Research News
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ wins $150K grant for portable transcript project
2/12/21
Imagine an employer quizzing a job candidate about her academic credentials and internship experiences during a pivotal interview. The employer is eager for verified information to make a quick decision.
Now imagine the prospective employee grabbing her cell phone, swiftly tapping a few keystrokes, then delivering an email to that employer seconds later with a comprehensive report on her academic background.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ team tackles astronaut shoulder injuries in NASA competition
11/19/19
Texas Woman’s University sends its third team of senior undergraduate kinesiology students to the Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge Showcase in Houston this week. They will compete against engineering and technology teams from universities across the state who are working to solve research problems identified by NASA. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ’s Good Vibrations will be the only team to have a project focused on the human aspect of space travel.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ student wins national advising research award
6/19/19
Texas Woman’s University doctoral candidate Elia S. Tamplin has received the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Student Research Award for their presentation, "Research on Women-of-Color Professional Experiences in Higher Education." Tamplin will be recognized with a plaque and a one-year membership at NACADA’s annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky October 20-23.
Capstone project yields success for students, health providers
5/23/19
As one of the largest public hospital systems in the country, Parkland Health & Hospital System handles more than 1 million outpatient visits a year and it fiscal year 2018 it provided more than $1.02 billion in uncompensated care.
The safety-net hospital and the 20 community clinics it operates rely heavily on funding from Medicare and Medicaid, charities and property taxes to sustain its operations. Adequate revenue sources are crucial to the operation of the 125-year-old Parkland system.
With that as a backdrop, two teams of Texas Woman’s University Health Systems Management students this year embarked on a plan to help boost Parkland’s bottom line.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ nutrition students showcase innovative food products
5/13/19
A semester of hard work and experiential learning recently came to a close for senior undergraduate Nutrition students at Texas Woman’s. Adjunct Professor James Adams guided his Food Product Development class through creating new products from beginning to launch, with creative and delicious results.