Race

December 06, 2024

Guest Speaker Panel: "Black, Brown and Blue: A Historical Discussion of Policing in Houston"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Three Feathers: Storytelling and Restorative Justice In Northern Indigenous Communities"
Amy C. Evans: "Houston in 2020: Self-Employed Black Artists- An Oral History Project by Amy C. Evans"
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez: "Racial Health Disparities and Public History: Oral Histories of LatinX and African American Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Seadrift Documentary Panel Discussion: Race, Refugees, and Redemption"
Stephen Klineberg: "Prophetic City: Tracking Responses to Mounting Inequalities, Ethnic Transformations, and Severe Storms"
Sarah Rafael Garcia: "Fairy Tales for Truth and Justice: Preserving and Re-presenting History through Contemporary Narratives"
Ruben Molina: "Chicano Soul: Recordings and History of an American Culture"
Dwight Watson: "Murder on the Bayou: Jose Campos Torres and Police Brutality"
Karl Jacoby: "The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "African American Studies: Community Impact and Future Outlook"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "Houston History Spring Launch Event: Italians Plant Roots in Houston"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "WIMS: Opening Dialogues Across Race, Region, and Religion"
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez: Listening for Latina/o Voices
Carla Ulrich: Capturing Indigenous Community through Film
Martha S. Jones: Honoring Black Agency in an American Democracy
Brian D. Behnken: Tweeting through Race, Policing, and Social Change
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
Denise Meringolo: Preserve the Baltimore Uprising: A Case Study in Radical Public History Practice

Paroma Arefin: Seeing the Patients Behind the Data

Ph.D. student Paroma Arefin uses real-world evidence to explore how healthcare policy, cost and access affect patient care. Her research looks beyond spending trends to identify gaps in treatment and ensure the patients behind the data are not overlooked.

July 27, 2026

Outstanding OTC, Consulting Coogs

University of Houston College of Pharmacy (UHCOP) students secured the trophy in the Student Pharmacist Self-Care Competition and five scholarships, while a college alumna was honored for her pharmacy consultant work at the Texas Pharmacy Association 2026 Conference & Expo July 24-26 in The Woodlands.

July 20, 2026

Have GLP-1s Changed the Debate Around Body Size?

UH experts explore how GLP-1 medications have reshaped conversations about weight loss, health and body size while examining their benefits, long-term challenges and the persistent stigma surrounding obesity, treatment choices and women’s bodies.

Top Stories

Paroma Arefin: Seeing the Patients Behind the Data

Outstanding OTC, Consulting Coogs

Have GLP-1s Changed the Debate Around Body Size?