Issue Archive
2025
- Donna Pattison Named Associate Dean of Curriculum, Instruction and Career Development
- NSM Distinguished Alumni Nominations Are Now Open
- Welcome STEM Development Officer Margarita Pérez Frinsco
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating February Work Anniversaries
- New Feature in Canvas
- Digital Accessibility Standards and Canvas Ally
- Mark Your Calendars for “We Love Our NSM Faculty and Staff Day!”
- Applications/Nominations Open for NSM’s Service and Teaching Awards
- NSM Alumni Happenings
- Red and White Wine Dinner Tickets on Sale Now!
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating December and January Work Anniversaries
2024
- 2024 John C. Butler Excellence in Teaching Award Announced
- Peng Receives NSM Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
- 2024 Winner of Faculty Award for Excellence in Service Announced
- Commencement Volunteers Needed on December 14!
- Save the Date! Red and White Wine Dinner - February 10, 2025
- NSM Alumni Happenings: Homecoming Tailgate
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating November Work Anniversaries
- Dean’s Undergraduate Student Engagement Mini-grants – Proposals Due December 5
- Schedule Your teachHOUSTON Classroom Visit
- College Holds Annual “Hot Topics in NSM” Three-Minute Thesis Competition
- Dart Student Accessibility Center Offers Resources for Faculty
- Homecoming Tailgate and NSM Alumni Annual Meeting Update
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating October Work Anniversaries
- Shaun Zhang to Serve as Chair of the Department of Biology & Biochemistry
- Submit Proposals for the Teaching Innovation Program (TIP) Grant
- Volunteer for NSM’s Table at Cougar First Impressions - Aug 19–20
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating June Work Anniversaries
- Sixteen NSM Faculty and Two Graduate Students Honored with UH Faculty Excellence and Research Excellence Awards
- UH Faculty Attend STEMM White House Summit
- NSM Video: Dignity in Depth Project
- NSM Alumni Association Holds Signature Event
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating May Work Anniversaries
- NSM’s Record-Breaking Giving Day
- Commencement Volunteers Needed on May 10!
- Applications and Nominations Open for NSM’s Butler Teaching Award and Faculty Service Award
- Schedule a teachHOUSTON Classroom Visit
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating March Work Anniversaries
2023
- Commencement Volunteers Needed on December 16!
- Teaching Excellence Awards Deadline Extended
- NSM Establishing Resource Committees for Faculty and Staff
- College Holds “Annual Three-Minute Thesis: Hot Topics in NSM” Symposium
- Save the Date! Red and White Wine Dinner – February 12, 2024
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating November Work Anniversaries
- Faculty Promotions Approved
- Scott Gilbertson to Serve as NSM Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
- Bernhard Bodmann to Serve as Chair of the Department of Mathematics
- NSM Mourns the Passing of Former Dean Roy Weinstein
- Upcoming NSM Events: Back-to-School Breakfast
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating July Work Anniversaries
- Six NSM Faculty Honored with UH Faculty Excellence and Research Excellence Awards
- 2023 John C. Butler Excellence in Teaching Awards Announced
- Tai-Yen Chen Receives NSM Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
- 2023 Winner of Faculty Award for Excellence in Service Announced
- Tenure and DEI in Texas
- NSM Faculty Connect Over Broader Impact Initiatives
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating May Work Anniversaries
- Addressing Student Concerns
- Volunteers Needed for the NSM Commencement - May 12
- NSM Faculty and Staff Campaign is Ending April 15!
- NSM DEI Committee Engages Faculty through Service, Outreach, and Communications on Celebrating Diversity, Heritage, and Multiculturalism
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating April Work Anniversaries
- Feb 27 - Staff Focus Event Featuring President Renu Khator
- Migration to Canvas: Preparing for Summer and Fall
- Helpful Tips: Writing Letters of Recommendation
- NSM Celebrates Black History Month
- Coming Attractions: On-Campus Events Featuring NSM Staff, Faculty, and Students
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating February Work Anniversaries
2022
- Four NSM Staff Recognized with President’s Excellence Awards
- NSM Strategic Plan Available Online
- NSM Standing Committees: Function and Membership
- Don’t Miss This Lecture Event: The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice - Sept 23
- Save the Date - Faculty Recognition Luncheon
- Back-to-School Breakfast Makes Successful Return
- NSM Video: TRACER: Studying Pollution's Impact on Thunderstorms
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating September Work Anniversaries
- Welcome New Faculty!
