Author Archive
Michelle Villarreal
- April 27, 2010
HHP Dept. joining CLASS
The Department of Health and Human Performance will move from the College of Education to the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in the beginning of fall 2010. “What HHP is doing, has evolved...
- April 14, 2010
Government doubles Pell Grant funding
The healthcare legislation that President Obama and Congress approved less than a month ago included a change to student loans that will eliminate fees paid to private banks, expand Pell Grants and make it...
- April 7, 2010
Experts weigh in on recent earthquakes
The earthquake scare began in January with a 7.0 magnitude in Haiti and then progressed in February to an 8.8 magnitude in Chile, and it all starts with a release of energy in the...
- April 1, 2010
Culinary show seeks to change eating habits
Chef Jamie Oliver premiered his ABC show Food Revolution on Friday. In the six-part series, he’ll attempt to transform the school lunch menus and eating habits of the people in Huntington, W. Va., which was...
- March 30, 2010
UH keeps up with new technology
With technology constantly growing, UH has kept up by offering students online classes, providing interactive Web sites and being a part of social networks. These advancements provide an increase in the educational experience as...
- March 2, 2010
Parking matter leads to development of app
Although parking remains as a major problem on campus, an iPhone application has been created to provide students with real-time maps of parking lot availability based on vacancy percentages. The free “UHGuide” application was created...
- February 18, 2010
Ice shelf break leads to voyage
When the ice shelf of the Antarctic Peninsula broke up in 2002, it provided an opportunity to study the physical and biological environment of the former ice shelf. Earth science major Yuribia Munoz was invited...
- October 26, 2009
Group puts on free events
The Student Program Board is a student-funded organization that works to involve students in UH activities by hosting events throughout each semester. Many of the events hosted by the SPB are free or have...
- September 9, 2009
Honors college ‘grandma’ dies
A 'spicy grandmotherly figure', Tanya Erica Lunstroth, died of cancer Aug. 25. The longtime companion to the Honors College was 79 years old. Her involvement with UH contributed to the Honors College and...