December caps a year of records, rankings and milestones at the University of Houston. The following is a list of UH’s top accomplishments for the year as well as a peek at some of the rising stars for 2011.
The language of future global success is STEM—science, technology, engineering and math, but it is a language in which few middle and high school teachers are fluent. Now, the University of Houston program that works to combat the national shortage of qualified science and math teachers, teachHOUSTON, is the recipient of a $1 million gift.
Researchers at the Abramson Center for the Future of Health are on a quest to determine how people acquire and use information to make decisions, how they test those decisions and how they use that knowledge to act in their own self interest in the health care arena. Cliff Dacso, a practicing physician and UH professor, leads the charge.
The recent suicide of a Rutgers University freshman has brought the media’s attention to the issue of bullying and cyber bullying, in particular. The University of Houston has experts available to discuss issues related to bullying, reasons for the trend, what parents and students can do, and what’s happening in schools.
The rare book, “India Illustrated” is now digitally preserved and available online for students, historians and others around the world interested in the social, economic and political history of India.
Once stationed in Afghanistan, Army Reserve Officer and University of Houston College of Optometry alumnus Dr. Ben Uhl soon realized that he was not the only Houston Cougar serving in the war-torn country.
Researching one of the most significant entities in the history of El Paso, Texas, was a challenge. Despite the fact that generations of families worked for the American Smelting and Refining Co. history books all but ignored its presence of nearly a century, until now.
The University of Houston Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (UH-SURF), offered by the UH Office of Undergraduate Research, is a full-time, 10-week intensive research initiative, intended to be a real-world guide to conducting research. Students from all majors participate and receive a $3,500 stipend.
A UH study finds that the practice of using electrocardiograms on high school athletes may not accurately detect heart ailments that cause sudden cardiac death, and may not be an efficient use of time or money.
Letters from some Founding Fathers are part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections and are accessible to researchers or others interested in the American Revolution.
As summer approaches, many step up skin protection from harmful UV rays, yet aren’t as vigilant about their eyes. Optometrists at UH are involved in a campaign to change this way of thinking.
With predictions for a more active hurricane season this year, an array of University of Houston researchers are available to address topics ranging from preparation to fall out, as well as various research endeavors.
The University of Houston center that conducts impartial research of public policy issues now will bear the name of a giant in the world of public service, media and academics. The UH Center for Public Policy (CPP) has been renamed the Hobby Center for Public Policy in honor of William P. Hobby.
The world is aging through shifts in the age structure, leading to more people reaching older ages than before, and through successes in extending life. UH offers experts for Older Americans Month in May.
The University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance has produced stars both big and bright. In its efforts to locate tomorrow’s top talents, the school is looking deep in the heart of Texas.
UH has increased its cadre of laser mapping researchers, expanding pioneering work in homeland security, disaster recovery, oil and gas exploration, wind farm site planning and environmental studies. UH now boasts its first and only NSF-supported center, established and sustained by funding from the National Science Foundation.
Researchers at the University of Houston’s department of health and human performance are using an environmental chamber to investigate risk factors of those most susceptible to heat and cold illnesses.
Matters of the heart dominate in February with Valentine’s Day and the American Heart Association’s ‘Heart Month’ topping the list. The University of Houston offers resources that range from heart disease research to the analysis of relationships.
How do you solve problems? You bring diverse perspectives together and create a new approach. That’s what’s happening in a new class at the University of Houston Honors College called Asthmatic Spaces: Houston, which uses a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach to problem-based studies.
A national health organization concerned with the health of students from kindergarten through college has honored a University of Houston professor with its 2009-2010 University Health Educator Award for her research on the physical and emotional health of women and young people.
The University of Houston David M. Underwood Chapter of American Humanics (AH) program has received the prestigious 2008-2009 Outstanding Fundraising Benchmark Award by the national American Humanics organization.
UH researchers have created a process that grows real human bone in tissue culture, which can be used to investigate how bones form, grow and fracture.
The director of the Hospitality Industry Archives at the University of Houton Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management counseled writers for the series “MadMen” for episodes in which Conrad Hilton appears.
Drug abuse is a national health and social policy concern, but the number of researchers examining the causes of drug abuse remains few. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has granted $1.5 million to the University of Houston Center for Drug and Social Policy Research to create a new program to develop new researchers.
Staying fit is the name of the game for a new University of Houston physical education class, but don’t look courtside or in the ring for these students. This class makes innovative use the popular Wii video games to illustrate how to stay healthy and fit.
Thanks to a three-year, $3.2 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, a group of University of Houston researchers is taking the lead in a collaboration to contribute to a more reliable chemical risk assessment that will provide clues to how certain chemicals affect human health. The other two research groups are Texas A&M Institute for Genomic Medicine and Indiana University.
In the year that we celebrate the 40th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon, the University of Houston unveils a new path for students looking to reach the stars. This fall marks the beginning of the master's of human space exploration sciences, offering a one-of-a-kind program to equip students who aspire to work in the space industry.
Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States and left such an imprint as to be among the list of retired hurricane names for the annals. UH offers a variety of resources for hurricane season, representing experts across a variety of fields.
The University of Houston is being credited with playing a pivotal role in the creation of the Houston Ship Channel Security District, which was approved by Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday morning and publicly announced at a news conference today.
A study at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management called "Empathy in the Kitchen," calls for the entrees to be created in silence. The study measures attitudes about non-English-speaking individuals in the hospitality industry and examines ways to change those attitudes.
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