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Forever distinguished as the first program of its kind in the state of Texas, the Center for International Studies (CIS) at University of St. Thomas-Houston will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2021.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Public Art UHS presents Color Talks Discussion led by Courtney Crappell

Public Art UHS presents Color Talks, a series of live conversations featuring the artists of Color Field and special guests.

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: Texas Southern Earns SACSCOC Reaccreditation

Texas Southern University (TSU) received reaffirmation of accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

RICE UNIVERSITY: Rice’s Pumani hailed for reaching 1 million babies

Rice global health institute’s low-cost, neonatal CPAP joins Global Innovation Exchange’s Million Lives Club

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS: Student Christmas Activities on Campus Come to Life with Special Event and Art

Andrea Molina, an Education undergraduate student working in Student Activities, had an epiphany thinking about all the joys that Christmas brings to every family.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS: Student Christmas Activities on Campus Come to Life with Special Event and Art

Andrea Molina, an Education graduate student working in Student Activities, had an epiphany thinking about all the joys that Christmas brings to every family.

TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER: Pumps and Pipes to be held on Dec. 07

Pumps & Pipes’ guiding principle is “exploring your neighbor’s toolkit.” Medicine, aerospace, energy and academia converge at this annual conference exploring multidisciplinary solutions to complex, real-world problems.

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: TSU Introduces New Business Curriculum Through Banking Partnerships

The Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University has created a new academic program that gives students direct exposure to commercial banking.

RICE UNIVERSITY: Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery

In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that’s essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS: Counseling and Disability Services Poised and Ready to Serve Students

New employee Michelle Kurkiewicz ‘13, joins the Counseling and Disability Services team to serve as coordinator, along with Avanti Bande, LPC, CEDS, NCC, who will serve as a counselor.

TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER: Houston Methodist Sepsis Symposium: Sepsis and COVID-19

This virtual Sepsis Symposium is a combination of didactic presentations and discussions to enhance learner competency and performance, with the goal of improving care in patients with Sepsis.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS: Commencement is On: A Christmas Walk of Hope & Joy!

University of St. Thomas plans to celebrate undergraduates and graduates in an innovative commencement ceremony that enables students and their families to experience this special rite of passage and stay safe.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Misinformation or Artifact: A New Way to Think about Machine Learning

Deep neural networks, multilayered systems built to process images and other data through the use of mathematical modeling, are a cornerstone of artificial intelligence.

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: TSU's Center for Justice Research Releases Police Action Brief

The first in the series, the Banning Chokeholds brief grew directly out of the Center for Justice research's involvement in the Houston Mayor’s Police Reform Task Force and the recommendations of our National Police Reform Advisory Group.

RICE UNIVERSITY: AI helps scientists understand brain activity behind thoughts

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University has developed artificial intelligence models that help them better understand the brain computations that underlie thoughts.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS: Renowned Speaker on Impact Investing Gives Free Webinar on a Top-Tier Investment Strategy

UST’s Office of Innovation presents The Future is in your Heart and in Your Hands Annual Impact Investing Conference on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 9 – 11 a.m. CST, via Zoom.

RICE UNIVERSITY: Once-discounted binding mechanism may be key to targeting viruses

That part of the peptide drawn from a SARS-CoV virus turned out to have an unexpected but significant influence on how it stably binds with a receptor central to the immune system’s ability to attack diseased cells.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS: Dual Enrollment at Catholic High Schools Builds a Bridge to UST

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there is a 7% growth rate in the number of high school students participating in dual enrollment programs. This uptick in taking college courses to receive higher education credit before graduating from high school has proven to be a successful path to finish a college education faster and for less money.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Rice researchers top two categories in ‘Create the Future’ contest

Rice University was a double winner in the annual Create the Future Design Contest, an international competition in its 19th year put on by Tech Briefs.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS: Budding Entrepreneurs Benefit from HCC & UST Strategic Alliance