Research in Colon and Breast Cancer Treatment and Prevention
- 02/19/14 UH Moment: UH Residential Living Designed for Student Success
- 02/19/14 UH System Launches Its First Massive Open Online Courses
- 02/18/14 Noted Houston Leaders Comprise UH Board of Visitors
- 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
- 02/17/14 Lence Master Teacher Paul Cantor Bringing Pop Culture, Literary Observations to UH
- 02/12/14 UH Moment: Executive Chef, Sous Chefs and Nutritionist Serve Up Exceptional Campus Cuisine
- 02/11/14 Science and Engineering Fair Highlights Teen ‘Stars’
- 02/10/14 Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis to Speak at UH
- 02/07/14 UH Students Take the Food Stamp Challenge
- 02/05/14 UH Moment: Bauer College's RED Labs Supports Student Tech Business Ideas
- 02/04/14 Math Contest Adds Up to Prizes, Encourages STEM Involvement
- 02/04/14 UH Researchers Put a Lot of Heart Into Their Work
- 02/04/14 UH RGV Admissions Office Celebrating Success with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
- 02/04/14 UH Police Chief Appoints Sgt. Dina Padovan as Crime Prevention Coordinator
- 02/03/14 MLK Day of Service Brings Nearly 200 Coogs to Houston Food Bank
- 02/03/14 Symposium Tackles the Challenges Raised by Climate Change
January
- 01/30/14 UH Moment: Houston Neighborhoods Benefit from Collaborative Community Design Initiative
- 01/30/14 UH Mitchell Center for the Arts Presenting CounterCurrent Festival April 9 - 13
- 01/29/14 UH Named a “Best Value” by Princeton Review
- 01/29/14 New Theory May Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells
- 01/29/14 UH Hosting World Trade Center Memorial Outside of New University Center
- 01/28/14 UH Researchers Create New Flexible, Transparent Conductor
- 01/27/14 UH Among First Universities to Communicate with Students Using Snapchat
- 01/21/14 Hundreds of Mars Rover Models to Buzz Around UH Campus Jan. 25
- 01/16/14 UH Mitchell Center Awarded Grant to Promote Understanding of Muslim Culture Through Art
- 01/15/14 UH Honors College Kicking Off Spring With Marathon Reading of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
- 01/14/14 UH Moment: Improving Treatment for Melanoma Patients
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
- 12/16/13 Researchers Split Water into Hydrogen, Oxygen Using Light, Nanoparticles
- 12/12/13 UH Students Designing Products Perfect for Holiday Gifts
- 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
- 12/10/13 Four UH Researchers Named to National Academy of Inventors
- 12/10/13 UH Physicist Honored as Rising Star in Texas Research
- 12/03/13 Houston City Council to Honor UH’s Bonnie Dunbar and UH STEM Center
- 12/03/13 Expedition Yields Unexpected Clues to Ocean Mysteries
- 12/02/13 UH Energy Expert Michael Economides Dies During International Flight
November
- 11/27/13 Discoveries in How Memories Form Could Help Treat Dementia
- 11/21/13 UH Engineer Named President of Houston Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance
- 11/19/13 UH Provost Paula Myrick Short Receives Master Professor Award
- 11/19/13 Works of Albert Camus Celebrated at UH
- 11/14/13 Company Co-Founded by UH Researcher Wins Nanomedicine Award
- 11/14/13 UH Emergency Training Concludes with Campus Disaster Simulation Nov. 15
- 11/14/13 Moores School of Music Alumni Association Reuniting Cougar Musicians
- 11/13/13 UH Community Design Resource Center Contributes Play Zone to DeZavala Park
- 11/13/13 UH Researchers Working to Slow Down Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s
- 11/08/13 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Opens New Labs
- 11/07/13 UH Among Texas Institutions That Will Lead Ocean Energy Safety Institute
- 11/07/13 Registration Deadline Approaching for UH Mars Rover Event
- 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 UH Students Create Nation’s Only Subsea Engineering Society
- 10/29/13 UH Debate Considers Whether Natural Gas Exports Will Be Good for the U. S.
