Team wins second place at third-annual NASA Swarmathon
May 21, 2018 | Jim Townsend
University of Houston-Clear Lake computer engineering students, in partnership with peers from San Jacinto College, took second place honors in NASA’s 2018 Swarmathon “Mission to Mars,” a competition to program robot rovers to simulate tasks they would encounter on the red planet’s rocky surface.
UHCL Common Reader Program fosters successful mentorships
May 16, 2018 | UHCL Staff
This year, University of Houston-Clear Lake students and professors who participated in the Common Reader Program brought to action one of the overarching themes of the selected book, “Hidden Figures” – the importance of mentorship, particularly among women.
UHCL prof's research helps understand drug solubility, efficacy
May 15, 2018 | UHCL Staff
What makes a prescription or over-the-counter drug work best? One of the key factors in a drug’s efficacy is its solubility, says Arcadius V. Krivoshein, assistant professor of chemistry at University of Houston-Clear Lake. In a recent article published in the journal Chirality (2017, vol. 29, pp. 623-633), Krivoshein and collaborators presented some new research results that would help scientists predict how quickly drug molecules will dissolve and enter the bloodstream.
Students, faculty showcase innovative research at UHCL conference
May 10, 2018 | George Mattingly II
Students, faculty and community members engaged in conversation surrounding academic research by college students during poster presentations at the 24th Annual Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts at University of Houston-Clear Lake.
STEM Challenge brings together innovative students
May 03, 2018 | UHCL Staff
More than 127 students from local high schools and colleges participated in STEM Challenge 2018 at University of Houston-Clear Lake presented by Bridges to STEM Careers and Pathways to STEM Careers, a partnership between UH-Clear Lake and San Jacinto College.
UHCL staff, faculty honored at 40th annual awards ceremony
April 30, 2018 | Jim Townsend
Recognizing dedication and commitment, University of Houston-Clear Lake held the 40th annual Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony in early April. President Ira K. Blake with UHCL interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Glen Houston and interim Vice President of Administration and Finance Usha Mathew presented service awards and distinctive honors to staff and faculty. “As a team, we are quite advantaged to have many faculty and staff who decide to stay on our team,” said Blake. “As others have also done in the past – our honorees today have assisted with our growth as a student-focused, community-minded and partnership-oriented university.”
UHCL shares peer mentoring program success at national conference
April 16, 2018 | UHCL Staff
Since fall 2017, University of Houston-Clear Lake has been successfully implementing a peer mentoring program as the integral part of a $3.7 million Hispanic Serving Institution STEM grant titled Pathways to STEM Careers. The grant supports Hispanic and low-income students pursing degrees in all science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Program Director for HSI STEM Grant Benito Vasquez, accompanied by Senior Academic Advisor for the College of Education Carmen Conley and three undergraduate students working as paid peer mentors in the program, attended an HSI national conference from March 24-28 in Chicago. They presented a proposal to other colleges nationwide, highlighting the successes and challenges they faced in building the peer mentoring program.
UHCL student creates organization for future medical professionals
March 28, 2018 | UHCL Staff
University of Houston-Clear Lake sophomore biological science major Mohamed AbdelGilil wanted to participate in more student organizations, but simply couldn’t get to all the meetings. Although schedules just didn’t work, he definitely wanted to find a way to get more involved in campus life.
UHCL: 'Well-trained mechanical engineers can do just about anything'
March 19, 2018 | UHCL Staff
In Houston, there’s an almost endless demand for highly qualified mechanical engineers. That’s why University of Houston-Clear Lake is offering up-and-coming engineering students the opportunity to obtain a new, competitive bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in a leading-edge science, technology, engineering and math facility.
UHCL chemistry professor receives PROSE award for encyclopedia
March 09, 2018 | Jim Townsend
University of Houston-Clear Lake Professor of Chemistry Daniel Zerong Wang is recipient of a 2018 PROSE Award, the Association of American Publishers’ highest honors for professional and scholarly works. Wang won the award in the category of Multivolume Reference/Science for the “Encyclopedia of Physical Organic Chemistry,” published by the prestigious John Wiley and Sons, Inc. in 2017.
UHCL to stream free GPU workshop for computer programmers
February 28, 2018 | George Mattingly II
Computer programmers and IT professionals will learn how they can streamline their work in analytics, engineering and deep-learning applications in the upcoming workshop “GPU Programming Using OpenACC” at the University of Houston-Clear Lake on March 6.
Engineering professor showcases passion for music in piano recital
February 02, 2018 | UHCL Staff
Ipek Bozkurt started taking piano lessons at the age of six; she had a piano at home, and her father played it. She was intrigued by the piano. “I wanted to do it, and it has become my passion,” said Bozkurt, who is an associate professor of engineering management in University of Houston-Clear Lake’s College of Science and Engineering. She will share her passion for the piano in a recital in UH-Clear Lake’s Bayou Theater on Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m