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  • ABC 13 Share Your Holidays benefiting the Houston Food Bank

    Share Your Holidays This Season

    For the sixth year, the University of Houston at Sugar Land is joining ABC 13 and the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center for the Share Your Holidays Food Drive. This is the 44th year for the event, which will take place on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Collection bins are located in the Albert & Mamie George Building Rotunda, Brazos Hall near the elevators and the Technology Building near the elevators.
  • An Asian man in glasses and a pink dress shirt sits at a desk with laptops and a desktop computer.

    University of Houston Engineers Unveil AI Model for Predicting, Controlling Pandemic Spread

    A team of engineers at the University of Houston has published a study in the journal Nature on how international air travel has influenced the spread of COVID-19 around the world.By using a newly developed AI tool, the team identified hotspots of infection linked to air traffic, pinpointing key areas that significantly contribute to disease transmission.
  • Portrait of a Hispanic man with a short faded beard in a blue business suit

    Fort Bend County Housing, Mental Health Focus of UH at Sugar Land Research

    A study from the University of Houston will examine the impact of housing instability on mental health in Fort Bend County. A partnership between UH, Fort Bend County Health and Human Services and PolicyMap, a data and analytics company, received more than $500,000 from the AIM-AHEAD Consortium, a National Institutes of Health-funded organization.
  • Microscopic view of blue T cells interacting with red tumor cells.

    Artificial Intelligence Drives Development of Cancer Fighting Software

    University of Houston researchers and their students are developing a new software technology, based on artificial intelligence, for advancing cell-based immunotherapy to treat cancer and other diseases. CellChorus Inc., a spinoff from the University of Houston, is commercializing the UH-developed Time-lapse Imaging Microscopy In Nanowell Grids™ platform for dynamic single-cell analysis with label-free analysis.
  • The NASA Space Launch System lifting off from its launch pad. A large plume of exhaust fills the bottom portion of the picture.

    NASA Awards UH $1.2 Million to Strengthen Diversity in STEM and Aerospace Engineering

    NASA is awarding the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students. The award is for a project called the Partnership for Inclusivity in Engineering Education and Research for Space, also known as PIE 2RS.
  • Droplets of water float in pairs connected by a bar of water to appear like molecules.

    UH Energy Hydrogen Symposium Report Highlights Gulf Coast Hydrogen Ecosystem Opportunities and Challenges

    The UH Division of Energy & Innovation recently released an in-depth report titled “The Gulf Coast Hydrogen Ecosystem: Opportunities and Solutions,” following a similarly titled symposium focused on developing a successful Gulf Coast hydrogen ecosystem. The symposium hosted last spring by UH Energy brought together industry experts, policymakers, and academics to explore the potential of hydrogen as a clean energy source.

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Wednesday 6/1

ESL Conversation Circle
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  • Location: George Memorial Branch Library: 1001 Golfview Dr, Richmond, Texas 77469
Conversation Circle presents English learners of all levels an opportunity to practice both their speaking and listening skills.

Friday 6/3

Westlaw Training and CLE
  • Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: Online
Continuing Legal Education class that will focus on the Westlaw Database. This class will go more in-depth into using the database for legal research including case law, statute, and form searching. These classes will be taught by a representative from Thomson Reuters. CLE credit will be given to those attorneys in attendance. Topic is TBD. Class is Virtual.
Dance of the Cosmos
  • Time: 8:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
  • Location: Miller Outdoor Theatre: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
Dance of the Cosmos celebrates the powerful imagery of Shiva, the Cosmic Dancer in Indian mythology, through four different Indian classical dance forms – grounded Bharatanatyam, fluid Odissi, dramatic Kuchipudi, and dynamic Kathak – which intertwine to represent the dance of destruction and of creation, the duality of man and woman, and each of the five elements (air, earth, water, fire, and ether) that are encompassed within Shiva’s being.

Wednesday 6/8

ESL Conversation Circle
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  • Location: George Memorial Branch Library: 1001 Golfview Dr, Richmond, Texas 77469
Conversation Circle presents English learners of all levels an opportunity to practice both their speaking and listening skills.

