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GENERATIVE ART

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

CESARE LOMBROSO

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

THE SARO PRINCESS

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

THE ANIMALS LAUGH

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

CRAY

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

SIMON NEWCOMB & GALAXIES

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

SARAH BAGLEY

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

YOU MAY GO DANCING

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

CARBON SEQUESTRATION

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

INVENTING THE NEWSPAPER

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

INNUMERACY

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

DURER'S ROMAN LETTERS

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

A BRASS CATALOGUE

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

LAME, CAUCHY AND KUMMER

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

HYPNOTIC CRIMES

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

HERODOTUS

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

MANUSCRIPT DEMOGRAPHY

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

OTZI'S SHOES

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

LOBOTOMY

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

REMAKING BEN HUR

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

ASA GRAY

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

INVENTING THE AIR FORCE

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

FOLDING BICYCLES

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

THE POMPEIAN PARADOX

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

OF ORGANS AND ENGINES

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

BAGHDAD BATTERIES

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

CREATIVITY

The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.

 

After Tough Loss, Cougars Heading To Bowl In Dallas

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After a disappointing loss over the weekend, the University of Houston Cougars are starting preparations for a bowl game in Dallas.

UH Department: UH athletics; UH Cougars Football team

 

If The Euro Zone Splits, Houston Banks Suffer

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European leaders will meet this Friday in Brussels to try to hammer out a solution to the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis. If they fail, many investors fear one or more of Europe's troubled economies may be forced to abandon the euro.

UH People: Bent Sorensen; teaches

UH Department: UH International Economics

 

UH To Play Penn State In 2012 TicketCity Bowl

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Bowl officials announced the UH Cougars Football Team, ranked #17, will play the #23 ranked Penn State, January 2 in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl at 11:00 am, Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, TX.

UH People: Head Coach Kevin Sumlin

UH Department: UH Cougars Football Team

 

Public Poetry - Kevin Prufer & Ken Jones

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We chat with poet and University of Houston professor, Kevin Prufer [pictured], and poet and singer-songwriter, Ken Jones. They are two of the featured writers on Saturday afternoon’s Public Poetry Reading at Discovery Green.

UH People: Kevin Prufer, professor

UH Department: UH English Department, Creative Writing Program

 

Buzz On The UH Campus

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The Houston Cougar Football team is 12 and O, ranked 7th in the country and will play Southern Miss Saturday at Robertson Stadium for the Conference USA Championship. The team's success has created a buzz on campus that hasn't been there in over a decade.

UH People: UH Alumnus Chris Foster; UH Alumnus Ashley Hess; Senior Michael Caravantes

UH Department: UH Cougar Football team

 

Enron: Ten Years After Part II

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Andrew Fastow is often portrayed as one of the leading villains of the Enron saga. The chief financial officer created an array of off-books entities that hid massive losses and enriched him and his allies within the company. But Fastow's crimes were only possible because of changes set in motion well before he joined the company, as Andrew Schneider reports in the second of our four part series.

UH People: Stephen Arbogast; teaches

UH Department: business ethics; UH Bauer College of Business

 

Classical 91.7-Arte Público Author of the Month: Judith Ortiz Cofer

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Judith Ortiz Cofer is November's Classical 91.7/Arte Público Press Author of the Month.  Classical 91.7's Eric Ladau spoke with Ms. Cofer for this installment of the monthly series. Click to listen to the in-depth interview (47 minutes).

UH Department: Arte Publico Press

 

The Case For Case Keenum

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The University of Houston Cougars is in the top 10 of the Associated Press rankings, and now faces Tulsa today in the season finale. They are the only other unbeaten team in the country outside of top ranked LSU. But Case Keenum, the Cougar's record breaking quarterback, says there is a lot of football to be played before the end of an incredible season for the university.

UH People: Case Keenum

UH Department: University of Houston Cougars; football

 

UH Moment: "Bob Houston"

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One of the architects of modern teacher education is a professor at the University of Houston's College of Education.  Meet him in this week's UH Moment. 

UH People: Robert Houston, professor

UH Department: UH College of Education

 

Meetings Are More Than Just Dinner

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Interfaith Ministries recently held the latest series of what they call Dinner Dialogues. It's a household dinner party where people from different religious backgrounds are invited to come and share their thoughts and beliefs.

UH People: Shaheen Chandani; 2005 graduate

 

Cities Want To Be 'Energy Capital'

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There are some people in Houston who worry that the city could suffer the same fate as Detroit: a place that once dominated an industry and now doesn't. KUHF's StateImpact Texas reporter Dave Fehling looks at threats to Houston's claim as "the world's energy capital."

UH People: Tyler Priest ; oil industry historian

 

ESPN Comes To UH Campus

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Robertson Stadium is sure to be packed this afternoon as the 11th ranked Houston Cougars take on SMU.  There is a chance to earn a major bowl bid, should they win their remaining games. The popular ESPN College GameDay show has been on the UH campus taping their nationally televised pregame show.

UH Department: UH football

 

Bauer Business Focus: Stephen Arbogast

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The Obama administration recently announced it would postpone until 2013 a decision on whether to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, designed to transport crude oil 1700 miles from the Alberta tar sands to Houston and Port Arthur. Joining Andrew Schneider this week on the Bauer Business Focus to talk about Keystone XL is Stephen Arbogast, Executive Professor of Finance at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business.

