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Students on University of Houston Downtown's Women's Volleyball team smile on a court

UHD Women’s Volleyball Plays at Home This Week…and More Sports News

October 3, 2025

Our Lady Gators didn’t come out on top in their match against LSC-Houston North on Oct. 1, but they gave it their all, winning two out of five sets. Next up? Women’s Volleyball is home, right here at the Wellness & Success Center, against HCC at 7...

Ted Bauer Scholars, University of Houston Downtown leadership, and C.T. Bauer Foundation Donors smile after the seventh annual Ted Bauer Luncheon at the College of Sciences and Technology at UHD

UHD Celebrates New Ted Bauer Scholars at Annual Luncheons

October 3, 2025

Many Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) students can now breathe a sigh of relief due to the generosity of the C.T. Bauer Foundation. For the last seven years, the Foundation has provided life-changing scholarships to MDCOB students,...

University of Houston Downtown President Loren J Blanchard stands aside the university's Gatorettes dance team at the 2025 State of the University Address

The 2025 State of the University: Making Aspirations Reality

October 2, 2025 | By Marie Jacinto

In welcoming the crowd in the Wilhelmina Robertson Cullen Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 30, for the State of the University, UHD President Loren J. Blanchard said, “It’s a good day indeed!” And it certainly was with the inspirational news that many...

Exterior of O'Kane Theatre at the University of Houston Downtown. Sign reads

O'Kane Theatre Explores the Hilarity, Absurdity of Social Pretenses

October 2, 2025

The O'Kane Theatre presents "God of Carnage," a play in which two couples meet to resolve a playground fight before descending into a darkly hilarious parental brawl.

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Food Services' News, October 6-10

October 2, 2025

Fall Semester Food Frenzy at the UHD Food Court! Get ready for an exciting Fall semester at the UHD Food Court, featuring increased variety and a host of new dining options to tantalize your taste buds. Gator Bite Café Gets a Glow-up Prepare for a...

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Five Fun Facts About CST

October 2, 2025

CST turns students into thinkers, coders, and builders who apply science to solve real-world problems.

university of houston-downtown mascot ed u gator folds its arms aside reeds. text reads throwback on the bayou and uhd homecoming 2025

UHD Homecoming 2025: A Week of Gator Pride and Retro-Themed Fun

September 30, 2025

Since 2014, the Gator community has proudly celebrated the spirit and pride of UHD at Homecoming. This year, we’re looking back at the past and celebrating what’s ahead with “UHD Through the Decades: Throwback on the Bayou” from Monday, October 6...

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Food Services' News, September 29-October 3

September 26, 2025

Fall Semester Food Frenzy at the UHD Food Court! Get ready for an exciting Fall semester at the UHD Food Court, featuring increased variety and a host of new dining options to tantalize your taste buds. Gator Bite Café Gets a Glow-up Prepare for a...

Members of the Houston Police Department's first all-Latino homicide unit, the

vitalvoices Series To Bring Storied HPD Chicano Squad to Campus

September 25, 2025 | By Hayden Bergman

A conversation with two of HPD's original Chicano Squad will take place at UHD on Wednesday, October 8.

UHD women's soccer team smiles outside

Women’s Soccer and Volleyball Teams Are on a Roll!

September 25, 2025

UHD Women’s Volleyball moves to 2-0 on the season after sweeping the Wednesday, Sept. 24 match in straight sets against LSC-North Harris by a score of 25-14, 25-18, and 25-17. Don’t miss the action as Lady Gators Volleyball (all 7 p.m. start times)...