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The University of Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ; HEW-stən) is a public research university in Houston, Texas, United States.It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades of the 20th century.
The Fertitta Center, formerly known as Hofheinz Pavilion, is a 7,100-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston.Located at 3875 Holman Street, it is home to the Houston Cougars men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball team.
The University of Houston ended its lease agreement to hold home football games at the Astrodome before the 1998 season, moving the entire home slate of games back to Robertson Stadium on campus for the first time since 1949. In 1996, adjacent Jeppesen Gymnasium, in need of heavy renovations, was demolished to make way for a new scoreboard.
The University of Houston holds commencement exercises at TDECU Stadium each May. In 2015, actor Matthew McConaughey (whose father played college football at UH) gave the keynote address. [61] Astronaut Scott Kelly delivered the 2016 address, while Arnold Schwarzenegger gave the 2017 commencement.
The University of Houston Law Center was founded in 1947 as the University of Houston College of Law, with an inaugural class consisting of 28 students and a single professor. The law school was housed in several locations on campus in its first few years—including temporary classrooms and the basement of the M.D. Anderson Library .
To finish the rest of their season's home games, the Cougars played at Texas A&M University's Olsen Field and crosstown Rice University's Cameron Field. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] After a multimillion-dollar donation from Cougar alumnus and San Diego Padres owner John Moores , the current stadium was built throughout the remainder of the year, and had its ...
The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a public university in Houston, Texas. Established in 1974 as University of Houston–Downtown College ( UH–DC ), it has a campus that spans 40 acres (0.16 km 2 ) in Downtown Houston with a satellite location, UHD–Northwest, inside Lone Star College–University Park .
UH–Downtown is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas, United States.It is the former northern terminus of the Red Line, since the line was extended in late 2013.