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As of May 2026, a 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court in the case Louisiana v. Callais significantly narrowed Section 2 of t...
04/06/2026

As of May 2026, a 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court in the case Louisiana v. Callais significantly narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Dismuke is one of the longest-serving Head Coaches in men’s golf history. It's no surprise that he has many achievements...
04/06/2026

Dismuke is one of the longest-serving Head Coaches in men’s golf history. It's no surprise that he has many achievements with the team on his career page.

With the Houston Cougars, Dismuke has had three NCAA Championship berths, 12 NCAA Regional appearances and 21 Team tournament titles. Along with the team achievements, he has also harbored 5 all-American golfers, 29 individual champions and 114 all-academic honorees.

As the war in Iran extends past its third month, conservative students’ support for the war remains unshaken.
03/06/2026

As the war in Iran extends past its third month, conservative students’ support for the war remains unshaken.

The Houston women’s golf team went on its first trip to the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Car...
02/06/2026

The Houston women’s golf team went on its first trip to the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA.

The University Information Technology team is working with Microsoft Enterprise support and Microsoft management to incr...
02/06/2026

The University Information Technology team is working with Microsoft Enterprise support and Microsoft management to increase UH’s storage quota and restore service.

UIT staff noticed that storage was reaching capacity on May 25. Typically, UH storage demand increases by 0.1% to 0.3%, less than a Terabyte each week, but demand jumped over 3% in the week of May 25, exceeding maximum capacity. The total amount of data stored increased by close to 50 Terabytes.

May is both Military Appreciation Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. For over 1600 students served by UH Veteran S...
01/06/2026

May is both Military Appreciation Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. For over 1600 students served by UH Veteran Services, including student veterans, active duty military students, Reserve and National Guard students and military spouses or dependents, mental health runs parallel to experience with the military.

Incoming freshmen Tyus Thomas and Djafar Silimana signed their scholarship agreement in the first week of May, according...
01/06/2026

Incoming freshmen Tyus Thomas and Djafar Silimana signed their scholarship agreement in the first week of May, according to men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson.

Students believe that Houston’s desire for younger elected officials was what propelled Menefee to his win.  “It’s nice ...
31/05/2026

Students believe that Houston’s desire for younger elected officials was what propelled Menefee to his win.

“It’s nice seeing younger people get elected because of how old our recent presidents have been,” Sison said. “What I’m looking for are newer candidates with diverse opinions.”

With this hire, Davis brings the Cougars' experience not only in the regular season but also in the playoffs. He has bro...
27/05/2026

With this hire, Davis brings the Cougars' experience not only in the regular season but also in the playoffs. He has brought success wherever he goes and could bring that success to Houston too.

For decades, Polycystic O***y Syndrome has been defined by a name that many doctors and patients say does not fully refl...
25/05/2026

For decades, Polycystic O***y Syndrome has been defined by a name that many doctors and patients say does not fully reflect the condition itself. As of May 12, PCOS has been officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS).

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