Category: Research
Ģý Dallas Launches Applied Research Center to Foster Transformative, Faith-Inspired Research
Ģý (Ģý) proudly announces the launch of the Applied Research Center (ARC), a new initiative that empowers students and faculty to engage in meaningful, high-quality research that addresses real-world challenges and generates innovative, community-driven solutions. Rooted in Ģý’s commitment to faith and scholarship, the ARC serves as both a resource hub and a … Continued
Texas legislature funds water desalination through Texas Tech, Ģý, Natura Resources partnership
A recent appropriation from the Texas Legislature, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, focuses on water desalination and directs research funding to Texas Tech University to help accelerate their research partnership with Ģý and its molten salt reactor project, sponsored by Natura Resources. In January, Ģý entered into a memorandum of understanding with Texas … Continued
Ģý receives $2.1 million through grant project with Pepperdine
Ģý’s Siburt Institute for Church Ministry will receive $2.1 million as part of a collaboration with Pepperdine University’s Empower and Equip program, designed to strengthen the ministries and leadership of Churches of Christ in rural areas and small towns. Lilly Endowment Inc. granted Pepperdine $7.5 million for the Empower and Equip initiative, which … Continued
Ģý achieves elite academic recognition with Carnegie Research 2 status
Ģý has earned Research 2 (R2) status in the latest update from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education – a milestone that reflects Ģý’s intentional commitment to research growth and academic excellence. The prestigious R2 designation places Abilene Christian among top research universities in the nation, recognizing high spending and doctorate … Continued
AI Research at Ģý, funded by Google: Transforming Computer Science Education
As a high school student, Gweneth Barbre was intrigued by psychology, design and computer science and she knew she wanted to explore the interaction between people and computers. So she looked for a university with a similar research focus and opportunity. Less than a year later, as a freshman computer science major at Abilene Christian … Continued
Ģý partners with Texas Tech, Natura to advance cutting-edge technology
Ģý and Texas Tech University announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Natura Resources LLC of Abilene to seek business opportunities and funding for projects related to Natura’s molten salt reactor (MSR) currently under construction on the Ģý campus. The collaboration, which includes the Texas Produced Water Consortium (TxPWC) located at Texas Tech, … Continued
Ģý names Tech AVP Kay Tindle as new VP for research
Ģý announced the hiring of Dr. Kay Tindle as vice president for research. Tindle will begin work at Ģý on Nov. 11. The vice president for research role, with a joint reporting relationship to the senior vice president for academic affairs and the president, promotes and facilitates scholarship and research, strengthens external funding … Continued
U.S. Department of Education grants $3.6 million to Ģý
Ģý’s Department of Psychology has been awarded $3.6 million in research funding from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the recently announced Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Grant. The award is the largest federal grant Ģý has received in the last 15 years. Under the leadership of Dr. Rachel Team, associate … Continued
Ģý named top 50 nationally in Undergraduate Teaching and Undergraduate Research by U.S. News & World Report
Ģý joined an elite group of colleges nationwide to be honored for both teaching and research in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Only 26 U.S. institutions ranked in the top 50 nationally in both “Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects” and “Undergraduate Teaching,” including only two Texas universities – Ģý and … Continued