Thursday 6/9

IMpowered Voices: A Unity Concert 2022
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • Location: Online
A virtual concert that will be streamed on Interfaith Ministries’ social media, including Facebook and YouTube, and is free to the public. This year’s top line-up of local artists and partner organizations includes Teofilo Bijarro (BlindTeo), The Ensemble Theatre, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Symphony and Rev. Vascola Stoney.

Saturday 6/11

King Kamehameha Day
  • Location: United States of America
A public holiday in Hawaii, USA that honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.

Sunday 6/12

Philippines Independence Day
  • Location: Philippines
A Philippine national holiday in the Republic of the Philippines to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Spain in 1898.

Tuesday 6/14

In-Person: Conversation Circle
  • Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: First Colony Branch Library: 2121 Austin Pkwy, Sugar Land, TX 77479
English-language learners of any level are invited to practice conversation in a friendly, relaxed environment. This conversation group meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. No registration required.

Wednesday 6/15

ESL Conversation Circle
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  • Location: George Memorial Branch Library: 1001 Golfview Dr, Richmond, Texas 77469
Conversation Circle presents English learners of all levels an opportunity to practice both their speaking and listening skills.
Attorney Lecture Series and CLE - From Private Practice to Public Defender
  • Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Location: Online
Attorney Rebekah Kratochvil will speak about working in private practice as a criminal defense attorney and now working in the bail hearing division of the Harris County Public Defenders office. She will give some tips and information for new attorneys. CLE credit will be available for those in attendance.

Friday 6/17

Lexis Digital Library Refresher and CLE
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  • Location: Online
Introductory class for using Lexis Digital Library. Class will include how to login, checking out and viewing titles, searching, and more. CLE Credit given to those in attendance.

Sunday 6/19

Juneteenth
  • Location: United States of America
Juneteenth National Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans after the Civil War. Early celebrations began locally in 1866 and spread throughout the country until it was made a federal holiday in 2021. It is also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Black Independence Day.
Juneteenth: The Journey To Freedom
  • Time: 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  • Location: Online
A brilliant performance filled with dramatic visuals, live music, narrations, and dance that tells the story of African Americans from 1865 to today and their journey to the celebration of freedom. Live on stage at the Miller Outdoor Theatre and online.

Wednesday 6/22

ESL Conversation Circle
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  • Location: George Memorial Branch Library: 1001 Golfview Dr, Richmond, Texas 77469
Conversation Circle presents English learners of all levels an opportunity to practice both their speaking and listening skills.

Friday 6/24

NOLA Nights ft. New Orleans Hustlers Brass Band
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
  • Location: Sugar Land Town Square: 2711 Plaza Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Come out and let authentic New Orleans music take you on a historical journey through the Crescent City tradition with live music from The New Orleans Hustlers Brass Band!

Saturday 6/25

Romance Produced by The Houston Latin American Chamber Orchestra
  • Time: 8:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
  • Location: Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
The Houston Latin American Chamber Orchestra proudly presents ROMANCE, a concert full of romantic Latin American music and dance. Led by maestro Glenn Garrido, the Houston Latin Chamber Orchestra is comprised of 16 musicians of the highest caliber from the Houston Latin American Philharmonic Orchestra, performing rhythms like Tango, Danzón, Ranchera, Cha-Cha-Cha, Bachata, Bolero, and much more music that makes you feel the excitement of love and romance!

Monday 6/27

Helen Keller Day
  • Location: United States of America
National observance that celebrates the life and achievements of Helen Keller, a woman who overcame blindness and deafness to become an author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer.

Wednesday 6/29

ESL Conversation Circle
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  • Location: George Memorial Branch Library: 1001 Golfview Dr, Richmond, Texas 77469
Conversation Circle presents English learners of all levels an opportunity to practice both their speaking and listening skills.

Please note that events are subject to change. Check the respective event links for the most current information from the event organizers.

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