- 10/29/13 PBS’ “NOVA” Features University of Houston in Episode Exploring Innovation and Cold Temperatures
- 10/29/13 UH Scares Up Halloween Experts, Story Ideas
- 10/25/13 Pioneering Astronaut Mae Jemison Delivering UH Rockwell Lecture
- 10/25/13 UH Offers a Place to Drop Off Prescription Drugs for Disposal
- 10/24/13 UH Projects Helping Keep Houston Beautiful
- 10/23/13 11th EPRI Superconductivity Conference Opens Oct. 28 at UH
- 10/23/13 President Renu Khator Appoints Leader of UH Health Initiatives
- 10/22/13 College of Technology Hosts Petroleum Industry Speaker Series
- 10/21/13 Role of Estrogen in Colon Cancer Prevention, Treatment Studied at UH
- 10/10/13 Faster Campus Internet Offers Opportunities for Innovation
- 10/10/13 UH Nanotech Company Wins Goradia Innovation Prize
- 10/10/13 Power Restored to UH Campus
- 10/09/13 Power on UH Campus Shut Off Starting at 1 a.m., Oct. 10
- 10/09/13 Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams to Discuss Memoir, Nov. 20
- 10/02/13 UH Graduate College of Social Work to Receive National Award
- 10/01/13 UH, UH System Reach New Fundraising Milestones
September
- 09/30/13 Undergraduate Research Day Allows Students to Share Their Passions
- 09/26/13 UH Community Events Aimed at Crime Prevention, Campus Security
- 09/26/13 Month-Long Study by UH Targets Improved Air Quality Forecasting
- 09/24/13 UH Energy, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Host Energy Symposium Series
- 09/24/13 Study to Enhance Earthquake Prediction, Mitigation in Pakistani Region
- 09/20/13 Famed Karr-Koussevitzky Bass Makes Recital Appearance at UH
- 09/19/13 University Receives $4 Million to Launch New Chemistry Initiative
- 09/18/13 UH Continuing 'Green' Streak with New Recycling Receptacles, Solar-Powered Trash Compactors, Filtered Water Stations
- 09/18/13 UH Ranked Among Top Institutions Producing Global CEOs
- 09/18/13 UH Law Center Criminal Justice Institute, Houston Law Review Host Symposium on Federal Sentencing
- 09/17/13 A High-Flying Collaboration Reaches Back to Earth
- 09/11/13 University's Royalty Income Up Dramatically Over the Past Five Years
- 09/11/13 UH Police Department Begins Accreditation Process
- 09/09/13 UH Hosting Community Conversation on Urban Health Care Oct. 4
- 09/09/13 Schlumberger Donates $2.35 Million to Energy Research Park
- 09/06/13 UH Singers Taking Voices to Smaller Stage for 'What's Opera, Duck?'
