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UH Expands Courses, Degree Offerings in Katy, Sugar Land In a significant move to expand higher educational offerings across the Houston region, the UH Cullen College of Engineering will offer three new undergraduate engineering degrees in Katy and the UH Bauer College of Business will offer upper division classes at UH at Sugar Land. UH Cougar Cupboard to Fuel Student Success Food insecurity, or the inability to afford enough nutritious food to fuel a regularly healthy lifestyle, is a growing concern on college campuses nationwide. In an effort to address this significant barrier to student success, the has opened the Cougar Cupboard in partnership with the Houston Food Bank’s Food for Change market network. The Sales Academy Launches at UH The city of Houston has worked hard to improve its tech and innovation ecosystem, but a key element has been missing – a sales force specially trained to promote tech companies and their products. The Sales Academy, an eight-week program launched at the , will prepare early and mid-career professionals to work in the technology industry. Can Mindfulness Keep Offshore Energy Workers Safe? Can “mindfulness” improve offshore safety? Researchers will teach offshore energy workers exercises designed to help them focus on the moment and on specific tasks. Based on research in other industries, including health care, the researchers expect to find a link between mindfulness and better safety outcomes. $5 Million Gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to Fund Scholarships for UH Medical Students; Create Pipeline Program The College of Medicine has received a $5 million gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX). The gift will provide $3.5 million for scholarships to at least 35 medical students and $1.5 million to create a pipeline program to attract and retain students from diverse backgrounds who have an interest in practicing primary care medicine. Improved Brain Chip for Precision Medicine The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the is reporting an improvement on a microfluidic brain cancer chip previously developed in their lab. The new chip allows quick assessment of the effectiveness of cancer drugs on brain tumors. Molecular Understanding of Drug Interactions Suggests a Path to Better Malaria Treatments Researchers have for the first time demonstrated what happens at the molecular level when two compounds known to inhibit crystal growth were combined, yielding new insights into malaria treatments and, more broadly, improving the process of drug development. Earns a Top Spot in U.S. News Ranking of Online Graduate Education Programs The online master’s degree programs at the College of Education rank among the best in the nation, according to the 2020 list from U.S. News & World Report. Specifically, the college ranked No. 8 for its online M.Ed. programs. UH Researchers Solve a Scientific Mystery about Evaporation Evaporation can explain why water levels drop in a full swimming pool, but it also plays an important role in industrial processes such as power generation. UH researchers now have reported a discovery that answers fundamental questions about the process, which until now had remained a mystery. Mentoring Project Deepened Student Learning, Commitment Pairing graduate students with professionals working in their field resulted in deeper learning and inspired passion for the work, according to new research from the . Developing a Technique to Study Past Martian Climate Joanna Clark, a geology Ph.D. student, has been awarded a $285,000 NASA grant to develop a technique that could one day be used to better understand past climate conditions on Mars. Developing Next-Generation Biologic Pacemakers associate professor of pharmacology Bradley McConnell is helping usher in a new age of cardiac pacemakers by using stem cells found in fat, converting them to heart cells, and reprogramming those to act as biologic pacemaker cells. Information Technology Can Save Police Lives, According to a New Study Police officers face well-documented risks, with more than 50,000 a year assaulted on the job in the United States. But new research has found that the use of information technology by law enforcement agencies can reduce the number of police killed or injured in the line of duty by as much as 50%. Wunderkind and Lifelong Learner Among Fall 2019 Graduating Class Nearly 5,000 students will receive their degrees during the fall 2019 University Commencement. Commencement ceremonies are Thursday, Dec. 12–Saturday, Dec. 14 at Fertitta Center and Cullen Performance Hall. Historic Gift with Expected $15 Million Impact Ensures Continuity for Nation’s Top Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program A historic gift expected to have a total impact of $15 million will ensure the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the remains in the nation’s top tier of entrepreneurship programs. Using the Arts to Help Formerly Incarcerated Black Men Succeed Formerly incarcerated black men enrolled in an alternative school with arts-based programming — writing, poetry, music — showed healthier social and emotional development and higher academic achievement as they transitioned to adulthood, according to research from the Graduate College of Social Work. UH Engineer Honored For Work in Crystal Engineering Jeffrey Rimer, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UH, has received the state’s top honor in engineering for his pioneering discoveries about how crystals form and how they can be dissolved. Featured Events View Full Calendar Academic Calendar Feb 05 3:00 pm Peace Corps Prep Info Session Information Session on the Peace Corps Prep program at the  and a brief overview of the Peace Corps followed by small group discussion with returned Peace Corps volunteers. Feb 06 6:00 pm US Citizenship Exam Free Prep Course Are you ready to take the citizenship exam? Join us for a free 4-week accelerated “fast-track” prep course designed for you to take the citizenship exam. We will provide all materials. Feb 07 11:00 am Celebrity Chef Kavachi Kavachi, owner of Grubido, a global food-oriented web resource whose mission was to expand Americans’ appreciation of international food, will be stopping by Cougar Woods to cook us up some classic Nigerian cuisine. Feb 07 7:30 pm International Piano Festival: Simone Dinnerstein Recital The ’s Moores School of Music presents the 37th International Piano Festival, a thrilling series of recitals and master classes featuring the greatest performers in the world. Feb 08 6:30 pm What’s Opera, Duck? Due to popular demand, the Moores Opera Center is hosting a spring edition of What’s Opera, Duck?, annual benefit cabaret evening of favorite arias and musical theatre songs. The evening is wryly hosted by Buck Ross, director of the Moores Opera Center. Feb 08 9:30 pm What’s Opera, Duck? Due to popular demand, the Moores Opera Center is hosting a spring edition of What’s Opera, Duck?, annual benefit cabaret evening of favorite arias and musical ...