Published on May 16th, 2014 | by Nam-My Le
On Wednesday, UH signed a $25 million deal with the Texas Collegiate Regional Center for the construction of a new building at the Energy Research Park which will house laboratories and startup businesses for commercialized technology created by …... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2014 | by Nam-My Le
President and Chancellor Renu Khator announced hierarchial changes to her cabinet Thursday, May 15, which moves the Department of University Marketing and Communication out from under the Division of University Advancement to directly reporting to the chancellor. …... Read More →
Published on May 14th, 2014 | by Nam-My Le
On Saturday, public relations senior Cody Miller will attempt to break the Guinness world record for the most holes of disc golf played in a 24 hour period. Miller is attempting to break the record in …... Read More →
Published on August 26th, 2013 | by Nam-My Le
The University’s administration is working with the Student Government Association to launch a new program this fall called Foundations of Excellence, which seeks to improve students’ first-year experiences and six-year graduation rates. Through student surveys and …... Read More →
Published on August 14th, 2013 | by Nam-My Le
The Board of Regents approved a budget for the 2014 year, a resolution of support to develop the William P. Hobby School for Public Policy and other measures. The UH system budget, presented by Vice Chancellor …... Read More →
Published on August 13th, 2013 | by Nam-My Le
On Tuesday, the Board of Regents Endowment Management Committee approved four measures and tabled another that will modify the asset allocation of the UH Endowment Fund. The measures, recommended by the administration and Cambridge Associates, included …... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2013 | by Nam-My Le
Psychology Professor Clayton Neighbors is using a unique approach to finding participants for his research: convenience. Neighbors’ five-year $2.8 million study, titled Social Norms and Alcohol Prevention, asks students for their views on health issues through …... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2013 | by Nam-My Le
On Friday, the Texas Legislature passed a controversial bill that puts stricter regulations on abortion clinics and could force most abortion clinics in the state to shut down. House Bill 2 prohibits abortions at or after …... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2013 | by Nam-My Le
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded professors Michael Zvolensky and Peter Norton with a $675,000 grant to research therapy methods that can help those with anxiety disorders quit smoking. Cigarette smoking, accounting for more …... Read More →
Published on July 1st, 2013 | by Nam-My Le
From the halls of Cy-Fair High School to the relics in Suzhou, China, there isn’t much that Benjamin P. Wells hasn’t accomplished. In June, Wells, a third-year law student, became the student representative on the Board …... Read More →