- 09/05/13 UH Writers Kicking Off Fall Gulf Coast Readings Sept. 13
- 09/05/13 Scientists Confirm Existence of Largest Single Volcano on Earth
August
- 08/28/13 UH Among Colleges Providing Students 'Best Bang for Their Buck'
- 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
- 08/23/13 Fall Convocation at UH Celebrating New Academic Year
- 08/21/13 UH Prepares to Welcome Students with Campus Improvements
- 08/19/13 UH System Board of Regents Elects FY2014 Officers
- 08/16/13 Six for Success: Psychology Professor, Author Offers Advice for College Success
- 08/14/13 UH System Board of Regents Approves $1.6 Billion Budget for FY2014
- 08/08/13 UH Among Top Colleges According to The Princeton Review
July
- 07/31/13 Texas Hurricane Center Presents Conference at UH Aug. 2
- 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
- 07/17/13 UH's Emily Messa Helping Keep Houston Beautiful
- 07/09/13 Cougar Junior Scholars Camp Delivering College Preview to Middle School Students
- 07/02/13 UH President Khator Participating in Presidential Innovation Lab
- 07/02/13 UH Offers Wide Array of Experts on Energy
- 07/01/13 Coogs Give Back to Community, Cook Up Competition at Staff Appreciation Event
June
- 06/26/13 Five Energy Industry Leaders Join UH Energy Advisory Board
- 06/24/13 UH Law Center Professor Expects Appeals Court to Uphold UT’s Race-conscious Admittance Policy
- 06/19/13 Paula Myrick Short Appointed Senior Vice Chancellor/Senior Vice President and Provost
- 06/18/13 Benjamin P. Wells Appointed as UH System Student Regent
- 06/17/13 HoustonPBS UH Moment: New UH Football Stadium a Recruiting Tool with Better Views
- 06/14/13 Former Astronaut Preps Students for Success with Math and Science
- 06/11/13 UH Experts Have Practical Advice, Noteworthy Research On Hurricanes
- 06/11/13 UH, Methodist Hospital Research Institute Receive $695K to Further Robotics Research
- 06/06/13 UH Receives $1 Million Endowment to Train Math, Science Teachers
May
- 05/24/13 UH Recognized as Top 10 ‘Most Affordable’ School in Texas by The College Database
- 05/21/13 UH Student Body President to Appear on 'The Daily Ticker' May 23
- 05/21/13 New Campus-Wide Effort Prepares UH for Hurricane Season
- 05/16/13 UHS Regents Approve Planning of Four-Year Fixed Tuition Rates
- 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
- 05/14/13 Interim Provost Paula Myrick Short named Fulbright Specialist
- 05/13/13 Half of National Microsoft Video Game Design Finalists from UH
- 05/10/13 Ognjen Miljanic First from UH to be Selected a Cottrell Scholar
- 05/03/13 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Barron's Serves Up Hospitality Industry Talent
- 05/02/13 Strides in Math Education, Community Outreach Add Up to Piper Honor
April
- 04/30/13 ConocoPhillips Donates Over $1 Million to UH
- 04/24/13 Air pollution study goes mobile
- 04/19/13 National Juvenile Justice Advocates Converge on UH Law Center for Professional Development Training
- 04/19/13 UH Artists in Spotlight During Annual School of Art Exhibition
- 04/17/13 Eye Expo at UH Offers Resources to the Visually Impaired
- 04/09/13 Probe to Detect Spread of Breast Cancer Gets Distribution Boost
- 04/05/13 UH Moment: Faculty-in-Residence Family Serves as Student Resource
- 04/04/13 Students Attempt Rowing Cardboard Boats at Annual UH Race
March
- 03/28/13 Houston Mayor Annise Parker Addresses UH Community
- 03/28/13 UH System, HCC-Northwest Expand Higher Ed Opportunities in West Houston
- 03/15/13 UH Psychology Professor Honored with Lifetime Distinguished Career Award
- 03/15/13 The Curse Continues: Moores Opera Center Delivering 'Rigoletto'
- 03/14/13 Two New Programs Put UH Undergraduates on Fast Track to Medical School
- 03/06/13 Fossil CSI: Prehistoric Clues to Oil, Environment Revealed
- 03/06/13 UH Experts Available to Discuss Women's History Month
- 03/04/13 UH Selected to Develop Social Work Education in China
February
- 02/26/13 Exhibition at UH Dedicated to Arab Americans' Contributions to U.S.
