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LA TAPISSERIE DE BAYEUX

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 WILKES EXPEDITION

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.

 

HUMANS, COMPUTERS, AND PUZZLES

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.

 

FLUBBER

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.

 

GROUP DECISION MAKING

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.

 

WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL

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.

 

MAIL PLANE TO HISTORY MAKER

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.

 

OPTIMIZATION

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.

 

SMART PHONES - WISE PHONES

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.

 

HEAT IN THE SHADOW OF ROUEN

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 TIMBER SQUARE SET

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.

 

1900 - THE YEAR

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.

 

QUALIA

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.

 

BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE

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.

 

ASIMOV & ENERGY STORAGE

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.

 

KURT GODEL

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.

 

WINGTIPS

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.

 

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ARCHIVES

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.

 

PIERRE GASSENDI

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 SOCOTRA ARCHIPELAGO

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.

 

HOUSTSON MARITIME MUSEUM

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 ACCURACY AND STORY-TELLING

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.

 

MUPPETS

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.

 

SATYENDRANATH BOSE

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 TOLERANCE FOR AMBIGUITY

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.

 

EARTH, AIR, FIRE, & WATER

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.

 

RIDING THE WRONG HORSE

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.

 

TRANSHUMANISM

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.

 

DOLLY SHEPHERD

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.

 

HENRY WINSTANLEY

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 Front Row - University of Houston - Downtown

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A poet from Trinidad-Tobago and two singers - one from Romania, the other from Syria - share some of their work with us, previewing the Fulbright Arts Festival's celebration of International Music, Dance and Literature that takes place tomorrow evening at the University of Houston - Downtown...

UH People: Isabelle Ganz

UH Department: University of Houston Downtown, Moores School of Music

 

Fire Chief "frustrated" daycare owner fled to Nigeria

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The Houston Fire Department and the State Department are still working to get daycare owner Jessica Tata back to the United States. Tata fled to Nigeria after a fire at her daycare center killed four children last week. She faces ten charges so far related to the fire. But the legal ramifications of bringing her back to this country are tricky. David Pitman reports.

UH People: Professor; Jordan Paust

UH Department: UH Law Center

 

The Front Row - University of Houston

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Author Mat Johnson, who teaches in the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program, chats about his new book, PYM, which is simultaneously an adventure novel, a satirical fantasy, and a meditation on race, literature and obsession...

UH People: Mat Johnson

UH Department: Creative Writing

 

UH Moment: "Tourism"

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It was Conrad N. Hilton who said, "World peace through travel and tourism." Perhaps he envisioned this new global tourism class at his namesake UH college. Listen to UH Moment.

UH People: Lydia Westbrook, professor

UH Department: UH Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

 

The Front Row - Gulf Coast Reading Series

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Poet Meggie Monahan (pictured) and fiction-writer Dane Wisher of the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program share samples of their latest work, previewing their joint appearance on the Gulf Coast Reading Series, Friday evening at the Brazos Bookstore...

UH People: Meggie Monahan; Dane Wisher

UH Department: Creative Writing

 

Rodeo Begins Another Run

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For nearly 80-years, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been the center of western heritage. It is home to the world's largest livestock display and what some call the most spectacular rodeo. Anyone involved with the 3-week event will tell you there is nothing that compares to it. Pat Hernandez has more.

UH People: Professor; Dr. Barton Smith

UH Department: UH Economics

 

The Front Row - Moores School of Music

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We chat with Los Angeles jazz trombonist Andy Martin, who performs with the Moores School of Music Jazz Orchestra Saturday night at the University of Houston, in the grand finale of the 13th Annual Moores School Jazz Festival...

UH Department: Moores School of Music

 

UH Moment: "Paul Chu, Texan"

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What do these prominent Texans have in common: Roger Staubach, Ann Richards, Selena, Paul Chu.  Find out in today's UH Moment.

UH People: Paul Chu, professor

UH Department: Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH)

 

The Front Row - Blaffer Art Museum

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Members of the Austin Art Collective, Okay Mountain, describe the instructional video and large sculptural pieces -- including the Sleep-Study Room and the Stairway to Self-Mastery -- which they've created for their satirical installation, First Take, at the UH's Blaffer Art Museum...

UH Department: Blaffer Art Museum

 

The Front Row - University of Houston

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U of H Creative Writing Program faculty poets, Nick Flynn and Tony Hoagland, share verses from their latest collections as they will do in a public reading that takes place Wednesday evening at the University of Houston's M. D. Anderson Library...

UH People: Nick Flynn, Tony Hoagland

UH Department: Creative Writing

 

The Front Row - University of Houston

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New-music violinist and composer, Todd Reynolds, and student musicians from the Moores School of Music's AURA contemporary ensemble play pieces by Michael Gordon and Bill Ryan that are included on the concert, In Motion, which AURA, in conjunction with the Mitchell Center for the Arts, will present this evening at the University of Houston's Moores Opera House...

UH People: Rob Smith

UH Department: Moores School of Music; Mitchell Center for the Arts

 

Bauer Business Focus: Jim Hawkins

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The Credit CARD Act of 2009 was meant to block aggressive marketing of credit cards to college students. That's not what's happening, according to a study by Professor Jim Hawkins of the University of Houston Law Center. Hawkins joins Andrew Schneider on this week's "Bauer Business Focus."

UH People: Jim Hawkins, assistant professor

UH Department: University of Houston Law Center

 

KUHF Conversations: UH Prof. Dr. Hosam Aboul-Ela

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The group Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Houston is hosting a teach-in Thursday evening on the recent events in Tunisia, Egypt, and in the rest of the Arab world. It will bring together a number of professors and instructors from UH, Rice University, and the University of St. Thomas to discuss the uprisings and to answer questions people have about the consequences, and what may happen next. David Pitman sat down with one of tonight's speakers, UH Associate Professor of English Dr. Hosam Aboul-Ela.

