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From election results to emotional sobriety and egg allergies, Horned Frogs are in the news.

INSTITUTIONAL


Nov. 1, 2024
Fort Worth Report
This year, the parks department added three trees to the city鈥檚 Heritage Tree Program. Created in 2009, the program gives tree species a 鈥渉eritage鈥� status to promote their significance to the community. The first tree honored for its significance was the Camp Bowie Arizona Ash. The Millennium Tree was the second species given the heritage status. Planted by the city in 1895 and located at the Tarrant County Courthouse, the tree signifies the start of new beginnings for the city and prosperity. The TCU Original Oak was the third and last tree to receive the honorary status. Its canopy overlooks the middle of the TCU campus. The tree represents the first graduating class from TCU鈥檚 Fort Worth campus after the university opened its doors in 1911.

FACULTY & STAFF

Nov. 12, 2024
Fort Worth Report
Nikki Morris is the new executive director of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute at TCU. Morris brings more than 17 years of experience in the oil and gas industry as an executive leader, geologist and a trailblazer working at international oil companies as well as startups. 鈥淭CU has an extensive history with energy, and we are in a unique position to connect business, energy and academia with a focus on the future and what鈥檚 to come,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he research and thought leadership nurtured in the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute have been breaking ground for years. I鈥檓 looking forward to being part of the next phase of innovation to come.鈥� 


Nov. 12, 2024
Time
Orthopedic doctors have a bone to pick with all the people who forget they鈥檙e carrying a very important skeleton around every day. We might not be able to see our ribs or tailbone or humerus, but it鈥檚 still important to make bone health a priority. 鈥淵our bone health and joint health is really tied to your overall wellness and health,鈥� says Dr. David Shau, an orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU. Consider, for example, that about 54 million Americans have osteoporosis, low bone mass or both, and 2 million osteoporotic fractures occur annually. That number will exceed 3 million per year by 2040, researchers predict. 鈥淲hen that happens, you have a period of time where you have to heal and recover,鈥� Shau says. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 be active with your family. You can鈥檛 travel. You can鈥檛 exercise, so your cardiovascular health goes down, and you start seeing metabolic issues and other health issues.鈥� It鈥檚 a potentially devastating chain of events, he says, that can spell trouble far into the future.


Nov. 7, 2024
Insight into Diversity
Universities like George Mason University and TCU are taking innovative steps to ensure that their faculty and staff feel supported and connected. In a significant step to promote fairness and transparency among its faculty, TCU has developed a Faculty Workload Equity Model. 鈥淔aculty workload equity is about ensuring that responsibilities are distributed fairly, reflecting the diverse roles and contributions of our faculty,鈥滷ran Huckaby, associate provost for Faculty Affairs, said. TCU has already piloted the model in several academic units during the 2022-2023 academic year, with additional feedback and refinements planned before full implementation. 鈥淭his is a significant step toward creating a more transparent and accountable process for managing faculty workloads, ensuring that all faculty members are supported in their professional roles,鈥� said Huckaby.


Nov. 6, 2024
Yahoo!News
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID test positivity rates and emergency room visits are steadily rising, especially along both coasts. According to Dr. Nikhil Bhayani, an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU, one variant in particular is gaining steam right now: KP.3. It鈥檚 currently responsible for roughly 25% of cases.


Nov. 6, 2024
Fort Worth Report
James Hill, director of the Center for Real Estate and finance instructor in the Neeley School of Business, has been re-elected to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors by its member banks. He will serve a three-year term starting Jan. 1, 2025. Hill was initially elected to the board in July to fill an unexpired term ending in December. In his role as a Dallas Fed board member, Hill provides insight into the region鈥檚 economy in support of the Federal Reserve鈥檚 monetary policy function.


Nov. 5, 2024
Verywellmind.com
There is no one path to sobriety. According to Vanessa Kennedy, Ph.D, a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of psychology at Driftwood Recovery, a key dimension of successful recovery is a person鈥檚 emotional sobriety. There is a broad spectrum of benefits to emotional sobriety, whether you are in active addiction, in recovery or are just seeking new ways to approach your mental health. Practicing emotional sobriety can help someone build healthy communication, acknowledge their active role in their life, create boundaries and become more emotionally attuned, says Caroline Sahba, associate director of the Counseling and Mental Health Center at TCU.


