Call for abstracts for Innovation-Automation technical conference
October 05, 2018 | Jim Townsend
Academic, professional and student researchers are invited to answer the call for abstracts for the 2018 Innovation/Automation Dual Conference to be held Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Gilruth Center, located on the grounds of NASA Johnson Space Center.
UHCL president investiture formalizes appointment
September 24, 2018 | Jim Townsend
University of Houston-Clear Lake President Ira K. Blake celebrated her formal investiture Sept. 20 as the university’s fifth president. As the first woman and African-American president at the university, she said she is living proof of the American Dream.
Charter faculty members reminisce in UHCL history panel
September 20, 2018 | Jim Townsend
Members of UHCL's charter faculty recalled UHCL's early history in a panel discussion Monday, part of the President Ira K.Blake's Investiture Week celebration.
UHCL now offers bachelor’s, master’s in occupational safety and health
September 17, 2018 | Jim Townsend
Aligning with evolving industry and academic expectations, University of Houston-Clear Lake now offers bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees occupational safety and health.
UHCL’s Habitat for Reading program continues to provide home libraries
September 14, 2018 | Jim Townsend
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Habitat for Reading program celebrates its third anniversary this fall, continuing to provide personalized, age-appropriate mini-libraries to children in Habitat for Humanity homes. The program’s purpose is to help develop and nurture a habit and love of reading, and build the literacy skills necessary for personal, academic, and lifelong success.
Grad student collaborating with UHCL institute to study American eels
September 06, 2018 | Jim Townsend
University of Houston-Clear Lake graduate student Justin Hansen will spend the rest of 2018 and most of 2019 searching the estuaries of rivers, streams and bayous along the Texas Gulf Coast for American eels, specifically glass elvers (young eels). Hansen is working with UHCL’s Environmental Institute of Houston on a grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife.
UHCL Pearland Campus hosts Nursing Education Conference
August 08, 2018 | Jim Townsend
University of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus hosted a Nursing Education Conference on Aug. 4, which drew more than 80 attendees who were either interested in pursuing a nursing career, or were interested in furthering their nursing career.
Physics bridge program a path to many career choices
July 31, 2018 | Jim Townsend
What started out as a way to help minority college students find a path to a Ph.D. in physics has morphed into much more at University of Houston-Clear Lake. It’s drawing students from all over the U.S. into UH-Clear Lake’s master of physics program, which expands students’ career options beyond traditional doctorate-level academia.
Learn how to boost your nursing career at free conference
July 27, 2018 | Jim Townsend
If you’re interested in pursuing or advancing your career in nursing, attend the free conference “Launching Nursing Careers to New Heights,” 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Aug. 4 at University of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus.
Grant replaces river research equipment lost to Harvey
July 16, 2018 | Jim Townsend
The Environmental Institute of Houston at UH-Clear Lake was able to replace digital tools called Hobos Trolls, thanks to fast-track funding from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The recent award was one of 11 NASEM grants to assist in the recovery of Gulf Coast scientific research efforts impacted by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The grants help with repair, replacement or recovery of equipment, data or other research materials damaged or lost.
For humanitarian, path to far corners of the world began at UHCL
July 05, 2018 | Jim Townsend
Two weeks after they learned new emergency care protocols, medical staffers at the teaching hospital in Gondar, Ethiopia, were put to the ultimate test: save a patient in cardiac arrest. The patient survived. For University of Houston-Clear Lake alumna Roxane Richter, it’s moments such as these that make her life’s choices worthwhile.
Join UHCL’s Friday Morning Continuing Education summer miniseries
July 02, 2018 | Jim Townsend
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Friday Morning Continuing Education presents its summer miniseries in July. Tailored for the appetites of life-long learners, topics vary week-to-week and are presented by experts in their subjects. While registration is required, residency, age, academic history, and student status do not apply.