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Engines of Our Ingenuity
The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
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UH Moment
UH Moment: Houston Zoo Welcomes Two Cougar Cubs, Including Shasta VII
Posted on · "We couldn’t be more excited about continuing this time-honored tradition in cultivating Cougar spirit"
UH Moment
UH Moment: UH Entrepreneurship Program Ranks No. 1 in Nation for Fourth Consecutive Year
Posted on · “The beauty of the Wolff Center is that we’re in Houston, a city so perfect for entrepreneurship”
Criminal Justice
Lonnie Teagle, ex-Katy Paetow HS football coach, accused of indecency with students
Posted on · Teagle, 39, who resigned from Katy ISD in October amidst an investigation into his conduct, faces felony charges of improper relationship with a student and indecency with a child.
Education News
Clear Creek ISD hitting ‘reset’ as district product named lone superintendent finalist
Posted on · Karen Engle is set to succeed former Clear Creek ISD superintendent Eric Williams, whose tenure was marred by unfounded criticisms from parents and community members.
Education
Houston elementary students conduct annual survey on most popular holiday toys
Posted on · The survey results from Longfellow Elementary showed most third- to fifth-graders want an iPhone or the latest PlayStation for the holidays.
Elections
Galveston ISD trustee race heads to runoff election after ending in tie
Posted on · Incumbent trustee Mindy Lakin and challenger Ken Jencks, a former Galveston ISD board member, will compete in a runoff scheduled for Dec. 6.
UH Moment
UH Moment: AI System to Predict Patients at Higher Risk for Diabetes Complications
Posted on · "Our long-term goal is to help clinicians become more proactive and less reactive when treating diabetes"
News
UH Moment: Building for the Future
Posted on · University of Houston’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Opens State-of-the-Art Facility
Education News
Clear Creek ISD students arrested for threatening violence over district’s decision to hold classes during Astros’ championship parade
Posted on · A student at Seabrook Intermediate and one from Clear Lake Intermediate are being charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony, according to a district spokesperson.
Elections
Harris County Latino voters rank the economy, education, and safety among their top priorities
Posted on · Houston Public Media interviewed 15 Hispanic residents, as part of a Texas Newsroom statewide project, on what their main concerns are heading into the midterm elections. Listen for more Latino voters' voices this week as we air a series of montages.
Health & Science
Houston ISD to install filtered water stations to reduce risk of lead poisoning in students
Posted on · The district will also partner with state environmental regulators to conduct additional testing of school water.
UH Moment
UH Moment: Researchers Find ‘Significant Rates’ of Sinking Ground in Houston Suburbs
Posted on · "It is thanks to the latest advances in geospatial analysis that we were able to investigate subsidence across the Houston area in unprecedented detail"
Education
Houston ISD sees sharp declines in math and reading performance, along with rest of country, in first national assessment test since pandemic
Posted on · The National Assessment of Educational Progress, conducted this year for the first time since 2019, found that student achievement declined across the country in math and reading. The results were similar in HISD, one of the participating urban districts in the study.
UH Moment
UH Moment: President’s Fall Address
Posted on · "We are not stopping, we are moving forward"
Education News
Katy Paetow High School football coach resigns amidst investigation into alleged misconduct
Posted on · David Hicks Sr. is serving as the Panthers' interim head coach after the resignation of Lonnie Teagle, who was in his first year with the team.
UH Moment
UH Moment: Mapping the Past, Present and Future of Houston Latino Art
Posted on · "This project will bring the museum to the community and the community to the museum"
UH Moment
UH Moment: University of Houston Law Center Opens ‘World Class’ Law Building
Posted on · "The John M. O’Quinn Law Building is an amazing symbol of just how incredible the UH law program is and how much it’s grown"
Education
Harris County expands mobile library program with addition of fourth ‘Curiosity Cruiser’
Posted on · The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, with financial support from companies and charitable organizations, donated and outfitted the new mobile library, which will provide books for children as well as STEM educational programming.
UH Moment
UH Moment: Cougar Grounds Bigger and Better Than Ever
Posted on · Hilton College's Student-Run Coffeehouse Has New, Larger Home
Education
Houston Baptist University renamed Houston Christian University, with goal of elevating profile and enrollment
Posted on · The 62-year-old university in the Sharpstown area aims to more than double its enrollment, currently about 4,000 students, during the next decade.