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Should Texas Have Stricter Blood Alcohol Laws?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on March 5, 2019 · We discuss the pros and cons of imposing more stringent standards on impaired driving.

Tags Alejandro Macias BAC level driver’s risk drunk driving engineering Felix Ortiz lawmakers medicine new bill Sarah Shafer sciences

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UH Conference Focuses On Drawing More Hispanic Students Into STEM Fields

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 14, 2018 · Despite growing population numbers, Hispanics are under-represented in STEM education programs. Why?

Tags Andrew Hamilton educators Frank Fernandez Hispanic students mathematics recruit sciences stem university of houston Vanessa Sansone

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