UHCL alum uses biotech skills to help create COVID vaccine at Moderna
March 11, 2022 | UHCL Staff
Hardik Jani always knew he wanted to work in public health and help make lifesaving medicines. After graduating from University of Houston-Clear Lake with his Master of Science in Biotechnology, he began a career that led him to Moderna to help develop the COVID vaccine.
Pothole problems? UHCL hackathon winners have solutions
February 18, 2022 | UHCL Staff
Ever get a message saying you’ve been hacked? Generally, that’s aggravating news — unless you’re talking about the Johnson Space Center Hackathon 2021, which is a competition in which young innovators have only 24 hours to find new software and hardware solutions to real-world problems.
UHCL alums' Valentine story: 'Who the heck is she?'
February 14, 2022 | UHCL Staff
It’s hard enough to be a foreign student trying to find an on-campus job while navigating an American graduate degree program. Yatin Karnik said that employment was his top priority when he arrived at University of Houston-Clear Lake in August 2002. Little did he know how much that job would change his life.
UHCL alum says Spaceport internship began his engineering career
January 27, 2022 | UHCL Staff
Mitchell Jefferies knew he couldn’t have gone from intern to full-time avionics engineer at Intuitive Machines without the guidance and support from his professors in the computer engineering program at University of Houston-Clear Lake. Jefferies earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering in 2019 and has never second-guessed his decision to transfer to UHCL.
Gamers, developers come to UHCL for tournament
January 04, 2022 | UHCL Staff
About 40 Warhammer 40K enthusiasts and 150 other gamers gathered hours at University of Houston-Clear Lake for the Holiday Gaming Thing and Warhammer 40K Rise of the Empire Grand Tournament in December. Associate Professor of Psychology Steven Sutherland, director for the Serious Games and Simulations degree program, said the event was about much more than playing games.
Two UHCL ceremonies honor fall students, prior ‘virtual’ graduates
December 02, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Over 1,000 University of Houston-Clear Lake fall 2021 graduates will receive their degrees and be recognized during an in-person commencement ceremony on Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Minute Maid Park. Of those, 645 will be recognized for receiving their undergraduate degrees, and 363 will receive their graduate degrees.
Press 'start' to begin new career: serious games offer valuable skills
November 18, 2021 | UHCL Staff
The word “game” invokes images of children sitting in front of screens for hours. Generally, the word is not associated with adults engaged in constructive work. Nevertheless, gamification and “serious” games, which are defined as games with a specific, measurable learning objective, have become an instrumental tool for acquiring new skills in the workplace.
Cybersecurity minor can complement multiple degrees
October 12, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Across all industries, data breaches and hacking are a constant concern. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, created as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure these breaches and hacks don’t happen and everyone has the resources to stay safer and more secure online.
Pathways to STEM Careers grant increased, extended
October 06, 2021 | UHCL Staff
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $4,036,338 grant to University of Houston-Clear Lake targeting Hispanic/Latino/a/x and other low-income students in a STEM-related degree program. This new project builds upon the work of the "Pathways to STEM Careers" grant originally awarded in 2016 for about $3.7 million.
Science and engineering alumni gathering spotlights success
September 28, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many high school and college students to delay their college plans, the College of Science and Engineering at University of Houston-Clear Lake saw an overall 12% increase in enrollment from fall 2019 to fall 2021 — when most other colleges around the country were experiencing record enrollment declines.
UHCLTeach's new master teacher follows passion for science
September 17, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Takisha Bolden Gastile has spent her entire professional life doing what she loves and developing future science educators. After 14 years in Houston Independent School District, she saw University of Houston-Clear Lake as having an innovative way of connecting to science majors who wanted to become teachers.
Fellowship supports research to improve knee replacements
July 15, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Barrios Technology has awarded University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ariful Bhuiyan a fellowship that will continue his ongoing research in the field of biomechanics. His current work focuses on evaluating and improving knee replacement devices, which are used to treat osteoarthritis in the knee.