August 2010 Archives

August 31 - September 3, 2010

• UH, Partners Receive $4.2 Million DOE Grant
• Simplifying Computer Power Behind Phones, Medical Device
• Digital Tech Brings History of India to Worldwide Audience
• Cougars Erupt for Six Goals in Shutout Victory over McNeese State
• New Center for Teaching Excellence Offers Faculty Resources
• Professor Wins R&D 100 Award with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and SuperPower
• UH Launches Green Certification Program and Pledge
• ERS Conducts Roth 401(K) Survey
• Regents Approve Holiday Schedule for FY11

August 23-27, 2010

• Campus Milestones Reported to UH System Board of Regents
• Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program Approved for Fall
• UH Cooking Up Fresh Concept for College Dining
• The Eyes of the Pride are on UH Optometrists Serving in Afghanistan
• UH Offers Online Resources to Help Campus Community Navigate
• New Textbook Options Offered for UH Students Looking to Save Money
• Gallbladder Cancer May Be Linked to Estrogens, Says UH Team
• Pennings Studies Damage to Gulf Coast
• Futures Program Receives 2010 Innovation Award

August 16-20, 2010

• Veteran Higher Education Leader Appointed as Interim President of UH-Victoria
• Hobby Center Director to Lead Research for Greater Houston NGV
• Forgotten El Paso History Rediscovered in 'Smeltertown'
• Bauer Business Consulting Lab Devises Market Solution for CenterPoint Energy

August 9-13, 2010

• UHS Chancellor Khator Names Special Assistant for International Initiatives
• Ideas, Questions Emerge During Staff Council Town Hall Meeting
• Dream job? Alum Takes Legal Expertise to War Zone
• Plans Under way For Central Plant Expansion Project
• Plant Operations Launches New Website

August 2-6, 2010

• Biology, Computer Science Combine Efforts to Fight Cancer
• Summer Programs Immerse High School Teachers, Graduates in Research
• University of Houston Student Awarded Hogg Foundation Scholarship
• Houston Athletics Trainer Mike O’Shea Receives Most Distinguished Award
• Chances of Hurricane Hitting Texas Discussed at UH Conference
• Child Care Center Expanding Services