The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Houston, University of
at Houston, Tex.; coeducational; est. 1927 as a junior college, became a four-year institution in 1934, became a state-supported university in 1963. Campuses at Clear Lake, Victoria, and downtown Houston were added in the 1970s. The school has an affiliation with NASAs Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.