Lois Zamora discusses a Walt Disney Co. attempt to trademark "Dia de los Muertos” in an Associated Press article that appeared under the headline Social media raises concern about Disney trademark on KHOU.com.
Luis Salinas, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, was interviewed about public perceptions in the news story Gun violence is down that aired on KRIV- FOX 26.
Candice Alfano, associate professor of psychology and director of the Sleep and Anxiety Center for Kids, talks about her research on a parent’s military deployment effects children in Mothers in the military face adjustments during deployments, homecomings published by the Medill News Service.
Richard Murray, professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Hobby Center for Public Policy’s Survey Research Institute, commented on the Democratic National Party’s efforts to improve its standing in the State of Texas in the Targeting Texas article posted on the New York Times’ Opinionator site and in the Austin American-Statesman’s Battleground Texas wraps up 1st phase; now hard part begins.
Kenneth Brown, professor of anthropology professor, is leading a team of students doing an archaeological dig in Freedmen's Town near downtown Houston. Their efforts were mentioned in Freedmen's Town Reunion focuses on faith, heritage published in the Houston Chronicle.
The work of Jack J. Valenti School of Communication undergraduate students and faculty on the performance artist Liz Magic Laser’s latest installation, Tell Me What You want to Hear, was featured in the Houston Press article Exploring the Camera-Ready.
The Times of India interview with Chitra Divakaruni in Wanted to portray women as powerful forces in the world: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
Robert Zaretsky, professor in the Department of History, discusses the “humanities classroom” in his op-ed Disconnect the narcissistic network that ran in the Times Higher Education magazine published by the London Times, as well as Tocqueville and Gay Marriage in a New York Times op-ed.
Nicolás Kanellos, founder of Arte Público Press and Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies , co-authored the op-ed In fight to control obesity, sugar consumption is key published in the Houston Chronicle.
The renovation at the Blaffer Art Museum gets some attention from World Interior Deisgn Network.com in Blaffer Art Museum transforms appearance with new entrance.