- 02/20/13 Students, Educators Address 'How We Learn' During TEDxYouth@UH
- 02/13/13 President Renu Khator Appoints Leader of UH Energy Initiatives
- 02/07/13 Quick-Click Smack Down Caps off UH Contest for Math-savvy Teens
January
- 01/30/13 UH System Board of Regents Approves Creation of Health Science Center
- 01/24/13 Retired Astronaut, Engineer Bonnie Dunbar to Lead UH STEM Center
- 01/23/13 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Food Trucks Fuel Growing UH Campus
- 01/22/13 Hundreds of Mars Rover Models to be Showcased at UH Jan. 26
- 01/17/13 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Reducing the University’s Carbon Footprint
2012
December
- 12/21/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Slowing Nearsightedness in Children
- 12/13/12 'Made in Houston' Showcasing Products Created By UH Students
- 12/11/12 Families of U.S. Military Invited to Participate in Study
- 12/07/12 Donation Made Possible by UH Allows Visually Impaired Child to Read
- 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
- 11/21/12 Outstanding Contributions Earn UH Mathematician Top Honor
- 11/16/12 Classic Fairy Tale 'The Snow Queen' Comes to Life at UH
- 11/14/12 Regenerating Heart Tissue Topic of UH Lecture Nov. 27
- 11/13/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Did LiDAR Uncover the Lost City?
- 11/09/12 Solar-Powered Outdoor Classroom Unveiled in Alief
- 11/07/12 Houston, We Have a Problem: Firsthand Account Presented at UH
- 11/06/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton Making Strides
- 11/05/12 Psychiatrist, Pianist Richard Kogan Visiting UH Nov. 9
- 11/02/12 Khator Honored as International Business Executive of the Year
- 11/01/12 Architects Addressing Coastal Challenges During UH Symposium
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
- 10/23/12 UH Professor to Lead International Drilling Expedition
- 10/23/12 UH Architecture Program Earns Mayor's Proud Partner Award
- 10/18/12 Predicting Heart Attack Risk Topic of UH Lecture
- 10/10/12 Three Officers Dismissed from UH Department of Public Safety
- 10/03/12 UH, UH System Raise More Than $100 Million
- 10/02/12 'Thick Infrastructure' Proposes New Amenities for Houston
September
- 09/28/12 UHDPS Announces Arrests in Recent Robbery Cases
- 09/26/12 Drug Disposal, Free Health Screenings Available at UH Sept. 29
- 09/25/12 UH Moment: UH Nanocoating Improves Solar Panel Efficiency
- 09/11/12 UH Student Christine Ha Cooks Her Way to FOX TV's 'MasterChef" Title
- 09/11/12 Panoramic Imagery of UH Campus Now Visible on Google Maps
- 09/07/12 UH Law Center Undertakes Critical Study of Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Law
- 09/07/12 Role of Hormones, Potential New Treatments Topic of UH Lecture
August
- 08/29/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: The ‘Chopped and Screwed’ History of Houston Hip-Hop
- 08/29/12 Aging Kidneys May Hold Key to New High Blood Pressure Therapies
- 08/23/12 Students Move In, Several Milestones Expected at UH in 2012
- 08/23/12 Therapeutic Avenues for Parkinson’s Investigated at UH
- 08/22/12 UHS Board of Regents Puts Wheels in Motion for UH-Sugar Land Expansion
- 08/21/12 UH Mitchell Center for the Arts Announces Fall 2012 Public Programs
- 08/16/12 UH Law Center Announces Immigration Deferred Action Initiative
- 08/14/12 New Super-resolution Microscope to be Built at UH with $1M Grant
- 08/13/12 Houston Endowment Pledges $1.51 Million to UH Arts Initiative
- 08/13/12 UH Stage Management Students Taking Talents Nationwide
- 08/09/12 UH Students Spent Summer Making a Difference with Hands-on Research
