UHCL offers free professional development on workplace safety
May 20, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Occupational health and safety experts at University of Houston-Clear Lake will present a series of four webinars to educate employers and employees on workplace safety issues pertaining to COVID-19. May 21 through June 11, the sessions will focus on the safety measures employers and employees can take to protect themselves, their customers and their families.
New degree a game changer for video, tech students at UHCL
May 19, 2021 | UHCL Staff
While there’s widespread recognition of global health failures in terms of infectious disease outbreaks, there’s not much disagreement about how policy makers can become more prepared and responsive. The use of serious games and simulations are becoming a critical tool to promote learning and innovation, with applications that go far beyond sustaining learning during a pandemic lockdown.
For local waterways, floating wetlands offer filtration power
May 04, 2021 | UHCL Staff
These rafts may look like quiet as they float in a waterway with leafy green plants and an occasional turtle or small alligator basking on board. But below the surface, says Kaylei Chau, a graduate student in environmental biology at University of Houston-Clear Lake, is where all the action is taking place.
New director to prioritize research, sustainability, development
April 22, 2021 | UHCL Staff
For University of Houston-Clear Lake’s new Executive Director of the Institute for Human and Planetary Sustainability Megan Topham, sustainability isn’t just about addressing environmental issues. It’s about supporting and funding world-leading projects that are aligned with social, economic, environmental and educational goals for a better future.
Computer engineering students and prof win coveted awards
April 07, 2021 | UHCL Staff
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s engineering students and faculty have won three prestigious awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. With members in more than 180 countries, IEEE is the largest international organization of professional engineers. Their recognition reflects the university’s continued success in engineering fields.
New student org offers support to Hispanic students in STEM
April 05, 2021 | UHCL Staff
The Society for Advancement of Chicanos, Hispanics and Native Americans in Science has a growing new chapter at University of Houston-Clear Lake, which is a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The organization helps encourage Hispanic and other underrepresented minority students to pursue STEM fields at the university and enroll in research labs.
Texas native plants help kids bloom
March 30, 2021 | UHCL Staff
What can you do outdoors while keeping a safe distance from others during a pandemic? Clear Creek Independent School District teacher Tiffany Deschler says exploring nature and learning more about Texas’ native plants is a wonderful way get kids off devices and back to the great outdoors.
Girls interested in STEM careers shine at UHCL event
March 23, 2021 | UHCL Staff
When Loretta Williams Gurnell was a science teacher in a Houston charter school, she noticed one thing she didn’t like at all — the girls in her classes weren’t raising their hands. To help change that, she founded the nonprofit SUPERGirls SHINE Foundation, which held its latest inspiring event at University of Houston-Clear Lake.
UHCL's Robotics Team eyes $1 million prize in NASA competition
March 01, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Space Center Houston and NASA have announced that University of Houston-Clear Lake is among the 22 international robotics teams qualifying for Phase 2 of the NASA Space Robotics Challenge. This allows the team to advance to the final competition, which has a prize purse of $1 million.
UHCL to host Greater Houston Area Virtual STEM Conference
February 24, 2021 | UHCL Staff
University of Houston-Clear Lake will host the annual Greater Houston Area Virtual STEM Conference, Saturday, March 6, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. More than 200 educators from over 20 school districts in the Houston-Galveston and surrounding areas will attend this one-day event.
Engineering students' proposal advances in NASA competition
February 23, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Helping to inspire and educate future scientists is a mission in which both NASA and University of Houston-Clear Lake are deeply invested. The NASA Minority Innovative New Designs for Space (MINDS) program, a hands-on design-and-build collegiate learning experience, selects newly-innovated technology that is relevant to NASA's Artemis mission.
First-gen transfer student 'goes for it' at UHCL, finds support and mentorship
January 26, 2021 | UHCL Staff
Students who transfer from one college to another sometimes face the unique struggle of attempting to join a community from a completely different starting point. University of Houston-Clear Lake has a significant transfer student population, but for Osvaldo Rodriguez, assimilating into the university community was easy, and he felt at home immediately.