Houston Matters
Bill Nye Says Humanity Has The Best Quality Of Life In Its History — Because Of Science
Posted on · The beloved host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy" talks about why science and the exploration of space still matter.
Tag: engineering
Health & Science
Rice Undergrads Developing Wearable EpiPen Alternative
Posted on · Frustrated by the size and bulk of the EpiPen, a team of Rice undergraduates is working to create a smaller, wearable alternative.
Houston Matters
The Only Woman In The Room: Making A Place For Women In Engineering
Posted on · Dr. Pamela Obiomon, the first woman dean at Prairie View A&M's College of Engineering, talks about encouraging more women and minorities to study engineering.
Houston Matters
Should Texas Have Stricter Blood Alcohol Laws?
Posted on · We discuss the pros and cons of imposing more stringent standards on impaired driving.
News
Civil Engineers Say Texas Needs A Statewide Flood Plan
Posted on · A new report lays out recommendations for dealing with flooding in the post-Harvey era.
Houston Matters
Stay Or Go: Homeowners Face A Difficult Decision After Harvey
Posted on · In the wake of Harvey, Houston homeowners face a pivotal decision — stay or go. What do Houstonians need to know in order to make that decision?
Houston Matters
Your Smartphone Owes A Debt To Some ‘Perfectionists’ From The 1800s
Posted on · In his new book, The Perfectionists, Simon Winchester explores the proliferation of precision engineering in our modern world.
News
New Graduate Program Shows The Intersection Of Engineering And Medicine
Posted on · The program hopes to train doctors to better use technology in solving medical problems
Houston Matters
How A Dropped Touchdown Pass Took Astronaut Leland Melvin To Space
Posted on · The former astronaut talks about how that dropped pass opened a door that led to college, the NFL, and then NASA. He has a new memoir called Chasing Space.
Imaginarium
Video: How To Think Like An Engineer, Chapter 2
Posted on · As the semester wraps up, a group of engineering students are getting ready to present their first prototypes.
Imaginarium
Video: How To Think Like An Engineer, Chapter 1
Posted on · Freshmen engineering students begin constructing their first prototypes -- designs for clients like NASA and the Houston Zoo. No big deal.
Health & Science
Texas A&M Plans School That Will Combine Medicine And Engineering
Posted on · It will be located at Houston Methodist and they project a first class of 50 students.
Education News
A Passion For Engineering, One Marble At A Time
Posted on · How do you get girls passionate about engineering? On a middle school field trip, one group is using marbles.
Houston Matters
Engineer Sounds the Alarm on Houston’s Aging Water Infrastructure
Posted on · We've all experienced a power outage for one reason or another – whether it's a few minutes or hours. And, unfortunately, being in hurricane country, some Houstonians have had to experience being without power for days or more after a big storm. But what if you had to do without running water for that long? […]
Bauer Business Focus
First African-American Woman To Be Named Houston’s Engineer Of The Year
Posted on · An African-American woman with a firm that specializes in designing public projects has been named by several engineering societies as Houston's Engineer of the Year.