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Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s NEXT Lab construction permit application accepted for formal review by NRC

  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has docketed Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Lab construction permit application, placing it under formal regulatory review. The application is the first for a new research reactor in more than 30 years and the first-ever for an advanced university research reactor.  “This is a significant achievement, and … Continued
Teacher education major directs students in P.E. lesson.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ students bring fun and fitness to Big Country children

  In school, success is typically measured by grades, but during the noon hour every Wednesday, success is measured in giggles, yells and the overall excitement of a group of elementary students.   From 12:10-12:40 p.m. every Wednesday, 40 home-schooled children ages 6 to 12 file into the Royce and Pam Money Recreation Center at Abilene … Continued

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Nursing Students discussing something on a laptop

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ launches bold five-year strategic plan

      This fall Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ launched a new strategic plan detailing bold goals and vision for the next five years, including a possible medical school, increased research investments, a $1 billion endowment, and continued growth in enrollment and diversity of students and faculty/staff. “As Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ emerges as a National University, we are … Continued

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Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ biology professor discovers new species of rat in Ecuador

  Dr. Tom Lee, Clark Stevens Professor of Biology at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, discovered a new rat species, Thomasomys burneoi, 2,500 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, and news of the discovery has recently been published in a scientific journal.  Thomasomys burneoi is a large rat species in the rich Andes … Continued

The Historical Methods students work at the museum every Thursday to ensure each artifact is correctly identified.

Students help preserve campus history at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Museum

    Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has over a century’s worth of history, meaning that the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Museum, on the corner of Campus Court and East North 16th Street, has a plethora of artifacts in need of identification, labeling and appropriate display. In the Historical Methods course this fall, students are taking part in that process … Continued

Grover C. Morgan founded the Department of Education and Psychology in 1922. The Morlan Medal Award is given in his honor each year from the Department of Teacher Education.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Teacher Education department celebrates 100th year

  Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has been educating educators for a century, and the College of Education and Human Services will celebrate the anniversary of the department at a Homecoming event. This year also marks the 65th year for the Department of Communications Disorders, and both departments will be honored jointly Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 … Continued

James Webb Telescope scientist to speak at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Oct. 13

Dr. Scott Acton, a 1984 graduate of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ who has spent nearly 24 years working on the James Webb Space Telescope, will speak on campus Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Boone Family Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Acton, a wavefront sensing and controls scientist with Ball Aerospace, … Continued

Omega Gamma Spring 2022

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi receives national award

    For the seventh year in its history, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named an Honor Chapter for its outstanding activities in 2021-22.  Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ is one of only 10-15 Honor Chapters out of 629 across the country. Every summer, the 629 … Continued