UHCL News

UHCL prof, research assistant, collaborate on article on aging

March 02, 2020 | UHCL Staff

UHCL prof, research assistant, collaborate on article on aging

Brian M. Wasko, assistant professor of biology and biotechnology at University of Houston-Clear Lake, and his research assistant Kathleen Helget, have co-authored an article on the molecular mechanisms of aging.

Ragtime orchestra combines music, silent film at UHCL

March 01, 2020 | UHCL Staff

Ragtime orchestra combines music, silent film at UHCL

Named for iconic Texas-born ragtime composer Scott Joplin’s 1901 composition, “The Peacherine Rag,” the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra will transport the audience back to the era of silent movies and syncopated rhythms at the Bayou Theater on March 8 at 5 p.m.

Black History Month: Black student orgs play vital role in UHCL campus life

February 28, 2020 | UHCL Staff

Black History Month: Black student orgs play vital role in UHCL campus life

Student organizations on college campuses that target the social and academic needs of African American students can do a great deal to support their development of identity and confidence. At University of Houston-Clear Lake, the Black Student Association has been an active organization with a history spanning nearly two decades.

CANCELED: UHCL hosts 4th Annual Homecoming and Family Weekend April 3-4

February 27, 2020 | Emilee Clyburn

CANCELED: UHCL hosts 4th Annual Homecoming and Family Weekend April 3-4

The University of Houston-Clear Lake will host the 4th annual Homecoming and Family Weekend for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community April 3-4.

Art tour explores work of international and local artists

February 27, 2020 | Sydney Mitchell

Art tour explores work of international and local artists

Art fans can explore the art at University of Houston-Clear Lake during a Public Art Tour hosted by the University of Houston System Friday, March 6, noon – 1 p.m. The tour is one of several tours that are held each month at each of the UH System universities.

UHCL prof reflects on Ghanaian philosophy of 'Sankofa': Go, then return

February 26, 2020 | UHCL Staff

UHCL prof reflects on Ghanaian philosophy of 'Sankofa': Go, then return

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first documented arrival of Africans on American shores, the Ghanaian government organized a Year of Return Trip and Conference beginning last August. Because University of Houston-Clear Lake President Ira K. Blake believed it was important to have representation at the event, Visiting Lecturer of Criminology Comeka Anderson Diaz, who has lived and studied in Ghana, attended the conference and participated in the events.

Black History Month: Emerging student org helps Africans connect, 'feel among'

February 25, 2020 | UHCL Staff

Black History Month: Emerging student org helps Africans connect, 'feel among'

When Adebisi Bashorun came to University of Houston-Clear Lake from Lagos, Nigeria to begin her master’s degree, she found a welcoming environment, but wanted to make the challenges of transitioning to American college life a little easier for international students like herself. Her solution: create a community of her own.

UHCL posts statement about 2019 Novel Coronavirus

February 24, 2020 | UHCL Staff

UHCL posts statement about 2019 Novel Coronavirus

UHCL sends email about 2019 Novel Coronavirus to faculty, staff and students to keep all abreast about the new respiratory virus.

Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Steve Dorff performs hits at UHCL

February 24, 2020 | UHCL Staff

Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Steve Dorff performs hits at UHCL

Steve Dorff is one of the most popular guys you’ve never met. You already know him, you just don’t realize it. Dorff, a 2018 inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, will be putting a face to the music you have been humming along with for decades at the Bayou Theater at University of Houston-Clear Lake on March 22 at 2 p.m.

Black History Month: NASA astronaut, UHCL alum talks dreams, goals, success

February 21, 2020 | UHCL Staff

Black History Month: NASA astronaut, UHCL alum talks dreams, goals, success

Life is full of challenges, but University of Houston-Clear Lake Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Bernard Harris, a former NASA astronaut who made history as the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity, said the key to moving beyond complex problems is simple: everybody needs to have a dream.

UHCL represents at leadership summit held at United Nations

February 20, 2020 | UHCL Staff

UHCL represents at leadership summit held at United Nations

University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Associate Vice President for Strategic Information Initiatives and Technology was invited to attend the second National Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations in New York in December. The conference was the culmination of We Are All Human Foundation’s yearlong agenda of regional summits and international events to discuss the action plan for Vision 2020: education, financial empowerment and perception change.

Short Takes

February 19, 2020 | UHCL Staff

Short Takes

Keep up with events and activities at UH-Clear Lake with Short Takes, a weekly preview of upcoming events.