It’s why we got rid of Victoria trust
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Why do you think that is?
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He wont know, and honestly it aint worth explaining. So I just deleted my comments. In short, those are funded programs that are offered to UH students. Per diem + stipend. But everything on that list is applied for and awarded. Even the senior thesis, there are not nearly enough faculty to cover the entire STEM student body. So even those are applied for and approved. The majority if not all on that list are topic specific, computer science, cardiovascular… and it could be about biophysics and designing heart valves. What good is that going to do for a geneticist?
Just a few quotes,
“Eligibility requirements include GPA considerations as well as departmental and Honors College approval”
“The Office of Undergraduate Research and Major Awards collaborates with the Honors College and the college of the student’s major to oversee the thesis process and approval”.
Some of the links you posted were for $2,500… we’re talking poster design here.
For reference, the volunteer UTMB opportunity i mentioned earlier was a 4 million dollar grant…
The University of Houston, approaching year 100, is at a pivotal cross roads.
We can transition into a Destination University with more traditional elements as we already have areas that are ahead of half of the states #1 flagship and 75% of state flagship schools in tbe SEC (acafemics + Endowment) or continue to serve cimmuters, 1st generation college students, and those who have them as a safety school and just tolerate the gut wrenching fact that most of our alums are going to turn on us as they feel UH is NOT prestigious enough to send their children to while they also actively offer no support to the University after graduating.
Easy choice for me!
Man when I lived and worked in Houston over 15 years ago, some of my colleagues commuted to Columbus and New Caney to Downtown at least three days a week, if not more. With the EZ Tag, it wasn’t hard, but those dudes were well off and could afford the $300 plus EZ Tag bill.
I spent three years commuting from Clear Lake to Westchase before I moved out of my parents’ house, without an EZ tag. DC to Baltimore would have been quicker.
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As someone who has done both commutes, I can tell you point blank that this is not true (although Westchase to CL is a PIA).
I once had to drive from DC to BAL for a client meeting at 8 am. I left me house at 6 am, and made it to the meeting site at 7:55, right before the lead partners! Insanity.
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What are you talking about?
UH is an R1 university where undergrads get real research opportunities through programs like SURF, PURRS, and HERE, with funding, mentorship, and chances to present their work.
Maybe you should do your own research.
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Not true - if the right opportunity existed they would - you don’t want to join a system where your not valued - if someone is willing to invest infrastructure amongst other things it would work -
There are some undergrad research opportunities at UH, but not many.
Only a small percentage of undergrads at UH do research.
Our R1 rating is based mostly on faculty and GRADUATE level research.
NOT undergrad research.
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Correct what is being called “undergraduate research” are summer workshops and $2,500-$6,000 “research stipend”. The senior thesis would be their best opportunity to get experience, but that is competitive at UH as well.
Actual research, or “primary research” costs millions of dollars, and is awarded to the principal investigator and the University via the NIH or NSF for hard sciences.
My source? Associate professor and an associate dean at UH, face to face conversation, and I quote, “There are very limited, almost no opportunity for undergraduate research at UH main or UHCL”.
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Your take is off because while it’s true R1 status is based on faculty and graduate research, UH has built strong undergraduate research pathways that most non-R1 schools can’t match. Programs like SURF, PURRS, and HERE, plus annual showcases like Undergraduate Research Day, give hundreds of students funded, mentored opportunities each year. And saying “only a small percentage” is unfair—at every R1 university, undergrad research is optional, not universal.
What matters is that UH students have real access to world-class labs, faculty, and grants, which puts them on par with peers at other top research schools.
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As Danny posted, research opportunities for undergrads are quite limited at UH.
Most undergrads do not/will not engage in it.
Research is optional everywhere, so yes—most undergrads at any R1 school won’t engage in it. What matters is access, and UH has a full Office of Undergraduate Research with funded programs like SURF, PURRS, and HERE, plus an annual Research Day showcasing hundreds of projects. That’s not “quite limited”—it’s exactly what you’d expect from a top-tier research university, giving students real chances to work alongside faculty if they choose.
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This is how law sees commuter students:
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I said above that undergrads in general don’t often engage in research, UH being no exception.
My own undergrad alma mater is one of the very few schools where it is common.
See here.
lol
Hispanics do support a lot so although the ucla model is more comparable to us long term , having a high percentage of Hispanics vs whites is ok and is neutral bc I see a lot of Hispanics at our games supporting. The Asian students support but not as much overall all per their percentage which is cultural.
Y’all talking about who goes to the games.
Have y’all walked around the student section? Like they don’t check your tickets. Go down and explore it or something. Literally everyone from everywhere
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