- Dean’s Undergraduate Student Engagement Mini-Grants (DUSEM) Announced
- Back To School Breakfast - This Thursday!
- The Father of Environmental Justice to Speak at UH - Sept 23
- NSM Video: Biology Research Experiences for Teachers
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating August Work Anniversaries
- Deadline Approaching: Dean’s Undergraduate Student Engagement Mini-Grants
- Travel Reminder – Download the Concur Mobile App!
- Volunteers, Donations, and Sponsorships Needed for NSM Block Party, August 21
- Two NSM Graduate Students Recognized in UH Best Dissertation Award Competition
- Upcoming NSM Events: Movie Night and Back-to-School Breakfast
- Join the Staff DEI Committee
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating July Work Anniversaries
- Faculty Promotions Approved
- Staff Council Elections, June 15–July 8
- Donna Pattison Receives Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Service – Lifetime Achievement
- Dean’s Undergraduate Student Engagement Mini-grants – Proposals Due July 20
- Staff Professional Development Series: Developing Competencies Through Change – June 21
- NSM Faculty Emeritus Appointments Approved
- Staff DEI Update: Cougar Ally Training in July
- NSM Movie Night, July 28 – The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
- NSM Video: Hidden Life of Houston
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating June Work Anniversaries
- Classroom Innovation Earns Nouhad Rizk 2022 Piper Professorship
- Seven NSM Faculty Honored with UH Faculty Excellence and Research Excellence Awards
- 2022 John C. Butler Excellence in Teaching Awards Announced
- Mang Receives NSM Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
- Inaugural Winner of Faculty Award for Excellence in Service Announced
- LinkedIn Learning Video Tutorials Available at No Cost to Staff and Faculty
- Advancement Happenings: da Vinci Society Dinner and Dean’s Advisory Board Meeting
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating May Work Anniversaries
- Sixty-one NSM Faculty Honored at 50-in-5 Celebration Events
- Strategic Planning Update
- Funds for Staff Professional Development
- Six-Week MOOC “Inclusive STEM Teaching Project” - March 23–May 4
- Staff DEI Update - Women in Leadership Event, March 24, Noon–1 p.m.
- UH Postdoctoral Association - Travel and Career Enhancement Awards
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating March Work Anniversaries
- NSM Mourns Passing of Roland Glowinski
- NSM Faculty Award Opportunities - APPLY NOW!
- Faculty Development Leave Program
- Opportunities for Undergraduates in Your Lab? Post to the NSM Undergraduate Research Portal
- Staff DEI Updates
- Students Behind the Science Video Series Launched
- Commencement Volunteers Needed on May 13!
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Celebrating February Work Anniversaries
2021
- Upcoming Faculty Development Opportunities – Sept 20 and 24
- Staff DEI Upcoming Events
- Internal Awards Programs Now Open
- UH Postdoctoral Association – Travel and Career Enhancement Awards
- Graduate School Ombudsperson Position: Applications Due Oct 1
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- NSM Faculty and Staff Service Awards
- Recognition & Honors
- Faculty Recruiting to Increase Diversity: Myths and Strategies (Guest Article)
- Picture a Scientist: Viewing Opportunity April 16-18
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grant Proposals
- Webinar Discussion May 5: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM
- NASA Seeking Volunteers for Review Panels
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
2020
- Faculty Meeting Scheduled
- Update: Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Activities
- Faculty Recruiting – Diversity
- Call for 2021 Faculty Awards Nominations
- Upcoming Culture & Science Events in October
- NSM Launches Three Mentoring Programs
- Opportunities to Share with Students?
- Office of Research Update
- Student Success Update
- Recognition & Honors
- Seven NSM Faculty Honored with UH Faculty Excellence and Research Excellence Awards
- 2020 John C. Butler Excellence in Teaching Awards Announced
- Brgoch Receives NSM Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
- Masking of Student Course Evaluations: Detailed Instructions Available
- Matching Opportunity: Cougar Emergency Fund
2019
- Faculty Senate Creates Faculty Values Statement
- ADVANCE Faculty Climate Survey: Still Time to Participate
- Conflicts of Interest & Intellectual Property
- Kevin Bassler Appointed Chair of Physics Department
- Tom Lapen to Serve as Chair of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department
- New Cougar Cards Coming in Late Summer/Early Fall