Published on August 21st, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
As the fall 2017 semester begins to ramp up, UH welcomes students new and old back to school with its customary Weeks of Welcome events. Cougar First Impressions, sponsored by the UH Staff Council, starts off …... Read More →
Published on August 16th, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
Groundbreaking for a new University of Houston campus in Katy set to break this month has been pushed back to next spring due to land acquisition delays, said University spokesman Mike Rosen. The acquisition for …... Read More →
Published on May 9th, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
Mayor Sylvester Turner, a University of Houston alumnus, endorsed the building of a collaborative institute for data science on the 300-plus acre plot of land purchased in Houston by the University of Texas System in November …... Read More →
Published on May 8th, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
The University of Houston’s College of Optometry is leading the charge in the fight against myopia, or nearsightedness, with several studies aimed at discovering how to fully stop the progression of the condition in children — …... Read More →
Published on May 4th, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
19-year-old University of Texas at Austin freshman Harrison Brown was passionate about his music, UT President Greg Fenves said in a news conference Tuesday. “His brother John told me that he really wanted to follow his …... Read More →
Published on May 3rd, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
College is a hectic time in general, but no part of the semester is as stressful for students as finals season. Everyone has a different method of surviving these last few weeks of the school year. …... Read More →
Published on May 1st, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
One person was killed and three more were injured in an on-campus stabbing attack at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday afternoon, according to a KXAN report. Austin-Travis County EMS said in a tweet that …... Read More →
Published on April 30th, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy, Greg Fails
A small fire broke out on the roof of the North Tower of the Moody Towers residence hall on Sunday afternoon. Fire alarms went off at approximately 2:40 p.m. Six Houston Fire Department engines and multiple …... Read More →
Published on April 17th, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
On Monday afternoon, a Houston METRORail train collided with a silver SUV on Wheeler avenue outside CV2. The train was heading south on the purple line toward MacGregor Park. The driver of the car was driven …... Read More →
Published on April 12th, 2017 | by C. McRae Peavy
A UH student died by suicide Wednesday at the Campus Vue apartments, said the student’s pastor, Scott Neal, who was at Campus Vue with the student’s family. The student was an 18-year-old freshman, Neal said. The …... Read More →