Houston

December 06, 2024

Guest Speaker Panel: "Black, Brown, and Blue: A Historical Discussion of Policing in Houston"
Amy C. Evans: "Houston in 2020: Self-Employed Black Artist- An Oral History Project by Amy C. Evans"
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"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "LGBTQ+ HOU: Bayou City Proud"
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"
Amy C. Evans: "My Houston: Documenting My Hometown Through Art and Oral History"
Dwight Watson: "Murder on the Bayou: Jose Campos Torres and Police Brutality"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "Houston History Spring Launch Event: Italians Plant Roots in Houston"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "Resilient Houston: Documenting Hurricane Harvey"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "Houston's Helping Hand: Remembering Hurricane Katrina"
Caitlyn Jones: Looking Out from Emancipation Park: Stories from the Third Ward
Rebecca Archer: Third Ward's Eldorado Ballroom: Stories from the Third Ward
Sheri Schrader: The Art and Legacy of Dr. John T. Biggers: Stories from the Third Ward
Ana Girard: Beautifying Third Ward: Stories from the Third Ward
Allison Anderson: Female Physicians of Houston Negro Hospital (Riverside General): Stories from the Third Ward
Brandy Black: Women of Houston’s Student Civil Rights Movement: Stories from the Third Ward

Top Stories

May 1, 2026

ET’s Fan Receives CAREER Award to Study Flexible Data Center Integration in Power Systems

Associate Professor of Engineering Technology Lei Fan has received an NSF CAREER Award in the amount of $500,018 for his proposal, Optimal Integration of Flexible Data Centers in Power Systems via Quantum Dynamics.

May 1, 2026

Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends Reel in Big Haul of TSHP Galveston Honors

Alumni, faculty and staff members, and supporters reeled in a haul of accolades and honors — from awards for leadership, service and research to installment to elected offices — at the 2026 Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Seminar April 24-26 in Galveston.

April 29, 2026

Holding Ground in a Changing Climate

Gustavo Gonzalez Contreras earned first place in the The Ecological Design Challenge student category for Aftercast, a modular bench system that reimagines site furniture as ecological infrastructure. Developed in a studio, the project addresses flooding and erosion by stabilizing soil, guiding water flow, and supporting plant life.