UH People: Stephen Arbogast; Executive Professor of Finance

UH Department: UH Finance

 

UH Sugar Land To Get New Name, New Course Offerings

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The University of Houston is increasing degree offerings in Sugar Land.  As Ed Mayberry reports, Fort Bend County is one of the fastest-growing areas within Greater Houston.

UH People: Marshall Schott, associate vice president for university outreach

UH Department: UH Sugar Land Campus

 

KIPP-UH Partnership To Increase College Graduation Rates

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A new partnership between one of Houston's most successful charter school programs and the University of Houston, aims to help lower-income students make the leap to college. It's an effort that planners hope will eventually spread to other university campuses.

UH People: Jeff Fuller, director of student recruitment

UH Department: Education

 

UH Moment: "International Education"

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Conrad N. Hilton, the great pioneer of the hospitality industry, imagined the industry as a catalyst for peace.  The evidence is in a University of Houston classroom.  Here's this week's UH Moment.

UH People: Lydia Westbrook, director of international and external programs

UH Department: UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

 

Economist: Houston is a Teflon City

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A local economist says Houston doesn't let much bad stick to it. He calls it a "Teflon city" that hasn't let a rough economy elsewhere affect it as much as other big metropolitan areas. The comments were part of the University of Houston's Institute for Regional Forecasting series.

UH Department: UH Institute for Regional Forecasting series

 

Discussion Over Controversial Pipeline At UH

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A conference on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project was held at the University of Houston. Representatives from TransCanada and the oil sands consortium were on hand to discuss the project, and the government's decision to delay approval of the pipeline.

UH Department: Hilton

 

Bauer Business Focus: Steven Craig

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Less than two weeks remain for the congressional Super Committee to come up with a plan to lower the deficit over the next decade. If it fails, more than $1 trillion of across-the-board spending cuts take effect automatically. Steven Craig teaches public sector economics at the University of Houston. He joins Andrew Schneider this week on the Bauer Business Focus to talk about the hard fiscal choices facing all levels of U.S. government.

UH People: Steven Craig; professor

UH Department: economics

 

UH Moment: "India"

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A new area of study at the University of Houston focuses on the many faces of India.  Listen to this week's UH Moment.

UH People: Anjali Kanajia, assistant director; Lois Zamora, professor and department chair

UH Department: UH Indian Studies Program

 

GHP Survey Finds Voters Support UH Tier One Goal, Say Houston Quality Of Life Better Than Most Of Country

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Local voters are eager to see the University of Houston become a full-fledged tier one research university. They also believe that quality of life in the Houston region is better than most other parts of the country. Those are two of the key findings from the Greater Houston Partnership's voter insight survey.

UH Department: Tier One

 

UH Moment: "College of Technology"

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The College of Technology has for seven decades served the needs of Houston and Houstonians.  It's history meshed with the history of the city.  Listen to this week's UH Moment.

UH People: William Fitzgibbon, Dean; Renu Khator, UH President

UH Department: UH College of Technology

 

UH Moment: "Professor Mamie Moy"

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Professor Mamie Moy has spent her more than 50 years at the University of Houston teaching science to students, teachers, adults and children.  Listen to her story in this UH Moment.

UH People: Mamie Moy, professor

UH Department: UH Chemistry Department

 

UH Moment: "Drinking and Gambling"

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Drinking and gambling.  Two vices that can lead to a dangerous place.  Two studies at the University of Houston examines these issues from the perspective of perspective.  Listen to this week's UH Moment.

UH People: Clayton Neighbors, professor

UH Department: UH Department of Psychology

 

UH Moment: "Mat Johnson"

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Three decades of writers.  Learn more about the UH Creative Writing Program in this UH Moment.

UH People: Mat Johnson, associate professor

UH Department: UH Creative Writing Program

 

UH Moment: "Solar"

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There's something new under the sun at the University of Houston campus.  Listen to this week's UH Moment.

UH People: Leah Wolfthal, program coordinator for sustainability

UH Department: UH Health and Biomedical Science Center; UH Bauer College of Business

 

Lisa Trapani Shumate Named First Chief Of Houston Public Media

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Lisa Trapani Shumate, an Emmy Award-winning veteran of Houston's television industry, has been named executive director and general manager of Houston Public Media.

 

Emmy Award-Winning TV Veteran to Lead Houston Public Media

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Lisa Trapani Shumate, an Emmy Award-winning veteran of the television industry who has been a member of management with both CBS affiliate KHOU and KTRK/TV/ABC 13, has been named executive director and general manager of Houston Public Media.

 

UH Pursues Private Donations, Tier One Status

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The University of Houston continues to pursue tier one status — despite ongoing financial difficulties. UH Chancellor Renu Khator addressed staff and students about the future of the university.

UH People: Dr. Renu Khator; Dean

UH Department: Tier One

 

UH Moment: "Law and Love"

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Of love and justice and the law.  Listen to this week's UH Moment.

UH People: Sandra Guerra Thompson, professor

UH Department: UH Law Center; UH Criminal Justice Institute

 

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