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September 20th, 2011

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College mothers balance class, family

Like any college student, history senior Simone Jn Marie-Cannon has her fair share of reading assignments, research papers, and exams each semester. But her daily routine is a bit different from that of a typical...

Francisco Goldman currently works as a professor of literature and creative writing at Trinity College and has won multiple awards for his work. | Paul Crespo/The Daily Cougar

Award-winning writer speaks at UH craft talk

Francisco Goldman, a writer and journalist, spoke about his experience writing a novel about his wife’s death on Monday in the Honors College Commons. The event, which was sponsored by Inprint, the UH creative writing...

Prof helps spinal injury with stem cell treatment

A procedure to help eliminate the need for major surgery for patients with spinal cord injuries is being developed by a research group that includes two UH engineering professors. The treatment, which involves injecting a...

In the kitchen, less is always more

The number of gadgets people feel compelled to buy for their kitchen always comes as a surprise to me. I am not condemning the idea of having kitchen tools, but not those that are...

UH library to receive late DJ’s discography for research

Over 1,000 albums created and owned by the late Houston icon DJ Screw have been donated to the University of Houston libraries. The music, which was donated by Screw’s father to the John and Rebecca...

UH art museum opens next installment of exhibition

The Blaffer Art Museum has debuted the second installment of its exhibition series, “Window into Houston,” featuring artist Patrick Renner and high school students enrolled in Blaffer’s Young Artist Apprenticeship Program. Renner, a native Houstonian...