April 15th, 2010
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College of Social Work’s success excites dean
For Professor and Dean of the Graduate College of Social Work Ira Colby, there wasn’t just one event, experience or person that influenced his career choice. Colby was born and raised in western Massachusetts and...
Women honored at CEO banquet
It was a colorful night as faculty and students celebrated UH’s diversity and strong women at the Women of the World Banquet organized by the Council of Ethnic Organizations on Tuesday. The banquet, which was...
Faculty forced to take furlough
In an effort to reduce University spending by a projected $17 million over the next two years UH Administration will initiate a mandatory furlough program for all faculty and staff taking effect during the...
Professor gives insight into historical figure
Professor Francesca D’Alessandro Behr, Associate Professor of Classics and Italian Studies at UH, spoke about the historical figure Cato the Younger and how he fit into history on Tuesday during a lecture at the...
Sept. 11 GI-Bill increases veteran enrollment
The post 9/11 GI Bill is changing the lives of many veterans by offering them an opportunity to change, modify or enhance their careers. After they are discharged from the military, many veterans find themselves...
Professor improves power technology
One of UH’s most successful researchers is providing the U.S. electric power industry with an advanced technology in superconductivity. Venkat Selvamanickam, a professor at the UH department of mechanical engineering, is developing high temperature super...
UH gears up for tough set of races
Head coach Leroy Burrell and his Cougars are making their way to Baton Rouge, La., where they will take part in the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational at Bernie Moore Track Stadium on Friday and Saturday. Some of...
People need to observe dating rules
I recently went on a terrible date. The guy was late, forgot his wallet, monopolized the conversation and brought up political opinions very different from my own all over the course of the first...
English law shows bad judgment
Before the dissolution of England’s Parliament Monday, a procedure known as “wash-up” had been taking place. The term describes a legislative process in which bills can become laws quickly by bypassing normal debate in...
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Aluminum bats ruin game’s purity
On April 3, the Vanderbilt Commodores were playing the Florida Gators in a baseball game. Vanderbilt’s pitcher, Corey Williams, after following through on his pitch, took a line drive shot off the side of...