University of Houston (Houston, Texas)

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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.

ATHLETICS NICKNAME: Cougars
SCHOOL COLORS: Scarlet and White

www.uh.edu
University of Houston spinoff www.aerominetechnologies.com/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Houston
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Coordinates:   29°43'13"N   95°20'20"W

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  • GO COOGS! 4-0 START!
  • Also known as "Harvard on the highway" for its "high" academic standards and close proximity to Interstate Highway 45.
  • miss you
  • also known as a minority school and a commuter school, dont go here, youll go crazy
  • 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.
  • great academics, pretty campus.
  • 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.
  • This will be Texas' next Tier I university, and well deserved too! Way to go UH!
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