Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Iqraa Bukhari
Last semester, a tragedy took the University and its students by storm. The dearly beloved white tailed squirrel passed away, and Cougars could not keep calm. How could they, when their good luck charm, a campus …... Read More →
Published on August 16th, 2017 | by Iqraa Bukhari
“America is big enough to accommodate all their dreams,” said the 44th President of the United States, and more importantly, the first African American to sit in office, Barack Hussein Obama. It is hard to …... Read More →
Published on April 3rd, 2017 | by Iqraa Bukhari
Embed from Getty Images Ever since President Donald Trump’s rise to power, it became apparent that something is wrong with modern democracy: How did a person like Trump end up as the president of the greatest …... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2017 | by Iqraa Bukhari
Embed from Getty Images The Syrian Civil War, which began in March 2011, has reached ‘the beginning of the end‘ as the Syrian Army under President Bashar al-Assad has seized Aleppo. The horrors of the Syrian civil war …... Read More →
Published on November 15th, 2016 | by Iqraa Bukhari
At a time when division occurs among individuals due to their differences, author Dave Isay aims to foster a mutual understanding, hope and respect. On Monday, Isay spoke in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom in the Hilton University …... Read More →
Published on November 8th, 2016 | by Iqraa Bukhari
Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize is a source of immense pride for many Americans, but particularly for the University of Houston—because Dylan’s translator is a professor here. Alessandro Carrera, social sciences professor and director of Italian Studies, …... Read More →
Published on November 3rd, 2016 | by Iqraa Bukhari
Students interested in working for a professional firm handling public relations, business dealings, brand-related initiatives and policy making can rest easy. At the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication, students of all majors can sign up to …... Read More →
Published on October 17th, 2016 | by Iqraa Bukhari
Mastering the English language may be easier for some than others, new research finds. University of Houston’s Ferenc Bunta, associate professor in the department of communication sciences and disorders, collaborated with the Center for Hearing and Speech, …... Read More →
Published on October 3rd, 2016 | by Andrea Fernández Velázquez, Iqraa Bukhari
Among lunch and celebrity speakers, the Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies program celebrated their silver jubilee Monday with a panel on “Why WGSS Matters” at the M.D. Anderson Library. The WGSS program was founded in 1991 and …... Read More →