January 2011
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Sensory Overload
A team led by a UH professor has developed a chemical sensor that has the capacity to detect many kinds of chemicals, including explosives, drugs and food toxins. For now, the sensors are only...
Designation celebration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgfAKlLbvGk A host of adminstration members and guest speakers converged in the Cullen Performance Hall on Friday to celebrate the tier one recognition bestowed upon UH. The Carnegie Foundation recognized UH as a Tier One university...
Taking numbers to the extreme
For the first time a UH team advanced to the finalists round of a taxation competition sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers. “Each year, 38 schools participate, which equals 445 teams, 2200 students,” Paul Peacock, partner of...
Cougars squeeze by Mustangs
The streak continues for the Cougars, as they pulled out a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the final seconds to beat SMU 72-67 at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Cougars faced a six-point deficit with 38 seconds,...
UH squanders late lead in loss to Pirates
The Cougars dropped their third straight contest 74-71 at East Carolina, as a 13-point second half lead slipped away Saturday in Greenville, N.C. The Cougars (11-9, 3-4 Conference USA) scored first and held...
Vinyl keeps on rolling, stays cool
As technology dictates how society consumes music, and generations have shifted from 8-track tapes to cassettes to CDs to MP3s, vinyl records continue to endear themselves to a new generation of listeners. CDs continue...
Lines, good food await at The Breakfast Klub
Walking into a restaurant that is significantly hyped by the Houston area always proves to be disappointing from my personal experience. However, as soon as I arrived at The Breakfast Klub, I could tell...
The right to carry should remain protected
Earlier this month, as a woman and her husband were dining at a restaurant in Houston, a patron’s gun fell from his pocket and discharged. Diana Barker, a grandmother from Kingwood, was struck by...
Saving money saves sanity, lowers stress
Students are under great stress in this economy. Obviously, school pressures are the largest contributing factor. One’s family life, social problems and personal issues are in the mix as well. The high cost of...
US only solution for lasting peace in Egypt
For those who have watched the anti-government protests unfold over the past week in Egypt, it is clear that government reform is the only solution. Suffering more than 30 years of authoritarian rule under President...