Nov. 5, 2024
Fort Worth Report
Heading into the early hours of Nov. 6, 国产麻豆AV鈥� largest purple county was nearly evenly split on its choice for U.S. Senate. Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz won a third term, defeating Democratic challenger Colin Allred. In Tarrant County, however, Cruz and Allred were neck and neck as of 1 a.m. Nov. 6. Cruz reported 48.75% to Allred鈥檚 48.87% with 347 out of 350 vote centers reporting. The two were separated by just over 1,000 votes. This campaign season has already yielded a lot of often-conflicting information about where voters stand, and James Riddlesperger, a political science professor at TCU, is eager to dig into the post-election data. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to have a better understanding of what it is that is motivating voters to vote the way they do,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檒l be interested in seeing what some of these exit polls say (about) why we鈥檙e in such a very, very close election.鈥� 

 
Nov. 4, 2024 
Parade 
Studies suggest that too much and too little of a particular nutrient may increase the risk of colorectal cancer and other types of cancer. A 2022 review in Cancer Medicine suggests too much iron can increase the risk of lung and colorectal cancers, noting that excess iron may fuel tumor growth. On the other side, a 2021 review in Frontiers in Immunology suggests having low iron is associated with the development of colorectal cancer. Dr. James Cox, gastroenterologist and assistant professor and director of physician communication at Burnett School of Medicine at TCU, further explains the details. 鈥淓xcess iron can increase the risk of colon cancer due to its effect on the tumor cell proliferation,鈥� he explained. 鈥淲hether excess iron increases the actual risk of colon cancer [as a whole] is unknown.鈥� 


Nov. 2, 2024
Fort Worth Report
Four reading advocates discussed how residents and schools can boost the city鈥檚 low literacy rates following a Fort Worth Report-hosted screening of the documentary 鈥淭he Right to Read鈥� Nov. 1 at the Kimbell Art Museum. Although reading issues are discussed as an elementary school issue, the reality is that related problems persist through middle and high school 鈥� and college, said Michael Faggella-Luby, a special education professor at TCU.  The science of reading must be incorporated throughout the entirety of students鈥� K-12 education for future success in life, Faggella-Luby said. 鈥淭here are things we need to do, beginning to end, to support our teachers in those areas,鈥� he said.


Nov. 2, 2024
Channel News Asia
For the wider world, the U.S. election is all about who gets to move into the White House, but for many Americans, the battle for control of Congress is just as important 鈥� and looks set to go down to the wire. House Democrats have crushed Republicans in fundraising and have put enough seats in play to give themselves a good chance of flipping a razor-thin disadvantage of 212 seats to the Republicans鈥� 220, with three seats vacant. They also have been able to tout achievements from previous sessions while pointing out that this Republican-led term 鈥� beset by infighting 鈥� has been one of the most dysfunctional and unproductive in the body鈥檚 235-year history. Keith Gaddie, a political science professor at TCU, said control of the House was within Democrats鈥� grasp 鈥� but he isn鈥檛 betting the farm on the party fulfilling its potential. 鈥淭he reality is, literally anything can happen in terms of control,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e won鈥檛 really know until the voting 鈥� and the litigation 鈥� are over. Because litigation is the final act of any election these days.鈥�


Nov. 2, 2024
Yahoo.com
Avoiding common vaccine mistakes when you鈥檙e over 50 is important. Doctors say they see one in particular for various reasons. They shared the No. 1 mistake people over 50 make before getting their annual vaccines, why it happens and how to avoid it. Not getting the vaccines available to them 鈥� or any at all 鈥� is the biggest no-no, as well as the most common. Some people may also be more nervous about the vaccine than the illness it protects them from. About those rumors that people with egg allergies can鈥檛 get the flu vaccine: They鈥檙e untrue, says Dr. Grant Fowler, the chair of family medicine at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU. Indeed, the CDC reports that people with an egg allergy can get an egg-based or non-egg-based flu shot if it鈥檚 otherwise considered A-OK for their age and health.


Nov. 1, 2024
OfftheKuff
As Election Day approaches, voters, candidates and political experts alike are wondering: Will Tarrant swing back to red or continue trending toward blue? Is the future of Tarrant County purple? James Riddlesperger, a political science professor at TCU, said there鈥檚 reason for Democrats to think they might be more competitive in Tarrant County than ever before. 鈥淐ertainly, the numbers over the last several election cycles show that Tarrant County is narrowing in its gap between Republicans and Democrats,鈥� Riddlesperger said. 鈥淏ut, on the other hand, all things being equal, you would have to say that the Republicans have a fairly significant advantage in Tarrant County simply because of the kind of voting habits of Tarrant County over the last third of a century, where Republicans have been so firmly in charge.鈥�


Oct. 31, 2024
The Guardian
Most gamblers might want to sit out the U.S. election. It鈥檚 too close to call with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck, according to official polls. But the former president鈥檚 campaign has latched on to signs he says prove he鈥檚 actually 鈥渓eading.鈥� In a close race, Trump and his allies claim some 鈥済ambling polls,鈥� as he described them, put him significantly ahead of Harris. 鈥淟ike, 65 to 35, or something like that.鈥� But how reliable are the headline figures? 鈥淚 think you should take them seriously,鈥� said Grant Ferguson, political science professor at TCU. 鈥淭he people who bet on these markets largely think they know more than the average person as to how things are going.鈥� Leading platforms put Hillary Clinton ahead on election day in 2016 (she did win the popular vote if not the presidency), and Joe Biden in the lead in 2020, 鈥渂ut by less than the polling, in both cases,鈥� said Ferguson. 2024 will be the biggest test of these predictions so far.