July
- 07/23/12 Architecture Professors Receive Honors for PV-POD Solar Mounting System
- 07/16/12 UH Chemist Tackles Black Holes in Canada with Fulbright Fellowship
- 07/16/12 UH Students Building Solar-Powered Classroom for Alief Community Garden
- 07/13/12 Shakespeare Summer Conservatory Grooming Future Stage Professionals
- 07/10/12 TIGER Grant Helping Connect UH Campus with Energy Research Park
- 07/06/12 High Schoolers Head to UH's Honors College for Phi Beta Kappa Academy
June
- 06/29/12 UH Law Center health law experts weigh in on Affordable Care Act
- 06/26/12 NIH, DOD Grants to Fund Prostate Cancer, Diabetes Research at UH
- 06/14/12 Kids Become Space Suit Engineers at UH Science Camp this Summer
- 06/13/12 $5M Pledge to Further Research at Molly and Doug Barnes Vision Institute
- 06/08/12 UH Experts Have Practical Advice, Noteworthy Research On Hurricanes
- 06/05/12 Study Offers Hope for More Effective Treatment of Nearsightedness
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 UH System Board of Regents Approves $1.5 Billion Budget for FY2013
- 05/16/12 UH Students Collaborating to Create Solar-Powered Outdoor Kitchen
- 05/16/12 UH System Chancellor Renu Khator Nominated For Light of India Award
- 05/11/12 Emergency ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Harris County
- 05/07/12 New Heart Repair Strategies Discussed at UH Lecture May 15
- 05/03/12 Prestigious Piper Professor Title Bestowed Upon UH’s Simon Bott
April
- 04/24/12 UH Students Submitting Designs for Baytown Waterfront Development
- 04/23/12 Dual-degree Program Between UH, UTHealth to Speed Nursing Education
- 04/19/12 Five NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to UH Students, Alumna
- 04/19/12 Contemporary Crises Blend with Classic Comedy in New UH Adaptation of 'The Frogs'
- 04/18/12 UH Makes Princeton Review's Green List Three Years in a Row
- 04/11/12 More Than 75 Students to Showcase Projects During Undergraduate Research Symposium April 12
- 04/03/12 New UH Lecture Series Examines Impact of Science on Health
March
- 03/20/12 UH Honors College Fundraiser 'The Great Conversation' Turns 20
- 03/15/12 UH Receives ExxonMobil Grant for Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
- 03/13/12 'An Afternoon With The Artists' to Feature Dennis Quaid, Brett Cullen, Robert Wuhl, Cindy Pickett
- 03/06/12 UH, Methodist Team Up to Prepare Surgeons for the Operating Room
- 03/02/12 Cemo Hall Re-Opened Following Small Fire
February
- 02/28/12 UH Creates $30 Million Fund to Recruit Key STEM Faculty
- 02/08/12 Math Contest Adds Up to Prizes at UH
- 02/07/12 Developing New Vaccines for Hookworm Among Topics at UH Lecture
January
- 01/26/12 Sharper Imaging in Glaucoma Focus of $1.85M NIH Grant
- 01/23/12 Students Showcase Mars Rover Models at 10th Annual Event Jan. 28
- 01/10/12 UH Opens Sleep and Anxiety Center for Kids
2011
December
- 12/15/11 Half of Microsoft Video Game Design Finalists from UH
- 12/12/11 HoustonPBS UH Moment: Studying Food Cravings Through Virtual Reality
- 12/08/11 Flexing on Mars: Student Research Examines Astronauts’ Muscle on Missions
- 12/07/11 Alliance Teams Up at UH to Help Visually Impaired Children
- 12/06/11 UH Architecture Students Creating Practical Designs for Proposed Galveston Levees
November
- 11/16/11 UH Sugar Land Campus to Expand Higher Education Opportunities in Fort Bend County
- 11/10/11 Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company Bringing Comedy to UH
- 11/09/11 Ribbon Cutting for 'Solar Shade Tree' Built by UH Students Set for Nov. 15
