Activities & Organizations
Innovators slide into first place for Startup Weekend Houston
A team of UH alumni won first place at the fall 2012 Startup Weekend Houston with its new company, PermitMe. Startup Weekend is a 54-hour events held worldwide which developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup...
U.S. ambassador to Nigeria visits UH
Tucked away in Tier One research university, some students find it difficult to keep up with national and international affairs. Terence McCulley, U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, visited the UH Honors Commons on Monday to discuss...
Duke professor talks use of incentives
Incentives can motivate people to commit both moral and corrupt actions, and the debate regarding how these motivators should be used is still under a critical eye. “There are all kinds of incentives around us...
Commuter Club encourages growth
Students load the bus at the PGH circle drive. The commuter club pays 25 percent of the cost for members to ride the Metro. | Hannah Laamoumi/The Daily Cougar Parking and Transportation Services and...
Forensics resolves miscalculated SFAC report
A student works at the office for Forensics. | Hannah Laamoumi/The Daily Cougar The Student Fees Advisory Committee report submitted by the UH Forensics Program incorrectly showed the organization had a budget deficit of...
Sales competition pitches prizes
UH students were tested Saturday to see if they could sell an idea in two minutes or less. The second annual Cougar Pitch Competition, sponsored by the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the C.T. Bauer...
Chem-E car team drives into fifth place
“Zombie Cougalac” being operated during its run at the national competition in Pittsburgh. | Image courtesy of the Chem-E team A UH team of chemical engineering students took fifth place in the 2012 American...
Spirit of Houston SFAC recap
The Spirit of Houston Band performs during halftime at the Homecoming game against Tulsa. File Photo/The Daily Cougar The Spirit of Houston Band, Cheer and Dance requested a one-time allotment of $50,000 from the Student...
Author comes to UH, promotes book on history of Mexican food
Americanized Mexican food has dominated the country, said Author Gustavo Arellano in his new book “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.” Arellano — best known for his ¡Ask a Mexican! column in OC Week...
Houston industry escapes economic plunge
According to Ted C. Jones, senior vice president and senior economist at Stewart Title Guaranty Co., Houston has more jobs available than ever in the city's history. In Tuesday's second bi-annual symposium, “Houston 2012-2013: A Sparkling...