Articles tagged with 'press' | University of Houston-Clear Lake

Someone who is alive today could step on the surface of the planet Mars. While this idea is thrilling, the reduced gravity associated with spaceflight and the cognitive stress of lengthy confinement present significant challenges for human physiology...

Fifteen students and professors of social work from University of Houston-Clear Lake traveled to Austin earlier this month to participate in Social Work Advocacy Day at the Capitol. Toni Miller and Tony Gamage, both juniors pursuing Bachelor of Socia...

Helga Schmidt knew that if she wanted to improve her employment options, she had to complete her education. After receiving her associate’s degree from a community college in California, she and her husband and two small children moved to Houston, wh...

Thomas Dion said he thought it was pretty cool that he’d been recognized as Clear Creek High School’s Teacher of the Year for 2022-23. Now concluding his fourth year teaching English in Clear Creek Independent School District, Dion said he hopes to u...

Fossil fuels are by far the greatest contributor to global climate change, necessitating investigation of alternative, zero-emission energy sources such as hydrogen. Sehmus Ozden, a senior carbon scientist at Lyten, says clean hydrogen is emerging as...

Learning about racism and its effects is essential for teaching anti-racism in the classroom. When educators are equipped knowledge about the ways race and racism have impacted education,  their own cultural humility is strengthened and their awarene...

Former Republic of Korea Prime Minister Nakyon Lee will present a lecture entitled “America’s Dream Never Ends: The Desirable Foreign Policies for the Upcoming Era,” at University of Houston-Clear Lake at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 23 in the Garden Room...

Kristi Duplichen’s science background and interest in physics started her career at NASA. But while she was there, she realized that scientists and engineers were only part of the reason why astronauts could successfully complete their missions in sp...

Recovering from a traumatic brain injury or disease can mean a lifelong journey of difficult treatment and rehabilitation. Because it can take years to return to a prior level of function, Disha Kapoor says it’s her mission to help those suffering ha...

Members of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate were at the Texas State Capitol on March 7 to adopt a resolution declaring it University of Houston-Clear Lake Day. Over 40 administrators, faculty, staff, alumni and students journey...

Doc Loc and the Swangers have taken iconic Houston rap music, combined it with a 14-piece jazz band, and after a bit of composing, rearranging and remastering, have only one thing left to do: Have a concert at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Bayou...

A delegation of about 45 University of Houston-Clear Lake students, faculty, staff,  alumni and UH System leaders traveled to Austin to engage with state legislators on behalf of the university during the new legislative session this week. Legislator...

Associate Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center Donna Shafer was the keynote speaker at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s “Celebration of Women in Leadership” panel discussion event on March 1, launching a series of Women’s History Month activitie...

Precious Parks is accustomed to facing challenges in her life, but achieving her Education Leadership Doctorate from University of Houston-Clear Lake’s College of Education was a next-level kind of challenge. “It was more like scaling a mountain,” sh...

Wondering where to go for guidance to help get your college tuition costs and fees paid? February is Financial Aid Awareness Month—a great time for Hawks to learn more about the resources available in University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Student Financ...

February is Black History Month, and for anyone looking for new ways to become more knowledgeable about the accomplishments of Black people, as well as some little-known history, University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Coordinator of the Common Reader Pro...

The Quebe Sisters are real-life champion fiddling siblings who sing classic, three-part close harmony vocals in a what they call a “progressive Western swing” style. Hulda, Grace and Sophia are bringing their innovative blend of archtop guitar, uprig...

The word “home” isn’t easy to define. It’s just one of those things that a person knows and can recognize when they’re there, and they feel a strong sense of turmoil when they’re not. University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Assistant Professor of Literatu...

Thinking about cutting class? Does it seem as though sitting through a lecture about the Civil War might not be the most interesting thing to do today?Bethany Cook had been noticing a young man named Alec Wallace in some of her classes at University ...

Flying over 6,500 miles from Nagoya, Japan to Houston is a 15-hour ordeal and as Kento Yuasa can confirm, the jetlag is serious. However, as the first Japanese exchange student ever to enroll at University of Houston-Clear Lake, Yuasa said he is not ...

The College of Human Sciences and Humanities at University of Houston-Clear Lake announced the appointment of Shreerekha Subramanian, previously a professor of Humanities and former chair of the Humanities Department, to serve as associate dean of th...

University of Houston-Clear Lake hosted the investiture of President Richard Walker on Friday, Jan. 27 as the culminating event in a three-day series of activities commemorating his appointment to the post. He is UH-Clear Lake’s sixth president, havi...

When a professor, advisor or other mentor helps a student navigate college, that student’s chances for success increase greatly. For University of Houston-Clear Lake junior Jose Ramirez, who is in the midst of an internship with Boeing at NASA Johnso...

Houston-area college graduation rates and workforce development are about to get a boost thanks to major grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Combined, University of Houston-Clear Lake and the University of Houston-Downtown  will receive alm...

University of Houston-Clear Lake students interested in pursuing a career as a teacher in a STEM-related field can access financial support through the Hawkins-STEM4All grant. The grant, which is embedded in the UHCLTeach program, offers students wor...

Eric Washington said that if he could go back and tell his high school self what he’s doing now, he’d never have believed it. “Before coming to University of Houston-Clear Lake, I had no idea I could ever work at NASA with astronauts. I would never h...

The Art Gallery at University of Houston-Clear Lake is commemorating Black History Month with an exhibition entitled, “The Way Forward: The Chronicles of Our Culture,” with an opening reception Friday, Feb. 3 from 6-7:30 p.m. The show, which features...

Austin’s ‘First Lady of Jazz’ Pamela Hart will share her artistry and passion for jazz in her second performance at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Bayou Theater Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. She will be accompanied by the Houston-based Darrell Lavi...

Effective communication and positive workplace interactions are the secret to the success of any organization, across all industries. But in order to understand how to communicate and interact, it’s imperative that everyone involved is aware of the c...

Data science is a multidisciplinary field that integrates math, computer science and statistics with business insights and trends. Because of its broad scope and application across almost all industries, data scientists are a new kind of data analyti...