Arts & Culture
The Texas Music Festival At UH Is Paving The Way For Diversity In Classical Music
Posted on · The long-time festival attracts top young musicians from around world to Houston, enriching our present and future music scene.
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Houston Matters
Exhuming Unmarked Graves In Sugar Land: Inside The Process And What Can Be Learned
Posted on · Nearly a hundred unmarked graves in Sugar Land will be exhumed so Fort Bend ISD can build a new student facility. Houston Matters learns about the process and the concerns of one local anthropologist.
News
WATCH: UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Speaks At University Of Houston
Posted on · Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will discuss leadership and global challenges in a special address to students at the University of Houston
Arts InSight
WATCH: Inside The Design: Students Build Artworks Along The Buffalo Bayou
Posted on · The site-specific projects were intended to foster public engagement and conversation about evolving plans to expand Buffalo Bayou Park.
News
Harvey Heroes To Receive UH Commencement Honors
Posted on · Executive chairman and CEO of Mattress Firm will receive an honorary degree
Houston Matters
Reflecting On Barbara Bush’s Contributions To The Political Landscape
Posted on · Houston Matters' political experts look back on Barbara Bush's contributions to politics.
Houston Matters
How Much Change Does Protesting Actually Accomplish?
Posted on · From teacher walkouts for higher pay, to student marches against gun violence, to more subtle acts — like kneeling during the national anthem — how effective is protesting at creating actual change?
Houston Matters
The Lack Of Leadership Continuity In Public Education
Posted on · We learn what impact continuity of leadership – or a lack of it – have on public education. Will it help or hinder efforts to transform a district – or a state?
Houston Matters
Full Show: Lawsuit Over Harvey Recovery Funds, And Political Roundup (March 21, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We bring you the latest on the death of a suspect in the Austin serial bombings. Then, housing advocates in Austin are suing to block Houston from receiving Harvey recovery money. Also, we discuss the latest political stories. Plus, we meet a University of Houston researcher studying health disparities across Houston. And we learn about the Houston Latino Film Festival.
Houston Matters
Which Fork Do I Use First? Getting It Right Could Be Important For Your Career
Posted on · UH Career Services holds mock business dinners to teach young people proper etiquette.
News
UH Cougars Get Ready For March Madness
Posted on · Along with Texas Southern University, the University of Houston represents the Bayou City in the NCAA basketball tournament
Houston Matters
Houston Has Cowboy Culture At Its Roots
Posted on · With the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo underway, we look at the history of cowboy culture in our city.
Houston Matters
Local Researchers Work On New Ways To Look At The Human Heart
Posted on · When you have a heart attack, cells inside the heart are irreparably damaged. But researchers here in Houston have come up with some new technology that might someday change that.
News
Houston Real Estate Icon Turns 90
Posted on · Welcome Wilson Sr. has been a Houston area developer for 60 years
Health & Science
Drug Treatment For Kidney Stones Hasn’t Changed Much In 30 Years – Until Now
Posted on · University of Houston researcher Dr. Jeffrey Rimer and his colleagues have identified a substance that could potentially reduce kidney stone growth by 90 percent.