UHV hosts Goliad second-graders for day of STEM activities
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | By
Lauren Emerson
Aleksandr Pikalov, left, University of Houston-Victoria chemistry assistant professor, puts a drop of two different solutions in the hands of two Goliad Elementary School second-grade students Tuesday for a demonstration on how chemical reactions can create color changes as part of a field trip activity. The UHV College of Natural & Applied Science hosted 85 second-grade students from Goliad Tuesday as part of a field trip that included five different activities led by UHV faculty members that showcased the different uses of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The students took part in activities including “Color Change Reactions in Chemistry” by Pikalov; “Aquatic Invertebrates” by Dmitri Sobolev, interim provost of the college; 'Mathemagics: A Magical Journey through Basic Math' by Ricardo Teixeira, associate professor of mathematics; 'Hands-On Robotics with Arduino' by Mai Abo Shakra, lecturer in computer science; and 'Artificial Intelligence Using a Teachable Machine' by Asahi Tomitaka, assistant professor of computer science.
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 50 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.
