Race

December 06, 2024

Guest Speaker Panel: "Black, Brown and Blue: A Historical Discussion of Policing in Houston"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Three Feathers: Storytelling and Restorative Justice In Northern Indigenous Communities"
Amy C. Evans: "Houston in 2020: Self-Employed Black Artists- An Oral History Project by Amy C. Evans"
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez: "Racial Health Disparities and Public History: Oral Histories of LatinX and African American Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Seadrift Documentary Panel Discussion: Race, Refugees, and Redemption"
Stephen Klineberg: "Prophetic City: Tracking Responses to Mounting Inequalities, Ethnic Transformations, and Severe Storms"
Sarah Rafael Garcia: "Fairy Tales for Truth and Justice: Preserving and Re-presenting History through Contemporary Narratives"
Ruben Molina: "Chicano Soul: Recordings and History of an American Culture"
Dwight Watson: "Murder on the Bayou: Jose Campos Torres and Police Brutality"
Karl Jacoby: "The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "African American Studies: Community Impact and Future Outlook"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "Houston History Spring Launch Event: Italians Plant Roots in Houston"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "WIMS: Opening Dialogues Across Race, Region, and Religion"
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez: Listening for Latina/o Voices
Carla Ulrich: Capturing Indigenous Community through Film
Martha S. Jones: Honoring Black Agency in an American Democracy
Brian D. Behnken: Tweeting through Race, Policing, and Social Change
Allison Anderson: Female Physicians of Houston Negro Hospital (Riverside General): Stories from the Third Ward
Brandy Black: Women of Houston's Student Civil Rights Movement: Stories from the Third Ward
Denise Meringolo: Preserve the Baltimore Uprising: A Case Study in Radical Public History Practice

Political moves threaten US fossil fuel industry

Republican-led efforts, including deep budget cuts and regulatory rollbacks, are threatening U.S. fossil fuel companies by undermining federal support for technologies like carbon capture and clean hydrogen. While aimed at boosting fossil fuels, these moves may weaken the industry’s global competitiveness in emerging energy markets.

June 18, 2025

Designed to Make You SIT Up

Take a seat — the winners of the annual SIT Furniture Design Awards include four industrial design students from the Hines College! Camila Campos, Mary Leath, and Diya Suresh Nair were part of associate professor and industrial design co-director Jeff Feng’s INDS 3500 studio. Rachel Feine (M.S. ’25) entered the competition independently, wanting to explore playful, modular design in furniture to foster imaginative play.

June 16, 2025

NOMAD Project Secures International Design Acclaim for PXD LAB

What began as a classroom exploration in advanced UX design has quickly evolved into an internationally recognized achievement for the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. Last week, Red Dot announced that NOMAD, a groundbreaking AI-powered, screen-free hiking system by recent industrial design graduate Varshini Chouthri, has been awarded the prestigious recognition of Red Dot’s “Best of the Best,” placing it among the top design innovations worldwide.

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Race

Guest Speaker Panel: "Black, Brown and Blue: A Historical Discussion of Policing in Houston"

Guest Speaker Panel: "Three Feathers: Storytelling and Restorative Justice In Northern Indigenous Communities"

Amy C. Evans: "Houston in 2020: Self-Employed Black Artists- An Oral History Project by Amy C. Evans"

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez: "Racial Health Disparities and Public History: Oral Histories of LatinX and African American Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic"

Guest Speaker Panel: "Seadrift Documentary Panel Discussion: Race, Refugees, and Redemption"

Stephen Klineberg: "Prophetic City: Tracking Responses to Mounting Inequalities, Ethnic Transformations, and Severe Storms"

Sarah Rafael Garcia: "Fairy Tales for Truth and Justice: Preserving and Re-presenting History through Contemporary Narratives"

Ruben Molina: "Chicano Soul: Recordings and History of an American Culture"

Dwight Watson: "Murder on the Bayou: Jose Campos Torres and Police Brutality"

Karl Jacoby: "The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire"

Houston History Magazine Panel: "African American Studies: Community Impact and Future Outlook"

Houston History Magazine Panel: "Houston History Spring Launch Event: Italians Plant Roots in Houston"

Houston History Magazine Panel: "WIMS: Opening Dialogues Across Race, Region, and Religion"

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez: Listening for Latina/o Voices

Carla Ulrich: Capturing Indigenous Community through Film

Martha S. Jones: Honoring Black Agency in an American Democracy

Brian D. Behnken: Tweeting through Race, Policing, and Social Change

Allison Anderson: Female Physicians of Houston Negro Hospital (Riverside General): Stories from the Third Ward

Brandy Black: Women of Houston's Student Civil Rights Movement: Stories from the Third Ward

Denise Meringolo: Preserve the Baltimore Uprising: A Case Study in Radical Public History Practice

Top Stories

Political moves threaten US fossil fuel industry

Designed to Make You SIT Up

NOMAD Project Secures International Design Acclaim for PXD LAB