For more than 30 years as an American diplomat, Michael Pelletier worked around the world advancing the goals and objectives of the United States government. Now Ambassador Pelletier (Retd.) is bringing his expertise in foreign affairs to the University of Houston, appointed this week as the first executive director of the Institute for Global Engagement, an Aspire Initiative.
University of Houston Physics Professor Claudia Ratti joins NP3M collaboration to unlock some of the mysteries of the universe. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the research hub involves five universities and experts from around the world working to probe the properties of neutron stars.
The University of Houston College of Medicine welcomed 30 new medical students to their chosen profession with a white coat ceremony at the Hilton University of Houston. As these future doctors begin their medical journey amid a global pandemic, the ceremony was an important reminder of the physician’s responsibility to both take care of patients and also care about them.
Researchers at the University of Houston and Central China Normal University propose an IT-enabled system that invites consumers to balance the tier of information they are willing to provide with the level of personalization in the products or services they seek.
A company founded at University of Houston has received three grants to scale up UH- developed superconductor technologies to manufacturing and commercialization. Their high-temperature superconducting wires can carry 300 – 600 times the current carrying capacity of copper wires of the same size.
With a $1 million gift from The Cullen Trust for Health Care, the University of Houston College of Medicine (UHCOM) will open a low-cost direct primary care clinic on the campus of Memorial Herman Southwest Hospital, the first in a planned network of clinics aimed at increasing access to care for those without health insurance.
A new psychology study reveals the importance of political nostalgia as a predictor of political attitudes and intentions. Or, reasons why if you loved President Obama, you probably detested President Trump.
Houstonians and Texans have had a harder time handling the economic, health and educational fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic than the rest of the country, according to a new report by the University of Houston Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality.
Hackers, terrorists and thieves can threaten your data. A new program from a University of Houston computer science professor trains CyberCops in methods to keep your corner of the internet secure.
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Campus Jobs for Coogs (CJC) is an on-campus job fair! This event is a great opportunity for UH students to find on-campus (both NON College Work Study and College Work Study jobs).
Are you #TeamShrek or #TeamFairyGodMother? Join SPB at the Kingdom of Far Far Away land in Lynn Eusan Park!
Join the UH College of Education for the 10-year anniversary of First Lecture featuring Baratunde Thurston. The Emmy-nominated host and New York Times-bestselling author merges wit and wisdom in his discussions of race, culture and being a good citizen. Learn more and RSVP!
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