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Not If, but When – Renu Khator and the Evolution of the University of Houston

By Samantha de LeónPresident Khator reacts to being inducted into the UH Athletics Hall of Honor in 2018. Leading up to this recognition, UH had reached the American Athletic Conference Championships in football and basketball, the Elite Eight and Final Four in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and consistently ranked in Top-25 polls in both […]

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Keeland shows off his sleek roadster in front of one of the houses he designed. ark:/84475/do21504z636.

Burdette Keeland, Jr.: “The Bird” Who Built a Better Houston

By Robert Perla VenturaKnown by his friends as ”Bird,” Keeland became one of Houston’s premier architects.Burdette Keeland, Jr. was a man as busy as they come. As an architect, professor, and chairperson of the Houston Planning Commission, Keeland was always working to better our city. A graduate of the University of Houston (UH) and a […]

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Public Art of the University of Houston

By Mercedes Del RiegoBenches by Scott Burton, pink granite (1985). Best known for blurring the boundary between utilitarian objects and art, Burton was a minimalist sculptor inspired by the Bauhaus and abstract movements. This set of two benches sit nondescriptly in front of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. All photos courtesy […]

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A Surprise Discovery: Making Art History Public Art

By Mercedes Del Riego22 February 1916 “Sunday Evening in a Village in the Ardennes.” Says “Dear Irma, many heartfelt thanks and greetings, your Otto. Have had no mail from you for days.” All photos courtesy of Irene Guenther.Peter Guenther and his wife, Andrea, died a few short months apart. “I should not have been surprised […]

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Cougars Fostering Inclusion in the U.S. Military

By Christine Le with Jacob LoewGeneral Barrye Price, LTC Melissa Comiskey, and 2LT Katelyn Kubosh have each played a role in opening doors to women in the U.S. Military. Photos courtesy of the U.S. Army.Serving in the military requires a noble spirit along with a strong passion for service and our nation. Enlistment, training, service, […]

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UHCOM clinical assistant professor Dr. Steven Starks was recently awarded the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University.

The UH Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine: For the City

By Max Hosaka with Grace ConroyThe University of Houston’s College of Medicine holds a white coat ceremony to welcome its first incoming class on August 8, 2020. All photos courtesy of the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine unless otherwise noted.Nestled just beyond downtown Houston sits “the largest medical city in the world” – […]

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Graduate students in Dr. Monica Perales’s Research in Public History class search University of Houston archival records for exhibit items. These boxes represent a mere fraction of the physical and digital materials students considered over two semesters. Shown left to right, Stephon Boykin, Rahil Asgari, and Alec Story. 

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Agents of Change: Celebrating Innovation at UH’s Centennial, A Collaborative Exhibit

By Mary ManningGraduate students in Dr. Monica Perales’s Research in Public History class search University of Houston archival records for exhibit items. These boxes represent a mere fraction of the physical and digital materials students considered over two semesters. Shown left to right, Stephon Boykin, Rahil Asgari, and Alec Story. Photo courtesy of Monica Perales. […]

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Dr. John Lienhard – An Engine of Our Ingenuity

By Cameron Thompson  Lienhard records an episode of the Engines of Our Ingenuity. He provides presenters a document with twenty practices for research, writing, and presentation on the radio, including word choice, speech habits, and staying within the three-minute time limit. Photo courtesy of the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering.  One cold October […]

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The Legacy of Marguerite Ross Barnett: A Modern Vanguard in Education

By Megan R. Dagnall The Board of Regents unanimously chose Marguerite Ross Barnett as president of the University of Houston in 1990, making her the first Black and female president of the institution. Barnett avoided discussion of her identity; instead, she focused on the community surrounding UH, and the development of the university as a premier research institution. […]

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