- 11/09/11 New UH Research Addresses Problem Drinking Among College Students
- 11/08/11 UH Receives $990K Grant to Enhance Cancer Research Facilities
- 11/08/11 Her Excellency Nirupama Rao, Ambassador of India, to be Honored Friday at Two Events at UH
- 11/04/11 Texas Obesity Research Center Gathers Multinational Force to Combat Obesity
- 11/02/11 Annual UH Mars Rover Event Gets $400K Boost from NASA
October
- 10/28/11 First Native Houstonian Astronaut to Visit UH
- 10/20/11 New Drug Strategies for Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis Examined at UH
- 10/14/11 UH Engineers Finding New Ways to Fight Malaria with DOD Grant
- 10/13/11 Doo Wop Meets the Living Dead in UH Production of 'Zombie Prom'
- 10/13/11 Industrial Design Students, Professor Earn Honors at National Safety Conference
- 10/11/11 Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph's 'red, black and GREEN: a blues' to Break Boundaries at UH Mitchell Center for the Arts
- 10/04/11 Emmy Award-Winning TV Veteran to Lead Houston Public Media
September
- 09/29/11 UH Researchers Explain Hormonal Role in Glucose and Fat Metabolism
- 09/29/11 Nelda Luce Blair Leading UHS Board of Regents
- 09/20/11 UH Bauer College Leads Nation in Entrepreneurship Education
- 09/20/11 Former Astronaut Bernard Harris Visits UH for Book Signing, Lecture
- 09/08/11 UH Researchers Work to Develop Screening Method for Superbug
- 09/07/11 Latha Ramchand Named Dean of Bauer College of Business 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
- 08/24/11 Gov. Perry Names Three New Regents for UH System
- 08/22/11 UH Researchers Explore Treatments for Breast and Colon Cancers
- 08/17/11 UHS Regents Approve $1.36 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
- 08/11/11 Blaffer Museum Hosting Talks by Former FBI Art Crimes Specialist Robert Wittman
- 08/02/11 Students Seek Solutions to Alzheimer’s, Diabetes and Other Maladies
- 08/02/11 Texas Hurricane Center Presents Conference at UH Aug. 5
- 08/02/11 UH Students Going Abroad to Learn About International Architecture
July
- 07/27/11 Applications to UH Increase by 12 Percent
- 07/26/11 Houston Shakespeare Festival Welcomes Seth Gilliam, Leah C. Gardiner
- 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 UH Receives Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
- 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
- 07/01/11 UH Professor Martin Melosi Examines Water History in Houston and the U.S.
June
- 06/29/11 ConocoPhillips Donates $1 Million to UH and its Energy Research Park
- 06/28/11 Work to Slow Progression of Nearsightedness in Children Wins Award
- 06/28/11 Former UH Optometry Dean Inducted into National Hall of Fame
- 06/27/11 White House Environmental Policy Adviser Nancy Sutley Visiting UH June 28
- 06/23/11 Gardening to Go: UH Architecture Professors Introduce GroPODS
- 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
- 06/15/11 UH Chemist Developing Materials to Detect, Repel E. coli
- 06/15/11 Fellowship Aiding UH Medieval Expert Lorraine Stock with Summer Research
- 06/13/11 Kids Become Space Suit Engineers at UH Science Camp this Summer
- 06/07/11 UH Professor Given Commendation for Medical Innovation in Asthma
- 06/03/11 Student Tamecia Glover Harris Appointed to UH System Board of Regents
- 06/02/11 Work by UH Evolutionary Biologist May One Day Help with Chronic Diseases
May
- 05/23/11 May 24 Dedicated as 'UH Chorale Day' in Houston
- 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
- 05/18/11 International Stage Set for Premiere of New Work by UH's David White