UH People: Dr. Hosam Aboul-Ela; Associate Professor

UH Department: English

 

UH Chancellor Discusses Budget With State Legislators

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The University of Houston System chancellor plans a return trip to the state capital, as the legislature tackles the budget. Ed Mayberry reports.

UH People: Chancellor;Renu Khator

UH Department: UH University System

 

UH Moment: "Sensors"

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Long wait for lab tests or long waits in airport security lines could be reduced or eliminated through the research of one UH professor.  Find out more in this UH Moment.

UH People: Rigoberto Advincula, professor

UH Department: UH Department of Chemistry

 

Amazon's Departure From Texas

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Texas is another in a growing list of states having tax disputes with Amazon.com over web purchases. The world's largest online retailer is closing an Irving distribution facility after failing to come to a resolution with the Texas Comptroller's office. Ed Mayberry reports.

UH People: Betsy Gelb; professor

UH Department: UH Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Bauer College of Business

 

Meningitis Warning on Campus

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Another Texas college student has apparently contracted bacterial meningitis. It is a potentially deadly disease that strikes almost 3,000 Americans each year. College campus health clinics are warning students to take precautions. Pat Hernandez has more.

UH People: Floyd Robinson; director of the health center

UH Department: Uh health center

 

UH Moment: "Prosthetics"

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You don't think about the mechanics of moving your hand, but what if you had a prosthetic hand?  The mechanics of moving it become more challenging.  One UH Professor and his research team are up for the challenge.  Listen to UH Moment.

UH People: Badri Roysam, professor

UH Department: UH Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

The Front Row - Moores School of Music

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Moores School of Music faculty artists -- Sean Wang, violin, and Tali Morgulis, piano -- perform movements from the three standard-repertory works they're going to perform on their recital tonight at the University of Houston. And, Professor Wang tells us about the other piece on the program: Mario Davidovsky's Synchronisms Number Nine for Violin and Electronic Sound...

UH People: Sean Wang, violinist; Tali Morgulis, pianist

UH Department: UH Moores School of Music

 

The Front Row - Moores School of Music

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Di Wu is a rising young pianist on the international music scene. On our program, Ms. Wu plays Etudes by Debussy, previewing the recital of music by French composers with which she opens the twenty-eighth annual International Piano Festival tomorrow afternoon at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music...

UH Department: UH Moores School of Music

 

Bauer Business Focus: Jackie Kacen

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If you go to the grocery store and don't have a list in hand of precisely what you want to buy, chances are you may wind up spending more than you intended. Jackie Kacen — Clinical Professor of Marketing at the Bauer College of Business — joins Andrew Schneider on this week's "Bauer Business Focus" to discuss her research on impulse buying.

UH People: Jackie Kacen, Clinical Professor of Marketing

UH Department: UH Bauer College of Business

 

The Front Row - Moores School of Music

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Award-winning British pianist, Danny Driver, plays for us! Driver is one of the guest artists who will be featured at this year's 28th annual International Piano Festival, which opens tomorrow night at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music...

UH Department: UH Moores School of Music

 

Debate Over Health Care Law's Unconstitutionality Continues

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The debate over the national health care overhaul continues on Capitol Hill, after a Florida judge struck down the entire law as unconstitutional. This week's ruling centers on whether the "individual mandate" provision exceeds the regulatory powers of Congress, as Ed Mayberry reports.

UH People: Professor; Seth Chandler

UH Department: UH Law Center

 

Another Milestone to Tier One

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Today, the University of Houston celebrated the milestone of clearing another major hurdle in its quest to achieve Tier One Status. Pat Hernandez has more.

UH People: Renu Khator

UH Department: University Chancellor and President

 

UH Researchers Develop Methods To Detect Banned Substances In Food Shipments

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A University of Houston chemistry team has been working on methods to detect explosives in food shipments. Ed Mayberry reports the work could help detect banned substances in airports for Homeland Security, but also banned substances in commercial products.

UH People: UH materials scientist; Gobet Advincula

UH Department: UH Chemistry Department

 

Bauer Business Focus: Victor Wayhan

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Supply chains incorporate every step in business from gathering raw materials to the checkout counter. But they're rarely the first specialty that leaps to mind for prospective MBAs. Victor Wayhan — a professor at the Bauer College of Business — joins Andrew Schneider on this week's "Bauer Business Focus" to discuss what's involved in shaping the next generation of supply chain managers.

UH People: Victor Wayhan, professor

UH Department: UH Bauer College of Business

 

The Front Row - Moores School of Music

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Stage-directors, Buck Ross and Joseph Evans and Music Directors, Brett Mitchell and Dominique Royem talk about the Moores Opera Center's weekend productions of Mozart's The Magic Flute and Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring...

UH People: Buck Ross, stage director; Joseph Evans, stage director; Brett Mitchell, music director; Dominique Royem, music director

UH Department: UH Moores Opera Center

 

UH Moment: "¡Salud Familia!"

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A new project from the University of Houston uses the arts to impact health and wellness.  Learn more in this UH Moment.

UH People: Nicolas Kanellos, professor and director

UH Department: Arte Público Press

 

It's Bonus Time for HISD

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It may seem like a second Christmas for a number of employees with the Houston Independent School District. HISD is paying more than 42-million dollars in bonuses to deserving teachers and administrators. Bill Stamps has more.

 

The Super Bowl of Speeches

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President Obama has a recent surge in approval ratings. Some believe his performance with tonight's State of the Union speech could cause those numbers to rise even higher. Bill Stamps spoke with one local political observer about what's at stake.

UH People: Brandon Rottinghaus; Assistant Professor

UH Department: Department of Political Science

 

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