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HHP Current News Events

• Images from Graduation Day - May 11th 2012.

• Dr. Ledoux Featured on Fox News Houston.

• Inaugural Student Honors and Awards Gala Showcases the Best of HHP.

• HHP Alumnus Dr. Andrew Abercromby Wins Rotary National Award for Space Achievement.

• HHP's Graduate Student Research Day 2012.

• Dr. Ledoux Wins Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award From the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

• HHP Students Win Graduate Fellowships from CLASS.

• Dr. McFarlin Appointed to ACSM's Research Awards Committee.

• HHP Faculty Research Day 2012.

• Apply for HHP and CLASS Undergraduate Scholarships.

• HHP at the 2012 Annual TACSM Meeting.

• HHP Announces New Scholarship for Space Life Sciences.

• Check out HHP's Spring 2012 Newsletter (pdf - opens in new window)

• HHP at the 2012 Annual TACSM Meeting.

• Houston Chronicle Features Dr. Tracey Ledoux's Research on Obesity.

• HHP Has a New Scholarship!

2011 Events

• Images From Graduation Day - December 16th 2011.

• HHP Student Lyle Babcock Wins a Grant from NASA.

• Dr. Tracey Ledoux Awarded Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award.

• Images from HHP's Shastas Cafe.

• HHP Students Volunteer on ESPN Gameday.

• Dr. Tracey Ledoux Featured in Chronicle Article on Dietetic Professions.

• HHP’s VITAL is Real-World Learning in a Virtual Environment.

• HHP's Graduate Student Research Day 2011.

• The 2011 CLASS Faculty Research and Creative Arts Reception.

• Images From the HHP Tailgate.

• HHP Students Win Awards at NCHP Annual Meeting.

• HHP Fall Newsletter, October 2011 (pdf - opens in new window)

• HHP's Inaugural Educational Showcase a Success.

• HHP's Shasta's Cafe Featured in The Daily Cougar.

• HHP Faculty Awarded $4.25 Million Grant from CDC.

• UCW Faculty Mentoring Discussion Panel Featured by The Daily Cougar.

• HHP - A Partner in The Houston Wellness Challenge.

• HHP Annual Report - 2011.

• Dr. Ledoux Featured on Houston's KHOU News.

• HHP Students Win Undergraduate Scholar Awards from American Kinesiology Association.

• Dr. Tracey Ledoux's Research Featured in News Media.

• Great Strides 2011 - Cystic Fibrosis Walk.

• University Commission on Women: Raising Awareness and Equality.

• You Are The Pride - HHP Staff Win UH Excellence Awards and Scholarships.

• UH Moment: Dr. Lee's Research Featured on Houston Public Radio.

• HHP Researcher Dr. Angela Robertson Featured in NCHP Newsletter.

• Images From Graduation Day - May 13th 2011.

• You Are The Pride - HHP Outstanding Student Awards.

• HHP Students and Alumni Win Black Alumni Association Awards.

• Shasta's Cafe Featured on Houston PBS.

• HHP Student Presentations in Second Life Featured by UH News.

• The Next Golden Age of Human Space Flight.

• Dr. Lisa Alastuey Wins Teaching Excellence Award.

• HHP Faculty Research Day 2011.

• HHP Researchers Featured in The Houston Chronicle.

• UH Moment: Dr. Paloski's Research Featured on Houston Public Radio.

• 18th Humans in Space Symposium: 30th Anniversary of the First Space Shuttle Mission.

• Rebecca Lee – Reversing the Obesogenic Environment.

• HHP Spring Newsletter, March 2011 (pdf - opens in new window)

• UH Swimming Coach and HHP Alum Mark Taylor Passes away.

• UH Moment: Research on Spinal Cord Injuries Featured on Houston Public Radio.

• Shasta's Cafe Gets Some Love in The Daily Cougar.

• HHP is a Winner at the Texas ACSM Annual Meeting.

• HHP Professors Awarded TIRR Grant.

• HHP Chair Dr. Layne Interviewed for Inflight Audio Magazine.

• Dr. McFarlin's Research Study at the Austin Marathon Featured on KXAN Austin News.

• HHP Faculty Dr. Lee to Work in Mexico as Fulbright Scholar.

• TORC's Research Confirms New Federal Dietary Guidelines.

• HHP Lecture Series Spring 2011

• HHP Alumnus named Dartmouth Softball Coach.

• Dr. McFarlin's Research Featured by UH News.

• UH Cougars Quarterback and HHP Alumni Case Keenum to Play Another Season for UH.

• New Research at The CNBR Will Focus on Children With ADHD.

• Salsa Dancing Your Way To A Healthy Life.

2010 Events

• HHP Grad Student Featured by the American Dietetic Association.

• The 2010 Texas Obesity Research Center Conference.

• Long time HHP professor Andy Zubel has passed away.

• Congress Recognizes National Center for Human Performance.

• Graduate Student Research Day 2010

• HHP Student Megan Litterer Featured in the Chron.

• Sad News: HHP Honor Student Princess Eke Passes Away.

• 2010 Undergraduate Research Day.

• HHP Tailgate Pics.

• HHP Fall Newsletter, October 2010 (pdf)

• HHP moves to the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

• HHP Lecture Series - Fall 2010: A series of lectures from NASA scientists about living out there - System Physiology in Space.

• HHP Annual Report - 2010

• HHP in the News: Health and Human Performance - A Way of Life.

• Dr. McFarlin Featured in Chron Article on Online Courses.

• BOUNCE Making the News.

• TORC's "Science and Community: Opportunity Reception" Featured on KPRC.

• BOUNCE Wins Honorable Mention at The 2010 Texas Cardiovascular Health Promotion Awards.

• Dr. Layne Helps UH Undergrad's Hone Their Research Skills.

• ACSM Fellowship Conferred on Dr. McFarlin.

• A Shout Out for HHP in Chron Editorial.

• Dr. McFarlin's Heat Study Research Making Waves.

• In the News: Dr. Clarke in the Houston Chronicle.

• Dr. O'Connor's Study Highlights Parents Unreliability in Reporting Children's Data.

• HHP Sponsors: Great Strides 2010 - Cystic Fibrosis Walk.

• May 2010 General Commencement.

• HHP Alumnus Dr. Andrew Abercromby Featured in The New York Times.

• Dr. Clarke Leads at the Faculty Senate.

• HHP Featured in UH Moments.

• You Are The Pride - HHP Outstanding Students for 2010.

• Dr. Lee's SALSA Study Making Waves.

• Dr. Bloom Wins UH Teaching Excellence Career Award.

• HHP Undergrad to Present Poster at U.S. Capitol.

• HHP Alum Wins Coker Fellowship at USC.

• Sad News: HHP Faculty Marcus Edwards Passes Away.

• HHP Students Win Scholarships from AAIS.

• TACSM Conference Brings Scientists Together at UH.

• HHP Faculty Dr. McFarlin Featured on Houston Public Radio.

• Dr. Clarke Quoted in the Houston Chronicle.

• HHP Lecture Series: A series of lectures from NASA scientists about living out there - System Physiology in Space.

• The Wii Studio - Still Making Waves.

• Physical Education Program Coordinator Jessica Wheeler Gets Third Black Belt Stripe in Chayon-Ryu.