- 05/13/11 Living the American Dream: UH Grad Student Earns Prestigious Fellowships
- 05/12/11 President’s Medallions, Honorary Doctorates to be Given at UH Commencement
- 05/10/11 Three UH Students Chosen as Albert Schweitzer Fellows
- 05/09/11 UH Chemist Investigates Material for Next-Generation Computer Memory
- 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
- 05/02/11 UH Hosting Annual Memorial Service
April
- 04/29/11 Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox to Speak May 3 at UH
- 04/28/11 Smile! UH Offers On-Campus Dentistry to Students
- 04/22/11 Renowned Glaucoma Researcher Receives UH’s Highest Honor
- 04/21/11 Students Tackle Deforestation, Win First Prize with Video Game Design
- 04/19/11 UH Delivering Green Stories During Earth Day Week
- 04/14/11 UH Research Focused on Reading Education of English Language Learners
- 04/14/11 'Love Makes A Family' Photo Exhibit Opens at UH, April 20 - May 4
- 04/12/11 UHS Regents Set Limits for Tuition Rates for Fall 2011
- 04/12/11 Big Additions in Store for 2011 Houston Shakespeare Festival
- 04/12/11 Students to Row Boats Built with Cardboard, Duct Tape at UH Race
- 04/11/11 Contemporary Compositions Meet Fancy Footwork in April 15 UH Concert 'Between the Lines'
- 04/11/11 Moores Opera Center Dedicating April 11 Performance of 'Il Postino' to Late Friend, Collaborator Daniel Catán
- 04/05/11 UH to Present New Translation, Performance of Classic Greek Tragedy 'Agamemnon'
- 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
- 04/01/11 Jan-Åke Gustafsson Leads Team with $5.2M for Prostate Cancer Research
March
- 03/23/11 UH Moores Opera Center Delivers Texas Premiere of "Il Postino" April 8 - 11
- 03/22/11 Evolutionary ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers’ Revealed in Collaborative Study
- 03/11/11 UH Offers Experts on Earthquakes, Radiation
- 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
- 03/07/11 Protecting Ecosystems, Pollution Remediation Goals of Research at UH
- 03/01/11 Eye Expo at UH Offers Resources to the Visually Impaired
February
- 02/22/11 UH Study Explores Charter Schools' Impact on Public Learning Institutions
- 02/21/11 Top-tier Work Earns UH Biologist Prestigious Humboldt Prize
- 02/17/11 Chancellor Renu Khator Tells House Members UH System Needs State Funding to Serve Students
- 02/15/11 UH System Chancellor Discusses State Budget Woes Before Senate Finance Committee
- 02/11/11 Team Hopes to Cut Years Off Development Time of New Antibiotics
- 02/08/11 Hollywood Trombonist Andy Martin Headed to UH Moores Jazz Festival
- 02/08/11 UH TEX-FAB Event Bridging Digital Designs, Physical Environment
- 02/03/11 UH System Cancelling Evening Classes Feb. 3
- 02/02/11 UH Officials Monitoring Weather Conditions
January
- 01/28/11 Longtime Friend of UH, Philanthropist Elizabeth Rockwell Passes Away
- 01/27/11 Elwyn C. Lee named VP for Community Relations, Institutional Access
- 01/25/11 Hundreds of Students Unveil Mars Rovers at UH Saturday, Jan. 29
- 01/24/11 Forum to Focus on Using Robotics, Imaging and Simulation in Surgeries
- 01/24/11 UH's Matthew Dirst Headed to L.A. for Grammy Ceremony
- 01/21/11 Music, Technology, Art Merge in UH's 3D Opera 'The Magic Flute'
- 01/20/11 UH to Begin National Search for Media Executive to Oversee Projected KUHF, KUHT Merger
- 01/20/11 Sensors to Detect Explosives, Monitor Food Being Developed at UH
- 01/18/11 Carnegie Foundation Gives University of Houston its Highest Classification for Research Success, Elevating UH to Tier One Status
- 01/13/11 UH President Renu Khator Appointed to Dallas Fed Board
