Stories

The Athletic Training program at TCU started within the College of Education 50 years ago because of its connection with physical education and teaching certification.

Dr. Stuart M. Flynn, founding dean of the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine; Phil Hartman, dean and professor of biology in the College of Science & Engineering; Christopher Watts, Marilyn & Morgan Davies dean of the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences; and Floyd Wormley Jr., associate provost for research and dean of graduate studies, discuss how student research could lead to significant impacts in all realms of health care.

Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, Tee Tyler, Ph.D., LCSW, has developed a teaching approach, called the Interpersonal Classroom Model (ICM), designed to help students talk across lines of difference in the classroom, such as race, religion and gender identity.

When Emily Lund heard her 3-year-old say the words kinetic energy — a topic never discussed at home — she realized entertainment technology could indeed be an educational tool.

Merredieth “Mike” Astor Brown, BSN, RN, Class of 1972, was born on Sept. 26, 1929, in Madison, West Virginia, a small coal-mining town. Mike’s dad was a coal miner during the Great Depression.

Harris College’s Lynita Yarbrough, assistant professor of professional practice at the Davies School of Communications Sciences and Disorders at TCU, and first-ever DEI Advocate for Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences is a finalist for the award.

In ‘Boxing is the perfect prescription for these Parkinson’s patients,’ Watts explained his research partnership with former professional boxer Paulie Ayala who conducts boxing classes called Punching Out Parkinson’s.

This summer, the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences saw camp, a reunion and summer school rolled into one as 30 campers visited for a reimagined version of TCU Nursing Camp. The program is open to high schoolers entering their junior or senior year who want to learn more about nursing.

The Department of Kinesiology was well represented at the annual NASPSPA (North American Society of Sport and Physical Activity) conference held in Waikoloa, Hawaii.