July 14th, 2010
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UH tapped by Perry to aid in research
Governor Rick Perry tapped UH to be a part of a coalition of experts that will research ways to prevent future oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. The coalition, named the Gulf Project, will...
Energy facility receives grant
UH’s Energy Research Park will be the site of a new testing facility that University researchers will build after being awarded a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The National Wind Energy...
State group honors student
The Texas chapter of the National Association of Social Workers named UH graduate student Meghan Baker the state’s Social Work Student of the Year. Baker, a J.D. and M.S.W. dual degree student in the Law...
World Cup filled with surprises
The 2010 FIFA World Cup has given fans plenty to talk about, from the elimination of soccer greats Italy and France to the controversial calls by the referees. Either way, South Africa gave soccer...
Cougar preps for World Championships
For the majority of the UH track and field team, the season ended a month ago. But a lone Cougar has kept his season going, training deep into the weeks of summer without his...
‘Despicable Me’ not so despicable
Despicable Me will inevitably be compared to Toy Story 3 because A) it’s a 3D CGI movie released around the same time, and B) they are the only two movies I’ve seen in...
A look at an author’s attempt to find love without sex
British journalist Hephzibah Anderson’s memoir “Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex,” follows her year-long experimentation with celibacy after she realizes that she has misunderstood the relationship between love and sex. Following the...
Houston needs to be bike friendly
Houston has an enormous amount of people who use the roads to express their need for speed, their hunger for adrenaline, a desire to sightsee and explore, and for health benefits. These people are...
Nevada faces fierce election battle
Nevada is in a bad place right now. The Silver State leads the nation with its 14 percent unemployment rate, and the local economy shows no signs of bouncing back. The view from Las...
Glenn Beck takes on Houston media conspiracy
Last Friday, a 58-year-old woman was injured after she opened what she thought was just a normal package of chocolates. However, it was a pipe bomb that sent the woman to the hospital with...
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