Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public coeducational university in Denton,Texas,with two health science center-focused campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co-educational since 1994,it is the largest state-supported university primarily for women in the United States. The university is part of the Texas Woman's University System. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 60 areas of study across six colleges.
The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston,Texas. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College,a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934,HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed as the University of Houston. In 1977,it became the founding member of the University of Houston System. Today,Houston is the fourth-largest university in Texas,awarding 11,156 degrees in 2023. As of 2024,it has a worldwide alumni base of 331,672.
The University of Houston System is a public university system in the U.S. state of Texas,comprising four separate and distinct universities. It also owns and holds broadcasting licenses to a public television station (KUHT) and a public radio station (KUHF).
The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a public university in Houston,Texas. Established in 1974 as University of Houston–Downtown College (UH–DC),it has a campus that spans 40 acres (0.16 km2) in Downtown Houston with a satellite location,UHD–Northwest,inside Lone Star College–University Park. The university is one of four institutions in the University of Houston System.
The University of Houston–Clear Lake (UHCL) is a public university in Pasadena and Houston in Texas,with branch campuses in Pearland and Texas Medical Center. It is part of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1971,UHCL had an enrollment of more than 9,000 students for fall 2019.
The Fertitta Center,formerly known as Hofheinz Pavilion,is a 7,100-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston. Located at 3875 Holman Street,it is home to the Houston Cougars men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball team. The arena opened in 1967 as Hofheinz Pavilion,named after Roy Hofheinz and his late wife,Irene Cafcalas "Dene" Hofheinz,after they donated $1.5 million to help fund construction. Roy Hofheinz,known as Judge Hofheinz,was a UH alumnus and a Houston politician,businessman,and philanthropist. The arena is now named after restaurant magnate,Houston Rockets owner and UH alum Tilman Fertitta,who donated $20 million toward the complete renovation of the arena in 2016. The court is named for Hall of Fame and former Cougars coach Guy V. Lewis. Like many arenas of its kind,the seating bowl of Fertitta Center is dug into the ground so that one enters the building at the top of the bowl.
The University of Houston–Victoria (UHV) is a public university in Victoria,Texas. It is part of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 20 acres (8.1 ha) in Victoria with a satellite location in Katy,Texas. Founded in 1971,UHV has an enrollment of over 4,300 students.
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU),formerly Kanpur University,is a public state collegiate university located in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh,India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh.
Tilman Joseph Fertitta is an American billionaire businessman and television personality. He is the chairman,CEO,and owner of Landry's,Inc. He also owns the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Houston Rockets. Fertitta is chairman of the board of regents of the University of Houston System.
Philip Guthrie Hoffman was the fifth president of the University of Houston,and the first chancellor of the University of Houston System. While at the university,he was instrumental in obtaining state affiliation,transitioning to a racially integrated status,and expanding enrollment in multiple locations. Hoffman also served as president of the Texas Medical Center. Prior to his appointment as president of UH,he was a professor and administrator for several universities.
Southeast Houston is an area in Houston,Texas,United States. The Greater Southeast Management District (GSMD) manages a district using the name Southeast Houston. Communities within the district include the Third Ward,Texas Medical Center,Riverside Terrace,University Oaks,and Washington Terrace.
Welcome Wade Wilson Sr. was chairman of the Welcome Group—a privately held real estate development firm with 5 million square feet of industrial and manufacturing facilities in over 100 locations in the state of Texas. The company headquarters is located in Houston, Texas (USA). He previously served on the Board of Regents of the University of Houston System,and was a 1949 graduate of the University of Houston.
Richard Bowen Loftin,better known as R. Bowen Loftin,is an American academic and physicist who was the 22nd Chancellor of the University of Missouri in Columbia,Missouri. Prior to his appointment as chancellor,he served as the 24th president of Texas A&M University.
Dr. Molly Beth Beene Malcolm is an American educator and former politician. She is the executive vice chancellor of operations and public affairs for Austin Community College in Austin,Texas.
Diane Zaino Chase is an American anthropologist and archaeologist who specializes in the study of the Ancient Maya. As of January 2023,she serves as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost of the University of Houston and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Houston System.
Broadacres is a subdivision in Houston,Texas,United States,within the Boulevard Oaks community. It is located north of Bissonnet Street,south of U.S. Route 59,west of the Houston Museum District,and east of other subdivisions of Boulevard Oaks. The neighborhood is known for its large lots,historic preservationism,broad tree canopies,wide streets with medians,and affluence.
The Department of Physics at the University of Houston is a department of the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics performing research traditional fields such as High Energy Physics and Condensed Matter Physics,Material Science,and Biological Physics,but also topics like Seismic and Medical Imaging. With its physics program,the University of Houston physics department placed 60 in the 2010 United States National Research Council rankings. The Department works together closely with the Texas Center for Superconductivity.
Margaret Katherine "Kathy" Banks is an American academic and civil engineer. She was the 26th president of Texas A&M University from 2021 to 2023,where she was the second woman to hold that position out of 41 total presidents at the time,including her interim successor.
The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine,located in Houston,Texas,is the graduate medical school of the University of Houston. The school enrolled its first class of 30 students in 2020.
