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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (12:15pm - 1:15 pm) - The 2019-2020 Assistant Professor Excellence Lecture Series (APeX) presents Dr. Zheng (Mechanical Engineering) in a lecture titled "Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscles Enabled Robofish." Autonomous underwater robots are in high demand for environmental monitoring, intelligent collection, and deepwater exploration.  This talk will feature a systems perspective, from modeling, control, fabrication, and bio-inspired design, and address the most pressing challenges in this rapidly emerging field.  A light lunch will be served.  The lecture will be held in 306 M. D. Anderson Library.  Click here to learn more.

Saturday, October 19, 2019 (5:00pm - 8:00pm) - Paul Mpagi Sepuya makes photographs of friends, artists, collaborators and himself that challenge the history of photography and deconstruct traditional portraiture through layering, fragmentation, mirror imagery and the perspective of the black, queer gaze.  This exhibition -  the artist's firt major museum survey - brings together work Sepuya has made across the last 13 years, offering viewers the opportunity to trace connections across his life and practice.  The opening reception will take place at Blaffer Art Museum.  Click here for more information.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 (2:00 pm - 1:30 pm) - Come to the Faculty Cafe for this hands-on teaching workshop, designed to help faculty refine and diversify their current teaching practices.  The facilitators will present a common teaching challenge, offer some solutions of their own, then survey attendees to hear them explain and compare their own strategies and their effects.  Box lunches are provided to the first ten attendees to arrive.  Please RSVP for lunch preference.  Click here for more information and RSVP here . 

Thursday, October 24, 2019 (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm) - Pumpkin, patches and painting, oh my!  Pumpkin is a fall favorite among all of our guests  Come swing by and enjoy our featured sweet and savory dishes while taking pictures in our pumpkin patch and creating your very own fall themed canvas.  Cost is a meal swipe or the door rate at Cougar Woods Dining Commons.  Click here for more information. 

Thursday, October 24, 2019 (3:30 pm - 6:30 pm) - Complimentary food and beverages (first-come, first-served until gone) are provided to UH faculty before the UH football team kicks-off against the SMU Mustangs at TDECU Stadium.  Faculty family members are welcome and the collegial spirit is contagious even if you're not a football fan!  There is no charge and no RSVP required.  To enter the faculty tailgate, just bring your Cougar Card.  The tailgate will be held at TDECU Stadium by Stadium Gate 4 (between the Stadium and the Parking Garage).  Click here for more information.