April 2008 Archives

April 28- May 2, 2008

• Campus to honor Ted Estess' 30 years as Honors Dean
• Prof takes unique approach to treat asthma
• UH Bauer College students come out on top at high-stakes open outcry competition
• Francis receives Farfel Award
• 2008 Faculty award recipients
• UH renames Communication School to honor Valenti legacy 
• Sharper Image: UH optometrist establishes Sports Vision Clinic 

April 21-25, 2008

• Raymond T. Nimmer named Dean of UH Law Center
• Prof finds geological faults threaten Houston
• President Khator to participate in student town hall meeting
• Canadian geophysicist, future UH prof to present annual geosciences lecture
• U.S. News & World Report ranks GCSW among best grad programs
• Students take top music prizes at national, state contests
• Who's that Bauer Girl?

April 14-18, 2008

• Student artists showcased in master's thesus exhibition
• Alumus wins Pulitzer Prize for risky photo
• New contact center assists Cougars, public
• UH launches new Center for Applied Leadership
• UH chemist one of America's Rising stars in science
• Creative writing professor receives Jackson Poetry Prize
• Former UH student wins Miss USA

April 7-11, 2008

• African American Studies Program receives national honor
• Gourmet Night under the spell of ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream'
• Executive MBA Program turns 30
• UH System names new vc/vp of administration, finance
• Murray recognized for 40 years of teaching and mentoring
• KUHF Houston Public Radio raises $846,000
• Retired faculty member dies
• Softball team takes on the USA National Team

March 31 - April 4, 2008

• Smelling food nearly as bad as eating it, study suggests
• Comic opera depicts ultimate wedding reception gone wrong
• Amundson Lecture Series features trailblazing mathematician
• Catastrophic Theatre starts at UH With ‘Big Death and Little Death'
• Cong wins Fulbright grant to China
• Splish splash: Cullen fountain filled with bubbles