UHD News

Food Services' News, October 13-17
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...

On Air at UHD: Students Lead the Conversation Through UHD iRadio
Did you know the University of Houston-Downtown has its own radio station? UHD iRadio gives students the opportunity to share their voices, passions, and creativity on air. Broadcasting 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday the station can be...

First in Strategic Plan Seminar Series Results in Campus Engagement
“UHD’s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan: A New Paradigm is the opposite of what most people think of when you say the words ‘strategic plan,’” said Advancement and University Relations (AUR) Vice President Javier “Jay” L. Zambrano, who leads the efforts...

Gator Students Reflect on Citizenship in Winning Essays
Anaisa Paez Escobar and Filmon Teweldebrhan detail how struggles transform citizenship into an exercise of hope.

UHD Invites You to Assess Its Brand to Rebrand Its Future
Golden Arches. The Nike swoosh. X. These iconic symbols of well-known companies make us feel a certain way when we see or hear them mentioned. They tap into our emotions, our past or current experiences with them, and perhaps reveal what we one day...

Center for Public Deliberation To Tackle Flood Preparedness
The Center for Public Deliberation will convene citizens and candidates to debate three paths for Houston flood preparedness.

Congrats to our Lady Gators in Soccer and Volleyball!
Our Women’s Soccer and Volleyball teams are on a roll! On Saturday, Oct. 4, UHD Women's Soccer tied LSC - North Harris 2-2. Our Lady Gators were in first place as they approached last Saturday's game with a record of 4-0-1. In Men’s Soccer, their...

Deadline Extended for Gulf-South Summit Proposals
Have you been involved in community engagement or a service learning project? It’s not too late to share your work at the Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education to be hosted here at UHD March 26-28,...

UHD Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a Nod to Mama Ninfa
Fajitas are now ubiquitous among Tex-Mex restaurants across the Houston region, but there was a time when diners could only find them at Ninfa’s! That’s right: Mama Ninfa created delicious tacos al carbon (later becoming the bedrock of Tex-Mex...

UHD Celebrates New Ted Bauer Scholars at Annual Luncheons
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,...