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Mar 1, 2024 | 
news.uhd.edu | Laura Wagner
Since its founding, UHD has sought to offer degrees that meet the needs of the marketplace. Two new programs in Business Intelligence at the Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) are being developed with just those needs in mind: a Business Intelligence concentration in the MBA and a graduate certificate in Business Intelligence, pending SACSCOC approval. Why Business Intelligence?
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Laura Wagner
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
yaledailynews.com | Laura Wagner
If you could predetermine your experiences while floating in a tank with your brain plugged into electrodes, would you? I know I wouldn’t, even if that meant living a life strictly made of satisfactions and success. I’d rather not enter the Matrix anytime soon, thanks. It sounds creepy, disconnected from reality and just plain wrong.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
news.uhd.edu | Laura Wagner
January 2024 started off with a fair dinkum trip to Australia for 18 International Business majors in the Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB). Faculty members Candace TenBrink, Ph.D., and Dietrich von Biedenfeld, J.D., accompanied the students, facilitating meetings with high-level political, not-for-profit, and business leaders. As part of MDCOB's International Business major requirements.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
news.uhd.edu | Laura Wagner
While professional conferences for STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math) typically focus on STEM research, there’s one conference that focuses primarily on students: SACNAS (Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science). Last fall, UHD Natural Sciences faculty Drs. Lisa Morano and Yuan Yuan (Connie) Kang traveled with nine UHD students to give them the extraordinary experience the conference offers.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
news.uhd.edu | Laura Wagner
About the University of Houston-Downtown The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and has served the educational needs of the nation’s fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
news.uhd.edu | Laura Wagner
“The President’s Lecture Series brings together the University community to reflect on topics that are relevant and important to all we serve.”So said Vice President of Advancement and University Relations Javier “Jay” Zambrano, who opened the 15th installment of the President’s Lecture Series (PLS). “UHD prides itself on being an institution where ideas and perspectives are welcomed and shared.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
yaledailynews.com | Laura Wagner
As Yale students brace themselves for yet another beloved period of class registration, the unavoidable topic of fulfilling distributional requirements returns. Sophomores who haven’t already completed at least one Science credit see themselves browsing topics such as “Primate Diversity and Evolution,” “Geoarchaeology,” and “Galaxies and the Universe.” The vast array of possible subjects is seen by some as intellectually stimulating; for others, it’s overwhelming.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
news.uhd.edu | Laura Wagner
Growing up, RN to BSN student Monica Cosby took the concept of latchkey kid to a whole new level. Born in Houston, Cosby grew up in Brownsville and lived with her parents until high school, when both parents returned to Houston for work. Only 14 years old, Cosby stayed behind. “I know it seems crazy that my parents would just leave me there, but they couldn’t make a living in Brownsville, and they didn’t want to uproot me,” she explained.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
higheredimmigrationportal.org | Rajika Bhandari |Anna Esaki-Smith |Laura Wagner |Miriam Feldblum
Executive Summary Despite the increasing number of refugee students, both globally and in the U.S., there is a significant lack of data concerning their pathways to higher education. To effectively understand the presence of refugee students on college campuses and support their educational success, we must bridge these data gaps. In response, the Presidents’ Alliance and Duolingo English Test released Mapping the Refugee Student Population in U.S. Higher Education Report.
