Thursday, March 7, 2013 // Issue 88, Volume 78
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CHEMISTRY
Professor praised for research, teaching Julie Heffler Staff writer
UH researchers and teachers are bridging the gap between the bench and the classroom as the University continues to push into the Tier One bracket. Ognjen Š. Miljanic, assistant professor of chemistry, has been recently named Cottrell Scholar
by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, a private foundation that supplies funding for science that they feel is impactful in the scientific community, according to its website. The award, named after the RCSA founder, Frederick Gardner Cottrell, is awarded to faculty members and scientists who display an excellence in teaching and
research, two aspects usually seen as contradictory. Miljanic has proven this is not the case. Miljanic “I teach a large section of the organic chemistry class and have recently set
up a new course on energy issues, which teaches students about the science and engineering behind the technologies currently used to produce and consume energy,” Miljanic said. Miljanic’s research focuses on supramolecular interactions, noncovalent forces between larger
OPINION
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LIFE+ARTS BAUER
Series talks shale Sania Hadimohd Staff writer
UH pops bottles for UC North’s christening In order to commemorate the University Center North, opening in January 2014, representatives from student organizations and faculty gathered around UC Co-chair Erica Tat as she christened the cornerstone of the building Wednesday.
In the fall, the C.T. Bauer College of Business will launch the energy and sustainability minor. The program was the main discussion for attendees and lecturers at the Distinguished Leaders series Tuesday at Cemo Hall. Greg W. Hopper, the director of Black and Veatch Management Consulting, joined Bauer professor Joseph Pratt, one of the new minor’s faculty members, at the lecture series. They discussed shale’s impact
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Panel discusses documentary SPORTS
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Dean retires, interim replacement named Chris Marshall
improve the law center will remain as Alderman takes control. “I’ve had the privilege of workThe UH Law Center’s dean of seven years has retired so he can ing with Nimmer for the past seven return to teaching law, after a year- years. I hope to continue in his long sabbatical. During this tran- footsteps and place the law center in the best position possible sitional period, the Law to attract a permanent Center will look for a new dean,” Alderman said. dean to take the lead. Nimmer’s renowned Following the retireservice to the Law Center is ment of former Dean also reflected by students Raymond Nimmer, the at the law school who are center has named Richconfident the prestige that ard Alderman, the previNimmer’s established durous associate dean, as the Nimmer ing his time as dean will interim dean. Even though continue. Nimmer will return to “The Law Center is run with such teaching, his strategy to constantly
Contributing writer
efficiency that Dean Nimmer’s leave Hoffman, who specializes with state of absence will be noted but without and federal civil law, joined the facloss of daily function,” said Kath- ulty at the Law Center in 2001. At the erine Wilson, first-year press release, Hoffman law student at the Law was named the associate Center. dean. Alderman, also referred Hoffman addressed his to as the “The People’s colleagues by ensuring he Lawyer” in the Houston will continue to push the area for the legal advice Law Center forward in the he gives the community right direction. via television shows and Alderman “I welcome the oppornewspaper columns, is tunity to serve as associate the director of the Consumer Law dean as we continue to implement Center. improvements to make a great law Alderman announced that pro- school even better,” Hoffman said. fessor Lonny Hoffman would be the associate dean at the Law Center. news@thedailycougar.com
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CORRECTION A baseball story that ran Monday referenced Frankie Ratcliff twice when it was supposed to refer to Josh Vidales. The first was in respect to a walk record, and the other was in a quote attribution.
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