Academics & Research
Piper award picks professor
Many educators teach to give something back to their students, to prepare their students for success, and nevertheless to teach what they love. Mathematics professor Jeffrey J. Morgan has continued to prove to himself...
Scholarship aims to encourage women in construction field
University of Houston women majoring in construction management have the opportunity to receive the first College of Technology Women in Construction Scholarship, which was introduced this spring. "There's not enough people reaching out or educating...
Law student applications decline with job availability
Lawyers fresh from law school are finding it hard to get a job, a fact that has seemed to deter hopeful law students from applying. As of January, there were 30,000 applicants to law schools...
Finals Mania promises food and furry friends
Finals Mania offers a solution for more than just hunger. In addition to serving pancakes and orange juice, Finals Mania organizers will let stressed-out students play with puppies. | Bethel Glumac Finals Mania is...
Charter school banks on innovation for students
Students at UHCS participated in the annual Jump Rope for Heart and Field Day activities in 2012. | File photo/The Daily Cougar Sitting on the edge of the UH campus is a public charter...
Thesis program offers students leg up in job market
The impending end to the semester brings finals stress, summer excitement and, for many graduating seniors, the pressure of finding a job. A handful of students will be finishing their undergraduate education with an upper...
UH to study effects of space travel on immune system
The human immune system works to keep the body healthy if it is working properly, but for an astronaut, that system of fighting viruses can be compromised by traveling into outer space. Simpson The UH...
Scientist sees stress, substance abuse similarities
The connection between stress and substance abuse is obvious, but whether it is that stress leads to substance abuse or substance abuse leads to stress has yet to be determined. Ezemenari M. Obasi, an associate...
Bauer talks financial literacy at symposium
Though several influences contribute to the nation facing significant financial challenges, the population’s lack of financial literacy is a factor often overlooked. Tammy Mermelstein spoke at the second annual UH Bauer College Financial Symposium,...
Students improve payroll process
The Lean Six Sigma project team has been working on a process to reduce payroll-processing errors for the UH System payroll department. Team members, who are enrolled in the Quality Improvement in Project Management course,...