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Paige Shiring, SGA president, speaking at the 2020-21 convocation. Courtesy of the TCU Office of the Provost

March 29, 2021

Female Frogs Take the Lead

Women head the major SGA positions for the first time in school history.

TCU vs West Virginia women's basketball in Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on January 30, 2021 (Photo/Gregg Ellman )

March 1, 2021

An Inside into TCU Women’s Basketball Transition Season

With few remaining games left, can the team end on a high note?

Liu’s economic model explains how people respond to a 10-cent increase in gasoline taxes: STATES WHERE DRIVERS WILL RESPOND THE MOST: Utah (a little more than 2% reduction in gasoline consumption) Iowa Delaware Maine North Dakota STATES WHERE GAS CONSUMPTION WON’T CHANGE MUCH AT ALL: OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO CHANGES IN GASOLINE PRICE: AVERAGE GASOLINE TAXES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD (PER GALLON): Netherlands .........$3.36 Israel....................$3.17 Japan....................$1.91 Chile....................$1.69 Australia ..............$1.17 United States........$0.56

March 24, 2020

Would Increasing Gasoline Tax Help Reduce Climate Change?

Weiwei Liu says that for higher gasoline taxes to be an effective method of curbing climate change, they need to be customized by region and even individual.

Sharon Canclini and Gina Alexander pose with a graphic about water use in Rees-Jones Hall. A recent paper they co-authored explored ways to simulate the health care response to an outbreak of waterborne disease.

Stopping a Disease Outbreak in its Tracks

TCU nursing students are learning to become medical detectives.

Dr. Zachary Hall, Assistant Professor of Marketing, poses outside the Steve and Sarah Smith Entrepreneurs Hall at the Neely School of Business at TCU.

How to Be a Better Salesperson

Zachary Hall says the magic is in perceiving customers’ needs.

February 28, 2020

Leading the Change: Bequest Allows Professor to Examine Costs of War Through Liberal Arts Lens

Professor Kara Dixon Vuic never met former Horned Frog Benjamin Schmidt. But she honors the U.S. Marine every day in her work at TCU.

Sarah Hill, professor of psychology, wrote about the impact hormonal birth control has on women's brains. Photo by Carolyn Cruz

October 24, 2019

Sarah Hill Researches Hormonal Birth Control

The psychology professor found that being on the birth control pill makes women a different version of themselves than when they are off of it.

September 18, 2019

A New Composition for Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Professor Till MacIvor Meyn composed a new tune for Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya’s last season and revamped an American classic.

June 28, 2019

Marc Istook’s Return to DFW Television

A passion for his hometown and local news brings the alumnus back to the area as morning co-anchor for WFAA Channel 8.

Harvesting tomatoes at PolyWes Gardens, a community garden in southeast Fort Worth. Photo by Leo Wesson

May 10, 2019

Elementary Tries to Solve Food Insecurity Issue

Through a partnership with TCU, one Fort Worth school started a food sharing initiative.