Category: Academic News
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry receives continuous grant funding
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s chemistry and biochemistry programs received a research grant from the Welch Foundation this year, marking more than 60 years of funding. This round is their highest award yet at $150,000 over the next three years. The Welch Foundation supports chemistry research in Texas, and members of the Department of Chemistry and … Continued
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 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
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
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
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
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. Ģ¹½´«Ã½ is one of only 10-15 Honor Chapters out of 629 across the country. Every summer, the 629 … Continued
Lessons from janitor father inspired Joseph Manga to earn doctorate, join Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ faculty
Growing up in Cameroon as the oldest child in a family of five, Dr. Joseph Manga never imagined where his life would take him. Four different universities for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral work, as well as tutoring and teaching experience, have all been part of the experience. And this past summer, it led him … Continued