- 01/11/11 Moores Opera Center Kicks Off 2011 with 'The Magic Flute,' 'Albert Herring'
- 01/10/11 Nuclear Receptors Reveal Possible Interventions for Cancer, Obesity
- 01/03/11 Two UH Students Receive Hogg Foundation Bilingual Scholarship
2010
December
- 12/27/10 Services for UHDPS Officer Ann O'Donnell Set for Wednesday in Galveston
- 12/24/10 UHDPS Officer Killed in Auto Accident
- 12/16/10 UH Architecture Professor Among DesignIntelligence's Most Admired Educators
- 12/16/10 Creative Capital-Warhol Foundation Awards Grants to UH Art Professors
- 12/16/10 Medical Robotics to Improve Heart Surgery
- 12/15/10 UH to Award Presidential Medallions at Fall Commencement Ceremonies
- 12/06/10 Combating Drug-resistant Bacteria Goal of Clinicians, Researchers
- 12/01/10 Joint United States, China Project Studies Origins of Universe
November
- 11/19/10 'Dead Man Walking' Offers UH Student Austin Dean Life on the Opera Stage
- 11/19/10 UH Physicists Study Behavior of Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer’s, Cancer
- 11/19/10 UH Valenti School of Communication Deploys iPads in Mobile-Learning Study
- 11/18/10 Earl Smith Receives Prentice Medal from American Academy of Optometry
- 11/12/10 Nov. 16 UH Jazz Concert to Showcase Contemporary, Classic Works
- 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
- 10/25/10 Unexpected Findings of Lead Exposure May Lead to Treating Blindness
- 10/22/10 UH Engineering Professors Featured in Consecutive Issues of Science
- 10/08/10 Experts Say Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests Need Innovative Oversight
- 10/07/10 Governor Presents UH Researcher with Grant for Cardiac Device
- 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'
- 09/28/10 UH Geologists Find Parts of Northwest Houston Sinking Rapidly
- 09/23/10 UH Sets Record of More than $100 Million in Private Support
- 09/20/10 Drug to Treat Alcoholism Goal of UH Professor's Research
- 09/15/10 UH Student Named One of Glamour Magazine's Top 10 College Women
- 09/15/10 All Four UH System Universities Post Enrollment Milestones
- 09/14/10 UH Collaborates with Four Universities on $20M Grant
- 09/13/10 UH Researcher Receives National Award of Excellence in Research
August
- 08/31/10 UHV Presidential Search Committee Appointed
- 08/31/10 Digital Tech Brings History of India to Worldwide Audience
- 08/24/10 Two UH Chemists Receive National Recognition
- 08/20/10 Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program Approved for Fall
- 08/18/10 Campus Milestones Reported to UH System Board of Regents
- 08/18/10 The Eyes of the Pride are on UH Optometrists Serving in Afghanistan
- 08/18/10 UH to to Buy Radio Tower, FM Frequency and License from Rice University
- 08/16/10 Gallbladder Cancer May Be Linked to Estrogens, Says UH Team
- 08/13/10 Grand Opening of Cougar Village Housing Complex Set for Aug. 16
- 08/09/10 UH Moores Opera House Raising Curtain on Season to Remember
- 08/06/10 UHS Chancellor Khator Names Special Assistant for International Initiatives
- 08/05/10 Simplifying Computer Power Behind Phones, Medical Devices
July
- 07/01/10 UH Expert Explains Potential Impact of Hurricanes on Gulf Disaster
June
- 06/29/10 Researchers Available to Discuss How Hurricanes Might Affect Gulf Oil Spill
- 06/24/10 UH Receives $2.3 Million DOE Grant For New Wind Facility
- 06/02/10 Hurricane Experts Take UH by Storm
May
- 05/07/10 UH Offers Experts on Gulf Oil Spill
- 05/06/10 UH Geologist Explains BP Efforts to Dome Blown Well
- 05/05/10 As Oil Spill Hits Coastline, UH Expert Explains Ecological Impact
- 05/03/10 Expert Lends Perspective on Gulf Oil Disaster