News Releases

• 2012

• May

• 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
• 12/07/11  Alliance Teams Up at UH to Help Visually Impaired Children

• 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
• 11/08/11  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
• 11/02/11  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
• 04/21/11  Remembering San Jacinto, The Alamo And Other Narratives of Texas History
• 04/19/11  UH Delivering Green Stories During Earth Day Week
• 04/15/11  UH Receives 'Green' Light from City of Houston to Deliver Solar Generators
• 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
• 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
• 08/17/10  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

• 07/30/10  Gulf Coast Reading Series Sets 2010-2011 Season
• 07/30/10  Actor, Writer, Director Keith Byron Kirk Joining UH Faculty
• 07/22/10  UH Graduate Design/Build Studio Constructing a Better Community
• 07/16/10  Mitchell Center for the Arts Unveils 2010- 2011 Season
• 07/09/10  Houston's City Hall Showcasing Works of UH Student Artists
• 07/06/10  Magic, Mischief at Heart of 2010 Houston Shakespeare Festival
• 07/02/10  UH Professors Showcasing Green Gadgets During ‘Freedom Over Texas’ on July 4

• May

• 05/18/10  UH System Regents Approve $1.3 Billion Budget for FY2011
• 05/16/10  UH Alumna Honored for 'A Work of Heart'
• 05/13/10  UH To Graduate More Than 4,500 Students
• 05/07/10  UH Sculpture Students Ready to Roll at Annual Art Car Parade
• 05/07/10  UH Offers Experts on Gulf Oil Spill
• 05/06/10  UH Economist Sees Job Market Improving This Year, Making Sizeable Gains in Distant Future
• 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
• 05/05/10  UH's Barton Smith Symposium Focusing on ‘Houston’s Emergence from National Economic Meltdown’
• 05/03/10  Expert Lends Perspective on Gulf Oil Disaster

• April

• 04/30/10  UH Energy Conference Draws Experts, Executives and Innovation
• 04/23/10  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst Keynote Speaker at UH Energy Conference April 23
• 04/21/10  Local Sax Masters Teaming with UH Jazz Ensemble for Concerts April 21, 22
• 04/20/10  'UH Moment' Expands to Broadcast Television Via HoustonPBS
• 04/12/10  National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping Comes to Houston
• 04/09/10  Student Nada Sarraj Headed to Washington D.C. for 'Posters on the Hill'
• 04/08/10  Local Students Test Physics Skills at UH Boat Race
• 04/07/10  The IRF Releases Its Updated Long Run Forecast for Houston Region
• 04/06/10  Edythe Bates Old Moores Opera Center at UH Celebrates Silver Anniversary
• 04/05/10  UH Study Suggests School Uniforms Reduce Student Absences, Disciplinary Problems
• 04/05/10  Ex-Boxing Champ George Foreman to Speak at UH Veterans Entrepreneurship Seminar April 7
• 04/02/10  UH President Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dublin Institute of Technology

• March

• 03/31/10  UH Researcher Modernizes U.S. Power Grid
• 03/31/10  SuperPower and UH Sign High Temperature Superconducting Wire License Agreements