Recognizing the collaborative efforts of University of Houston-Clear Lake School of Human Sciences and Humanities, NASA Johnson Space Center awarded its Silver Achievement Medal to school Dean Rick Short.

 

Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa presented the award to Short during an event hosted by NASA JSC University Research, Collaboration and Partnership Office Deputy Manager Kam Lulla. Lulla said that he looked forward to a productive relationship with Short whose efforts have strengthened the ongoing collaborative partnership between NASA JSC and UH-Clear Lake.

 

The prestigious NASA Silver Achievement Medal is awarded to government and non-government individuals or teams by NASA center directors for a stellar achievement that supports NASA core values.

 

Among the projects between the two entities was the UHCL/NASA Johnson Space Center Academic Partnership, which has developed a consortium of all Houston universities to explore collaborative research initiatives. Short, who joined UHCL in 2011, said that working closely with NASA JSC has been a high point in his academic career.

 

For more information about UHCL’s School of Human Sciences and Humanities, visit http://hsh.uhcl.edu.

Moviegoers can explore the themes of church and state and love and marriage during the Community Cinema film “Love Free or Die,” a presentation hosted by University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Film & Speaker Series Friday, June 7, 7 p.m. The film will be presented in the university’s Student Services and Classroom Building first floor lecture hall.

 

The film explores the story of openly gay bishop Gene Robinson and his love for God and his love for his partner, Mark. He takes his message to the road, sharing it at tiny country churches as well as national events.

 

Community Cinema is a public education and civic engagement initiative featuring monthly film screenings from the popular PBS series “Independent Lens.” Admission is free. For more information about the university’s Film & Speaker Series, visit http://www.uhcl.edu/studentlife and select the programs tab, call the Office of Student Life, 281-283-2560, or email movies@uhcl.edu.

Cricket fans can watch their favorite sport as the University of Houston-Clear Lake Indian Student Association hosts its 2013 Cricket Tournament with matches held every Friday and Saturday May 31 – July 7, approximately 7 or 7:30 p.m., in the university’s Delta Building parking lot, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, 77058. Teams from throughout Houston will participate.

 

Although the origin of the game is unknown, cricket is a bat-and-ball game played with two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field that was probably played for the first time in 16^th century England.

 

Admission to the matches is free. For more information, call UH-Clear Lake’s Office of Student Life, 281-283-2560, or the Office of Intercultural and International Student Services, 281-283-2575.