Research + Discovery Archives

AI-generated illustrations of three dishes: a slice of toast spread with mashed green avocado and topped with sliced red tomatoes and small green leaves; a glass jar of a creamy oat mixture topped with whole blueberries and quartered strawberries; and a white bowl of white rice topped with strips of glazed brown meat coated in sesame seeds, alongside broccoli florets, red bell pepper and snap peas.

Summer 2026

New IDLmeals App Makes Easy Meal Prep Accessible for College Students

Built by TCU students and faculty, the app offers 100-plus easy, affordable recipes designed for college life.

A 1937 painting by American artist Florence E. McClung titled “Squaw Creek Valley,” depicting a sweeping rural landscape. In the foreground, golden wheat shocks (bundled sheaves) are arranged in rows across a harvested field, framed by a barbed wire fence with weathered wooden posts. The middle ground shows a patchwork of cultivated fields in greens, browns, and ochres, with small farmsteads — white houses with red barns and windmills — nestled among winding pale roads. The composition recedes into rolling hills with more fields and scattered trees, leading to a hazy blue-gray horizon under a cloudy sky. The style is characteristic of American Regionalist painting from the 1930s, with stylized, slightly flattened forms and a strong sense of agricultural rhythm and pattern.

Summer 2026

How Wheat Made Bob Wills, Pappy O’Daniel and the Kimbell Art Museum Possible

Cattle and cotton dominate Texas myth, but TCU historian Rebecca Sharpless recovers the forgotten role wheat played in shaping North Texas.

A herd of pale Brahman cattle with yellow ear tags stands in a dry grass field at golden hour.

Summer 2026

Land of the Skinny Cow: Inside Cuba’s Centuries-Long Beef Crisis

TCU historian Bonnie Lucero’s new book follows beef through decades of Cuban politics, from cartel control to revolutionary land reform.

Lori Borchers, TCU nursing scholar, holds folded purple scrubs topped with packaged snacks including trail mix, beef jerky and tuna.

Summer 2026

TCU Nursing Professor Lori Borchers on Frog Supply, Food Insecurity and Community Cafes

“You can’t take care of your mental health if you’re not fed.” TCU’s Lori Borchers on food insecurity, dignity and pay-what-you-can answers.

Three whiskey bottles backlit in warm amber light, with a copper pot still visible in the dark background.

Summer 2026

How a TCU Chemistry Professor Turned Whiskey Into a Science Lesson

Eric Simanek and distiller Rob Arnold spent a decade making the case that science belongs to everyone, with whiskey as the convenient lens and a book, “Shots of Knowledge,” as the result.

TCU College of Education Professor Michael Faggella-Luby poses in a thoughtful stance, chin resting on a clasped hand, in a photo illustration with a blue word-cloud background featuring terms such as Collaboration, Support, Research, Empathy and Dialogue.

Spring 2026

TCU Professor Michael Faggella-Luby Reimagines Disability Support in Higher Education

New research and global collaboration are helping colleges improve outcomes for the 3.5 million American students with disabilities.

Conductor Bobby Francis gestures while leading a performance at TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium, with an American flag display and military personnel visible on the field behind him and a packed crowd in the stands.

Spring 2026

Director of Bands Bobby Francis Brings New Music and Opportunities to the TCU Wind Symphony

The director of bands reflects on 25 years at TCU, guest-conducting military bands and why respect matters as much as talent.

Endeavors 2026

Starpoint School Book Club Fosters a Love of Reading in Children With Learning Difficulties

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

Boller Review editor Trinity Sloan, former editor Lexie Woodall ’25, and Dr. Dan Williams, director of TCU Press, pose with a portrait of Paul F. Boller Jr., the namesake of the TCU publication dedicated to undergraduate research, in the offices of TCU Press,

Endeavors 2026

The Boller Review Showcases Undergraduate Research at TCU

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.

David Allen, the Luther A. Henderson University Chair in Leadership at the TCU Neeley School of Business, stands outdoors on a sunny day with a blazer slung over his left shoulder; a campus clock tower rises in the background.

Endeavors 2026

The Personality Trait That Predicts Whether You’ll Actually Quit Your Job

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.

Research + Discovery

New IDLmeals App Makes Easy Meal Prep Accessible for College Students

How Wheat Made Bob Wills, Pappy O’Daniel and the Kimbell Art Museum Possible

Land of the Skinny Cow: Inside Cuba’s Centuries-Long Beef Crisis

TCU Nursing Professor Lori Borchers on Frog Supply, Food Insecurity and Community Cafes

How a TCU Chemistry Professor Turned Whiskey Into a Science Lesson

TCU Professor Michael Faggella-Luby Reimagines Disability Support in Higher Education

Director of Bands Bobby Francis Brings New Music and Opportunities to the TCU Wind Symphony

Starpoint School Book Club Fosters a Love of Reading in Children With Learning Difficulties

The Boller Review Showcases Undergraduate Research at TCU

The Personality Trait That Predicts Whether You’ll Actually Quit Your Job

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