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  • Professor’s comparative analysis goes ‘Beyond English’

    Professor’s comparative analysis goes ‘Beyond English’

    India studies scholar Bhavya Tiwari, Ph.D., received an honorable mention for the Harry Levin Prize for her 2021 book “Beyond English: World Literature and India.” Awarded annually by the American Comparative Literature Association, this prestigious prize recognizes outstanding first books in the comparative literature discipline.

  • Leading by Example

    Leading by Example

    At the University of Houston, where one-third of students are Hispanic, the four weeks of National Hispanic Heritage Month are particularly special. The University is highlighting just some of its students who are leading by example on campus and in their communities.

  • The Write Stuff

    The Write Stuff

    As the world’s oldest producer of contemporary and restored Hispanic literature in the nation, Arte Público Press at the University of Houston is celebrating more than 40 years of books that have broken boundaries and launched the careers of acclaimed authors.

  • Have the Conversation: Mental Health Expert Says Suicide Prevention Starts with Talking

    Have the Conversation: Mental Health Expert Says Suicide Prevention Starts with Talking

    Starting with a heartfelt conversation is always the answer when you think someone is feeling vulnerable, according to Rheeda Walker, UH professor of psychology and director of the Culture, Risk, and Resilience Lab at UH

  • Meet francine j. harris

    Meet francine j harris

    Author of “Here is the Sweet Hand,” francine j. harris spoke about her interest in poetry and the artistic voice expressed throughout her work. Fascinated by the layers of communication and emotional embodiment found in words, harris describes a journey of discovery for herself and the reader.

  • CLASS Communications Disorders Scholar Examining Brains of Stroke Survivors

    CLASS Communication Disorders Scholar Examining Brains of Stroke Survivors

    Peggy Blake, professor and department chair in Communication Sciences and Disorders (COMD), is partnering with Tatiana Schnur from Baylor College of Medicine to research the right side of stroke survivors’ brains to gain insight into communication abilities and theory of mind. The work is funded by a $3.37 million Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

  • First Study of Its Kind Links Moms’ Problems to Adolescent Attachment

    First Study of Its Kind Links Moms’ Problems to Adolescent Attachment

    It should come as no great surprise that mothers have profound influence on their children. But what about mothers who have their own personality disorder symptoms, such as problems getting along with others? New research finds, for the first time, that maternal personality disorder symptoms impact their adolescent children who subsequently show a higher likelihood of insecure attachment.

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