Environment

December 06, 2024

Houston History Magazine Panel: "Resilient Houston: Documenting Hurricane Harvey"
Guest Speaker Panel: "When the Lights (and Heat) Went out in Texas: The Texas Blackout in Historical Context"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Race, Health, and Air Pollution in Houston: Environmental Justice During COVID-19"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Seadrift Documentary Panel Discussion: Race, Refugees, and Redemption"
Charles Ciliske: "Buffalo Bayou & Tributaries Flood Control Project"
Stephen Klineberg: "Prophetic City: Tracking Responses to Mounting Inequalities, Ethnic Transformations, and Severe Storms"
Roberto Barrios: "Cacophony of Disaster: Interpreting Houston's Many Voices in Harvey's Aftermath"
Rebecca Benefiel: "Roman Graffiti and Digital Humanities"
Eric Magrane: "Climate, History, and the Poetry of Place: The Sonoran Desert and Beyond"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "Houston's Helping Hand: Remembering Hurricane Katrina"
Richard Mizelle: Cultivating Public Memory during Disease and Disaster
Merlin Chowkwanyun: Civic Tech, History, and Environmental Health Protection: Leveraging IT for Social Good?

Top Stories

August 31, 2026

The Summer of Startups

After a summer of meeting with mentors and scaling startups, more than 10 teams presented their businesses at the RED Labs Venture Showcase on the University of Houston campus.

August 28, 2026

SNPhA Chapter Earns Top Honors at National Convention

UHCOP’s SNPhA chapter earned national recognition at the 2026 SNPhA/NPhA National Convention, winning eight of nine national initiative awards, securing top competition finishes and celebrating major individual honors.

August 27, 2026

University of Houston launches interdisciplinary institute to guide local housing interventions

The University of Houston (UH) has launched a new university-wide initiative that brings together research, data and interdisciplinary expertise to help its city address homelessness.