Endeavors 2026

TCU Provost Floyd Wormley outlines bold investments in doctoral programs, AI infrastructure and community partnerships as the university accelerates toward Carnegie R1 classification.

Jan Lacina launched a book club for children with dyslexia that fosters empathy and confidence while training graduate students in research.

For nearly a decade, TCU’s student-run research journal has published undergraduates studying everything from termite-inspired HVAC systems to vocabulary development in deaf children.

Research from TCU shows that workers who focus on the past are more likely to act on intentions to quit, while future-focused employees who weigh long-term risks are less likely to leave.

A TCU study finds parental involvement in adult children’s romances can increase tension, especially in high-conversation families where facilitation feels intrusive during a stage when autonomy matters most.

Stellate ganglion blocks — numbing injections into neck nerves — restored smell and taste for 75 percent of long Covid patients. Harris College researchers published the results to global acclaim.

TCU graduate students are tackling impactful research on topics ranging from heart disease genetics to deepfake cyberbullying.

Every religion has a place for animals. TCU’s Dave Aftandilian co-edited an anthology exploring whether that place treats them as spiritual beings or mere objects.

TCU’s Ashley Tull explores the past of fraternities and sororities and what they could become as civil society organizations, researching how Greek life can return to its roots in democratic values and community service.

A new book explores how traditional ballet teaching causes harm and envisions a student-centered revolution through humanizing pedagogies.