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Ģý College of Business announces new Dukes Scholars; students to receive up to $53,000 scholarship

  [aesop_image img=”/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kyle-Tippens-finance-web.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”30%” credit=”Jeremy Enlow” align=”right” lightbox=”on” captionsrc=”custom” caption=”Dr. Kyle Tippens, director of the Dukes School of Finance, works with new Dukes Scholar Ella Venegoni, a senior finance major from New Braunfels, Texas.” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”] Ģý’s College of Business Administration has selected 18 students for the next cohort of Dukes … Continued

Sarah McLean

Alumni Spotlight: Sarah McLean

      Determined to increase advocacy and support for the community of Abilene, Sarah (Robirds ’09) McLean has been a shining example of the mission of the Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) program: “meeting others where they are in their challenges and helping them overcome barriers.” As a mother, board member of … Continued

Sen. Ted Cruz visits Ģý’s NEXT Lab

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz visited Ģý’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab) Aug. 20 to learn more about the groundbreaking nuclear research taking place, sponsored by Natura Resources.  Cruz toured the new Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center where nuclear research is underway and where the future reactor will be housed. He also … Continued

Ģý establishes Bioanalytics Laboratory, achieves CLIA certification

Building on decades of thriving research, Ģý has formally established the Ģý Bioanalytics Laboratory in the Department of Biology and has received certification through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). Dr. Charla Miertschin, dean of the Onstead College of Science and Engineering, appointed Dr. John Xu as director of the Ģý Bioanalytics Laboratory. … Continued

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Ģý one of 12 universities sharing $25 million from DOE

Ģý is part of a consortium of 12 universities and 12 national laboratories recently awarded $25 million over the next five years from the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to support the science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions. Led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, the … Continued

Ģý launches American Nuclear Society student chapter

The American Nuclear Society officially approved the establishment of a student section at Ģý. Ģý is one of 54 U.S. colleges and universities to have an ANS student chapter.  The organization’s purpose is to communicate to the student body about current developments relative to Ģý’s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab) and … Continued

Ģý faculty professor feature in a children's book

Ģý professor’s discovery highlighted in a new children’s book

A new children’s book about recently discovered mammals includes a section about a rodent species identified by an Ģý biology professor. Dr. Tom Lee, a professor in the Department of Biology at Ģý; Amy Scott (’10), then a biology student at Ģý; and Carlos Boada, a researcher and professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica … Continued

nursing students and faculty Ģý doing a simulation lab

100% of Ģý nursing students pass NCLEX

Ģý Bachelor of Science in Nursing students achieved a 100% pass rate for the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses in 2023, one of only six Texas BSN programs with a perfect pass rate.  The NCLEX-RN is a requirement for nursing graduates to be licensed and able to practice as an RN. … Continued