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Paul Schrodt walking and talking with his son on the TCU campus.

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The Fine Line Between Supporting and Smothering Your Adult Child’s Love Life

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.

TCU Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences researchers, from left, Gregory Collins, Vaughna Galvin and Yan Zhang stand in front of a piece of digital imaging equipment.

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TCU-Trained Nurse Anesthetist Offers Treatment for Long Covid-Induced Loss of Smell

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.

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Student Researchers at TCU Take On Real-World Problems

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

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Sacred Cows, Evil Serpents: How Religion Shapes Animal Treatment

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.

Ashley Tull stands outdoors on the TCU campus with classical architecture visible in the background.

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Beyond Parties: How Greek Life Is Training the Next Generation of Leaders

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.

Jessica Zeller teaches a ballet class as students practice in the foreground at TCU's Erma Lowe Hall.

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Jessica Zeller’s Student-Centered Approach is Transforming Ballet Education

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

Debbie Rhea sits on playground equipment while children play around her in motion-blurred activity at a school playground.

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TCU Professor Debbie Rhea’s LiiNK Project Promotes Outdoor Play in Schools

A kinesiology professor’s passion project helps children and teens thrive in school by giving them four 15-minute outdoor breaks daily, transforming how schools approach recess and student well-being.