In this issue: Spring 2018
Research + Discovery
Waste Management Is Key to Preventing Ocean Pollution
Students tackle problematic plastics during Frog Forum.
Mem’ries Sweet
KTCU Host Interviewed Celebrities like Bob Hope, Don Knotts
Barto Farrar brought bandleaders, country stars and even a Nobel-winning scientist to the KTCU airwaves.
Alumni
Mr. T Explains Elevator Pitches and Four Ways to Prepare for a Promotion
TCU’s career guru gives pointers on how to grab the next rung on the career ladder.
Letters
Community Scholars Represent the Promise of Broader Goals
From Chancellor Boschini: TCU has undergone a significant campus transformation in recent years that extends beyond new facilities.
Features
Michael Ferrari’s Vision for Diversity
The former chancellor’s plans to shift demographics inspired an academic scholarship.
Features
Smithsonian Curator Chronicles Remarkable Life of Sally Ride
The collection highlights the achievements of the first American woman in space.
Features
A Closer Look: Books by Valerie Neal
The Smithsonian curator’s latest nonfiction book is Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Jay Iorizzo Focuses on More than Fitness at the Rec
From video games to snowshoeing, the campus recreation director leads students and staff toward better health.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Faculty Respond: What would you be doing if you weren’t a professor?
From college football announcer to ballet master, eight faculty discuss other lines of work that interest them.
Sports: Riff Ram
First Person with … Scotty Newton
The triple jumper talks about his Olympic and TCU role models and how he challenges himself to think like a champion.
Research + Discovery
Mayan Poets, Storytellers Share their Ancient Language
A new book, translated by a TCU professor, highlights contemporary Mayan poets and storytellers.
Research + Discovery
Personalized Medicine is Tomorrow’s Health Care
Pharmacogenomic testing opens the possibility of a tailored mix of medicines.
Alumni
Thomas Atteberry Tagged as the Investor who Predicted the Crash
Thomas Atteberry ’75 puts stock in his ability to communicate, from radio to Wall Street.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Global Leaders Thrive with TCU Program
By the numbers: The award-winning Discovering Global Citizenship internationalization program covered a lot of ground in its first four-and-a-half years.
Campus News: Alma Matters
On Stage: A Midsummer Song
The entire TCU Opera Studio performed in the steampunk-inspired rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Research + Discovery
Professor Studies Operator Algebras to Better Understand Quantum Mechanics
Mathematics professor shines a light into the unknown in search of scientific connections.