STUDENTS

Nov. 6, 2024
MSN.com
TCU Burnett School of Medicine student Sam Sayed said one of his fondest memories growing up was when his late sister, Dayna, bought him and his brother, Sharif ,a pair of new Nike shoes. Soon after that moment, Dayna Sayed was killed in a drive-by shooting. Sam Sayed said he has always wanted to honor his sister and that moment, so he and his brother started a nonprofit in her name that aims to recreate that memory for kids looking for a great shoe. Sam Sayed said that this emotion is something that he is studying as part of his school鈥檚 鈥淓mpathetic Scholar鈥� program, which allows future physicians to spend time in underserved communities and improve the community relations between doctors and patients. 鈥淚鈥檝e always maintained that once I become a physician, it鈥檚 not my job just to wait for patients to come to me. The most important thing to me is to get to know them in their environment and know them before they need me,鈥� Sam Sayed said.


Nov. 5, 2024
E-Flux.com
Join us for a compelling conversation featuring artist Letitia Huckaby and TCU doctoral candidate Marcellis Perkins, moderated by writer and curator Johnica Rivers. The discussion will explore Huckaby鈥檚 photographs in the special exhibition, Diaries of Home. Huckaby was selected to create a pair of portraits depicting Charley and Kate Thorp, a formerly enslaved couple who played a crucial role at AddRan Male and Female College (later renamed TCU) from its founding in 1873. The Portrait Project tells TCU鈥檚 story through diverse portraiture around the campus that commemorates historically marginalized and underrepresented members of the university community.


Oct. 31, 2024
Fort Worth Magazine
Over the years I鈥檝e had the distinct pleasure of interviewing and meeting with a few entertainers, musicians and fashion models on their way to superstardom. One such up-and-comer was TCU student, model and actress Faith McKinstry. Outside of her love of dress up and collegiate studies, McKinstry is making a name for herself in the modeling industry, even though she didn鈥檛 fit so-called 鈥渋ndustry standards鈥� when she first started. Coming in at 5-foot-6-inches, McKinstry is just under the usual modeling requirement of 5-foot-8-inches, a height standard that could be a deal-breaker for any aspiring model. Instead of letting this requirement stifle her, McKinstry owned her stature, making her runway debut at the 2023 Fort Worth Fashion Week titled The Future. 鈥淚 actually wasn鈥檛 sure I would be able to do this because of my height. So, when I got an email back stating that I had been accepted to walk, I was ecstatic,鈥� she said. 鈥淕etting to work with all of the other models, makeup artists, hairstylists and the designers of the show was just really fun and something I was really happy I got to do.鈥�  

ALUMNI


Nov. 14, 2024
BlackDoctor
While former TCU tennis player Kel Mabatah 鈥�10 was home one evening, armed assailants invaded his property, hitting him in the head with the butt of a rifle, stabbing him in the stomach and leaving him for dead. Through bodybuilding, Mabatah reconnected with his love of competition and found a way to inspire others. His determination to overcome physical and emotional hurdles led him to establish the 鈥楰el Strong鈥� Mabatah Foundation, aiming to help other brain injury survivors access the long-term support they need. 鈥淢y recovery journey was challenging, but it inspired me to start my foundation to help others facing similar struggles, especially those with limited access to therapy and resources,鈥� Mabatah shares. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 think I could be competitive again, but in September 2020, I entered my first bodybuilding competition and came in second. Now, I compete professionally as a bodybuilder and use it to show others what鈥檚 possible despite disabilities.鈥� 


Nov. 11, 2024
国产麻豆AV Monthly
Bat populations face numerous threats, including white-nose syndrome and severe weather caused by climate change. Urban development has also disrupted bat habitats, leaving bats with fewer options when finding food and sheltering from predators. This process, known as habitat fragmentation, can drive bats and other wildlife out of communities. Planting more trees might help, but it鈥檚 not that simple. A study by Manuel de Oyarzabal Barba MS 鈥�23, published in September in the journal Wildlife Biology, found that bats preferred continuous stretches of tall trees that offered consistent canopy cover, as gaps in tree corridors could leave bats exposed to predators. But overly dense canopies were also a problem. If bats can move through an area, 鈥渋t鈥檚 very likely that there鈥檚 good connectivity for the rest of the wildlife,鈥� de Oyarzabal Barba said. 


