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Startup Speed, Academic Soul

Reuben F. Burch V is crafting a research culture at TCU that moves fast, stays student-centered and delivers real-world impact.

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AI in Academia

Xiaolu Zhou is working to bring TCU classrooms into the future through innovative AI tools like the AI Globe and by helping professors across disciplines harness artificial intelligence’s teaching potential.

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AI² CENTER AT TCU

The university has built AI infrastructure the way it once built libraries — as a foundation for the next century of research.

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How TCU Scientists Are Stopping the Body From Harming Itself

TCU researchers are on the trail of treatments for deadly fungal infections, Parkinson’s and more.

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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.

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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.

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Facial Recognition Has Made It Nearly Impossible to Disappear

Sharrona Pearl explores the link between physical appearance and identity and how technology threatens privacy.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Firing a Problematic Founder Can Backfire: TCU Research Explains the Consumer Loyalty Paradox

Marketing scholar Lan Anh Ton explores why firing a problematic founder doesn’t always lead to consumer trust.