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Members of The Pride care for the eyes of American soldiers Four UH College of Optometry graduates are currently serving in Afghanistan. Drs. Ben Uhl, David Miller, Danny Elizando and Kerry Phelan are solely responsible for providing eye care for all 90,000 troops there.
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Uhl was deployed in 2008 and met up with his colleagues at Kandahar Airfield. Together the four provide treatment not only to American troops, but NATO forces, locals and detainees as well. Their care is especially important as 10 percent of battlefield wounds are eye injuries.
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KUHF to broadcast 24-hour news programs; classical music to take over KTRU By Sarah Raslan The daily cougar
The UH Board of Regents approved purchasing Rice University’s student-run radio station, 91.7 FM KTRU, for $9.5 million with a 4-3 vote at its quarterly meeting Tuesday. “Keep in mind that (the Regent’s) action authorized the chancellor to negotiate and execute a purchase agreement and management agreement to acquire KTRU,” UH Director of Media Relations
Richard Bonnin said. “Those agreements have not been signed, so the transaction has not been completed.” Upon the completion of the purchase, KTRU would be renamed KUHC and feature 24-hour classical music and arts programming on KTRU’s current frequency. The UH current radio station, KUHF, would become a 24-hour NPR news station and remain on its current frequency, 88.7 FM. “The acquisition of a second public radio station delivers on our promise to keep the University of Houston at the forefront of creating strong cultural, educational and artistic opportunities that benefit students and the city of Houston,” UH President Renu Khator said in
"She's done a world-class job," Board of Regents Chairman Welcome Wilson told the Chronicle. "I want to take no chance of losing her." Khator was hired to propel UH into the ranks of the top research universities in the nation, and although we're not there yet, University officials have reported that research funding and graduation rates - two criteria by which universities are judged - are rising, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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a statement Tuesday. Acquiring KTRU would make UH the first university in Texas to operate two public radio stations. “We now have the cultural assets to deliver NPR news, public affairs and classical programming to Houston 24 hours a day, placing UH in the company of an elite group of Tier One universities,” Khator said. Some UH students applauded the purchase and acknowledged it as a step forward for the University. “The university needs to expand its influence in the life of our students and its presence in Houston,” communication
State schools suffer from budget cuts
The UH governing board approved President Renu Khator’s $75,000 raise unanimously last Tuesday. It has been her first since she was hired more than two years ago. Khator declined a raise in 2009. The Chronicle reported that regardless Khator’s new salary of $500,000 is still below that of the chancellors of the state's two largest university systems.
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t was an exciting week for freshmen, who have been busy moving into dorm rooms and registering for classes. President Renu Khator stopped by to lend a helping hand to a few freshmen who were moving into the newly opened Cougar Village last Monday. | Kendra Berglund/The Daily Cougar
In preparation for an estimated 10 percent reduction in state funding for fiscal year 2012-13, several Texas universities are looking at what options are available to them to help decrease spendwing. “Certainly, we’re all aware of the challenging economic environment confronting the state,” UH Director of Media Relations Richard Bonnin said. “Our focus, as always, is in making sure we are spending taxpayer dollars in a prudent and efficient way, while also maintaining our commitment to provide the “Sometimes you have to wait best possible a whole year because a class is education for our students.” full and it isn’t offered often;... The antici Imagine what will happen once pated cut will cost universities more faculty and classes are several millions taken away. ” of dollars a year. — Rodrigo Recendez, Business Junior At a University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting, UT-Austin President Williams Powers said that the reduction will cost his university $29 million a year and cause it to cut more than 600 staff and faculty jobs, which could lead to a decline in the educational experience if not enough courses and faculty are available to students. “This (budget cut) will have an impact on the quality of educational offerings. It will affect time to graduation,” Powers told the Houston Chronicle. The projected job losses are in addition to those that occurred with this year’s 5-percent cut in state funding. “It would be hard to imagine a 10-percent cut without some actual layoffs,” Powers said. Although some layoffs are expected, UT and Texas REGENTS continues on page 10