Nov. 10, 2024
Y!Entertainment
If anyone ever came into this life destined to be a cowboy, it was Allan Chapman 鈥�69. He was born in Pecos, 国产麻豆AV, and grew up in tiny Benjamin, 国产麻豆AV, near the Blue Goose Ranch, founded by his great-grandfather in 1882. He had a long run as a bass player and lead male vocalist with The 国产麻豆AV Trailhands, a group that was named International Western Music Association Western Swing Group of the year in 2004, 2005 and 2007, and won IWMA Western Swing Album of the Year in 2000, 2002 and 2005.  This year, 鈥淟ast of the Four Sixes Cowboys,鈥� a song Chapman wrote with fellow Texan Joel White, is nominated for IWMA Song of the Year, and Chapman is nominated for IWMA Songwriter of the Year. 鈥淚 feel this energy flowing toward Western music from country music right now,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here are a lot of artists not inside the purview of IWMA writing songs about life in the West 鈥� in a good way. You don鈥檛 have to be a cowboy to appreciate that life.鈥�


Nov. 8, 2024
D Magazine
Debra Stewart 鈥�90 was born into an artistic, innovative family. Her parents owned a bronze foundry, and her grandfather was a craftsman who built homes, among other things. Growing up, Stewart鈥檚 life was filled with creativity and an appreciation for art and construction, which is why it鈥檚 no surprise she found her true calling in interior design. 鈥淲e believe in creating spaces that make every day extraordinary,鈥� she says. 鈥淲e are privileged to work with trusted architects, contractors, showrooms and tradespeople who are extraordinarily skilled and well-respected. During the past 33 years, we have established relationships with premiere craftspeople and artisans to ensure a seamless process with stunning results. Our team is family to us 鈥� just as our clients are.鈥�  


Nov. 6, 2024
Fort Worth Business Press
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden has named Chris Smith EMBA 鈥�17 the new senior vice rresident of marketing and guest experience. Smith brings extensive experience in public gardens and green spaces, most recently serving as a consultant for the Arboretum, with significant contributions made this past summer. In her new role, Smith will lead the Arboretum鈥檚 marketing strategy and guest engagement initiatives, with a focus on elevating the experience for all who visit this beloved green space. 


Nov. 4, 2024
Fort Worth Report
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD didn鈥檛 have to search too far for its next superintendent. Trustees unanimously agreed Nov. 4 to name Jerry Hollingsworth 鈥�92 the superintendent of Waxahachie ISD, as the district鈥檚 next leader. 鈥淒r. Hollingsworth has a proven track record as a collaborative leader focused on building culture that supports student growth and achievement, staff resources and well-being, and opportunities for family engagement,鈥� school board President Marilyn Tolbert said. 

ATHLETICS 

 
Nov. 11, 2024
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
It seemed like a fading possibility earlier in the season, but the Horned Frogs have turned things around and clinched bowl eligibility with Saturday鈥檚 38-13 win over Oklahoma State. While TCU is no longer in the race for the Big 12 title game, going bowl is still an achievement for this particular TCU team that looked like it was trending in the wrong direction just a month ago. 


Nov. 5, 2024
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TCU hosted Houston Christian in the first game with new transfer Hailey Van Lith. TCU got the easy win over Houston Christian, 78-41, and Van Lith played well with 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists in 35 minutes. She also added six steals and provided a spark for the Horned Frogs. As it turns out, Van Lith made college basketball history in the Horned Frogs鈥� win, as I Talk Hoops mentioned on X. 鈥淗ailey Van Lith became the first Power 5 transfer in women鈥檚 college basketball history to record 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and 5+ steals in a season opener!鈥�  


Nov. 3, 2024
The New Yorker
The basketball player has been central to the fight to end amateurism and improve gender equity in the NCAA, and her story underscores the way that college sports are changing. In June, 2020, Sedona Prince and another athlete, the swimmer Grant House, sued the NCAA, and moved to have the suit recognized as a class action, demanding damages for lost television revenue and potential social-media earnings. During March Madness in 2021, she posted a video comparing the women鈥檚 tiny weight room with the men鈥檚 vast facility. It went viral and became national news. Prince鈥檚 efforts prompted the NCAA to commission a gender-equity review, which called Prince鈥檚 video the 鈥渃ontemporary equivalent of 鈥榯he shot heard round the world." A month before it was released, the NCAA, under pressure from the lawsuit led by House and Prince, among other legal challenges, changed its rules to allow student athletes to maintain their NIL rights. Within a year, Prince was making hundreds of thousands of dollars in endorsements. She had 3.1 million followers on TikTok, roughly more than a million more than Nike had at the time.