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Scholarship awarded to student

The Ima Hogg scholarship from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health was awarded to second-year Master of Social Work student, Ashley Montondon. The $5,000 scholarship was awarded to only ten graduate social work students ...

Students initiate relief effort Thursday, September 2, 2010Activities & Organizations

Students initiate relief effort

The Pakistan Students’ Association at UH is working to send aid to Pakistan, after being hit by a flood that has claimed over 2,000 lives. “This disaster is so much bigger than the recent ...

Thursday, September 2, 2010News

Regents finalize two-part project

It’s been two years since students voted in favor of the University Center renovation, and recently the Board of Regents unanimously approved the 100,000-square-foot addition to finalize the decision. Some students are unaware of ...

Thursday, September 2, 2010Academics & Research

Director of master’s program touts first graduating class

The new UH Master's of Fine Arts Acting program recently graduated its first class to attend the three summer sessions. The program is built around teachers who work full time and are unable to ...

Dining hall opens in Moody Towers Wednesday, September 1, 2010News

Dining hall opens in Moody Towers

The Moody Towers dining hall is offering a new dining option that includes high quality food, greater variety of options and a restaurant- type atmosphere. "The goal of the new dining concept is to ...

Group hosts dinner in Ramadan Wednesday, September 1, 2010Activities & Organizations

Group hosts dinner in Ramadan

It is currently the Islamic month of Ramadan, and Muslims around the world are fasting everyday this month from sunrise to sunset. Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars ...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010Administration

CLASS dean plans to set high standard

The UH College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences has appointed John W. Roberts as its new dean. John Antel, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at UH, announced the appointment. It ...

UH chemists join elite group Tuesday, August 31, 2010Faculty & Staff

UH chemists join elite group

The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently honored two UH chemistry professors by inducting them into its fellows program, recognizing their career achievements and their contributions to the field of chemistry. Professors ...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010Academics & Research

UH graduation rates increase

UH is continuing its fight to claim a ranking among the top Texas universities and a recent increase in graduation rates shows the University is gaining some ground. President Renu Khator cited ...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010Academics & Research

Creative projects award offered to graduate students

Graduate students in the University’s creative writing program can now apply for a $5,000 scholarship initiated by the Department of English and the Tagore Society of Houston. The Tagore Scholar Passport Operating ...

International company drives onto campus, brings interactive technology Monday, August 30, 2010News

International company drives onto campus, brings interactive technology

The ActivClassroom in Motion, an RV that has been transformed into a mobile classroom, rolled onto campus last Friday to introduce College of Education students and faculty to new educational technology. Promethean, ...

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