| World / USA / Texas / Houston, 7 km from center | Coordinates: 29°43'17"N 95°20'37"W |
The University of Houston (often referred to as "UH") is a public doctoral/research university located in Houston, Texas. It is the flagship institution and the only doctoral degree-granting university in the University of Houston System, which includes three other universities and two multi-institution teaching centers.
Founded in 1927, UH serves more than 35,300 students in 12 academic colleges and in the interdisciplinary Honors College on a 560-acre campus southeast of downtown Houston.
UH conducts research in each academic department and operates more than 40 research centers and institutes on campus. The interdisciplinary research conducted at UH breaks new ground in such vital areas as superconductivity, space commercialization, biomedical engineering, economics, education, petroleum exploration, virtual technology, and much more. In addition, UH hosts a variety of theatre, concerts, lectures, and intercollegiate sports.
List of notable alumni include:
Jim Nantz, television sportscaster
Jack Valenti, former President, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
Star Jones-Reynolds, attorney and television personality
Larry Gatlin, country music singer/songwriter
Randy Quaid, actor
Clyde Drexler, pro basketball player
Doug Drabek, major league baseball player
Carl Lewis, Olympic athlete
Fuzzy Zoeller, pro golfer
John Moores, co-founder, BMC Software
Tom DeLay, former member, U.S. House of Representatives
Bonnie Dunbar, astronaut
Richard "Racehorse" Haynes, attorney
www.uh.edu
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22 months ago Anonymous | +1 |
 
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GO COOGS! 4-0 START! | ||||
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17 months ago Bevo | +3 |
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Also known as "Harvard on the highway" for its "high" academic standards and close proximity to Interstate Highway 45. | ||||
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13 months ago jack | 0 |
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miss you | ||||
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12 months ago photolitherland | [this message was marked as abusive, click to see...] | -7 |
 
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10 months ago SaintArnoldofMetz | +3 |
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I am a student here at UH...as a white male, I do find myself in the minority (barely...there is pretty equal distribution of race here) but I really don't think that this particular fact is even of relevance. The quality of education is good, and it is more affordable than the big ones like UT and Tx A&M. Nice campus, although, as said before, this is pretty much a commuter college...but when you live in the 4th (or is it 5th?) largest city in the United States, who wants to live on a college campus?! I live downtown, and love it. | ||||
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9 months ago evan | 0 |
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great academics, pretty campus. | ||||
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2 months ago Anonymous | +1 |
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Go Cougars! The University of Houston is the third-largest university in the great state of Texas, and is a great place for an education. | ||||
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