Week in Review: UH Hispanic Studies Chair receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant

The former Australian Labor Party Leader and now Ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, visited the USS Houston exhibition at the University of Houston's M.D. Anderson Library this past week. The USS Houston provides a special bond between Australia and the United States.  On Feb 28-Mar 1, 1942, the USS Houston and the Australia's HMAS Perth, challenged a Japanese naval presence in the Java Sea. (Permission: University of Houston, Mike Emery).Dr. H. Julia Hannay, the John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston, received the Lifetime Distinguished Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) in Waikoloa, Hawaii for her contribution in the field of neuropsychology. A pioneer in experimental neuropsychology, Hannay specializes in the assessment of cognitive functions in adults and children and is the author of a textbook on experimental neuropsychology. She also serves as adjunct professor of neurosurgery at the Baylor Medical Center and is a clinical neuropsychologist at Ben Taub General Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center in Houston. Hannay has long been recognized by her colleagues and national organizations as a pioneer in the field of neuropsychology.Anadeli Bencomo, the Hispanic Studies Dept. Chair at the University of Houston, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to study and teach in Guadalajara, Mexico.  She will be studying the impact of drug-related violence by organized-crime syndicates on people living in cartel-controlled urban communities in Guadalajara, a primary center of Mexico's drug cartel operations.View the list »
Anadeli Bencomo, Hispanic Studies Dept. Chair at the University of Houston

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It was a busy week for Houston area universities with ambassadors from Australia and Taiwan visiting college campuses and delivering speeches that stressed the importance of working cooperatively to bridge cultural barriers for students. Additionally, the University of Houston Downtown received Japanese high school exchange students who were introduced to American culture in an adventure-filled three week visit.

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Professors in the University of Houston system received accolades and awards for lifetime contributions to research, creating fresh ideas for online courses and for earning the coveted Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant. (Article Cover Photo)

Additionally, UH announced its program to help medical student undergraduates shorten their educational experience to seven rather than eight years.

Rice University paid respects to its first police chief who died at the age of 87.

In other news, eleven of Rice University’s graduate programs were ranked in the Top 20 by U.S. News; scholars from the Rice Institute for Public Policy published their recommendations to President Obama on pressing issues facing the nation during his second term as President and the University announced a four percent tuition increase for the 2013-2014 academic year.

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  • Anadeli Bencomo, the Hispanic Studies Dept. Chair at the University of Houston, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to study and teach in Guadalajara, Mexico.  She will be studying the impact of drug-related violence by organized-crime syndicates on people living in cartel-controlled urban communities in Guadalajara, a primary center of Mexico's drug cartel operations.
  • Dr. H. Julia Hannay, the John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston, received the Lifetime Distinguished Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) in Waikoloa, Hawaii for her contribution in the field of neuropsychology. A pioneer in experimental neuropsychology, Hannay specializes in the assessment of cognitive functions in adults and children and is the author of a textbook on experimental neuropsychology. She also serves as adjunct professor of neurosurgery at the Baylor Medical Center and is a clinical neuropsychologist at Ben Taub General Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center in Houston. Hannay has long been recognized by her colleagues and national organizations as a pioneer in the field of neuropsychology.
  • The former Australian Labor Party Leader and now Ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, visited the USS Houston exhibition at the University of Houston's M.D. Anderson Library this past week. The USS Houston provides a special bond between Australia and the United States.  On Feb 28-Mar 1, 1942, the USS Houston and the Australia's HMAS Perth, challenged a Japanese naval presence in the Java Sea. (Permission: University of Houston, Mike Emery).
  • For the past three weeks, the University of Houston Downtown played host to twenty high school juniors and seniors from the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan  who took part in a three-week cultural and creative writing exchange program. The students traveled to Houston to learn more about the United States. After an adventure-packed three weeks, the students summarized their cultural experiences in an essay which they read aloud or videotaped. (University of Houston Downtown, Claire Caton)
  • Samita Goshal, a Lecturer in biology at the University of Houston Downtown was recently recognized by the Quality Matters Program (QM) for her work in creating online courses in biology. QM is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review organization that certifies the quality of online courses. A veteran online teacher, Goshal submitted her course, Biology 1303: Human Anatomy & Physiology to QM for review and received the highest available score of 95 from the certtification program. (University of Houston Downtown: Skyline, Mary Ann Cozza)
  • In an effort to solidify relationships with Taiwanese academics and business leaders, Daniel Liao, ambassador and director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) spoke to faculty, staff and cadets from UHD's Criminal Justice Training Center about current Taiwanese/American initiatives.UHD has partnered with Taiwanese universities and various cultural and economic leaders to strengthen international opportunities for students in Houston and Taipei.  The relationship between the two cities began in 2005.(University of Houston Downtown:  Claire Caton)
  • Harold “Ike” Rhodes, Rice University’s first chief of police, died March 13 at age 87.A retired tech sergeant for the U.S. Air Force, Rhodes came to Rice in 1966 from the University of Houston, where he had been assistant chief of safety and security and helped organize the Texas Association of College and University Traffic and Security Departments.According to a front-page story in the Sept. 22, 1966 Rice Thresher, Rhodes and Dean of Students Paul Pfeiffer developed Rice’s first security service “essentially from scratch” during the summer of ’66, and for the first time that fall the campus was protected by Rice’s own security patrol under Rhodes’ direction.
  • Eleven of Rice's graduate programs were ranked among the nation's top 20 by US News. The ranking are based on expert opinion about program excellence and the quality of a school's faculty, research and students. Among the Rice programs ranked by US News were the engineering, business and natural sciences graduate programs. Additionally, fourteen of Rice's other programs are ranked in US News 2014 Best Graduate Schools.
  • This week, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy released policy recommendations for President Obama's second term on critical issues facing the country.  Recommendations offered by Rice scholars, include, among other issues, the U.S. Space Program, foreign policy, tax reform, suggestions on implementation of the Affordable Care Act, immigration reform, and U.S.-China relations. (Permission: Rice University Jeff Falk)
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Robert Wawee teaches Communication Studies at the University of Houston Downtown and is a senior teacher in Political Science at Aldine Senior High School. An educator since 1994, Robert has extensive knowledge of the college and university system throughout the greater Houston metropolitan area....

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