Stroman STEM Academy tours UHV

Daniel White, a University of Houston-Victoria assistant professor of biology and program coordinator for the UHV biology and chemistry programs, shows Stroman Middle School students a video of a rollercoaster in UHV’s visualization theater Tuesday during Stroman STEM Academy’s field trip to the campus. About 170 students in the Stroman STEM Academy visited the UHV campus Tuesday and Wednesday and met with UHV biology, computer science and mathematics faculty to learn about STEM subjects. Throughout the two days, the students participated in demonstrations including extracting DNA from fruit, chemistry reactions, computer robotics and magic tricks involving math.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 80 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.