UHCL alumnus still banking on a bright future
June 14, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
For three years, Chris Bezdek was something of a University of Houston-Clear Lake celebrity. Bezdek’s portrait was one of the featured images in the UHCL “Discovering Opportunities” campaign of the early 2000s. The campaign, which sought to raise scholarship funds, was featured prominently in a number of UHCL publications from 2000-2003.
UHCL creates expert advisory board
June 02, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s School of Science and Computer Engineering has founded a new advisory board of local professionals from science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, industries. Members of the board will provide guidance as the school develops new curriculum, programs and labs with a focus on keeping university coursework relevant and up-to-date.
High schoolers explore UHCL, nature at Texas Envirothon
May 20, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
Twenty-two competing high school teams explored natural areas around Houston, including University of Houston-Clear Lake’s campus, as part of Texas Envirothon in early April.
Like father, like son at UH-Clear Lake Commencement
May 18, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
At University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Commencement on May 15, new graduate David Northcutt walked in his son Grant’s footsteps – literally. Grant Northcutt, 22, crossed the stage to receive a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the School of Business. Less than an hour later, David Northcutt, 64, followed to accept his Bachelor of Science in Criminology from the School of Human Sciences and Humanities.
UHCL students on path to medical school through state program
April 11, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
For the first time, University of Houston-Clear Lake students have been accepted to Texas’ prestigious Joint Admission Medical Program.
UHCL Report to Community features accomplishments, partnerships
March 31, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
University of Houston-Clear Lake President William A. Staples reflected on the year’s accomplishments and awarded the 2016 Community Partnership Award to the Pearland Chamber of Commerce at the annual Report to the Community on March 24 at Lakewood Yacht Club.
UHCL online environmental science program nationally ranked
March 29, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
Nonprofit Colleges Online ranked University of Houston-Clear Lake seventh in affordability among 35 online environmental science master’s degree programs nationwide.
STEM competition aims to inspire students
March 21, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
High school and college students interested in science, technology, engineering or math will join forces and compete at the 2016 STEM Challenge 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., April 9, at University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston.
University robotics team preps for NASA competition
February 25, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
In the big dream of space exploration, it pays to think small. A joint team of University of Houston-Clear Lake and San Jacinto College students are preparing to compete in a national NASA robotics contest that relies on insect colony behavior to solve tricky problems.
‘Birth of Gravitational Wave Astronomy’ presented at UH-Clear Lake
February 17, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
Physicists have worked for decades toward the observation of gravitational waves announced last week by LIGO or the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration. Learn about the details and importance of this work when LIGO scientist Marco Diaz presents “The First Detection: The Birth of Gravitational Wave Astronomy” 7 p.m., Feb. 29, at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Student Services and Classroom Building lecture hall as part of the UH-Clear Lake Physics and Space Science Seminar Series.
UHCL adds psychology doctorate
February 01, 2016 | Kelsie Cleboski
University of Houston-Clear Lake received approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to add a third doctoral program to its educational offerings.