Research News

Grant aims to increase STEM engagement in Indigenous communities

1/28/21

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $99,786 planning grant that will allow a TWU research team to develop strategies to recruit and retain more Indigenous students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

TWU dean earns patent for new way to predict injuries and diseases

12/14/20

Texas Woman’s College of Health Sciences Dean Christopher Ray, PhD, believes in improving people’s lives, whether through supporting his students and faculty or conducting his own research on geriatric health. By recently earning a patent with two other academic colleagues for a way to predict and prevent medical events and conditions, he is exemplifying the college’s mission of advancing the health and well-being of diverse communities.

TWU’s first all-female design competition team brings research to life

11/30/20

Five Texas Woman’s kinesiology seniors turned classroom theories into a real-world device by competing in the Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge Showcase November 17-18. The TWU Athena V team, the first all-female TWU team to enter the competition and the only all-female team competing, placed fourth overall.

TWU researchers explore equine therapy as treatment for Parkinson’s disease

9/1/20

Texas Woman’s researchers will launch a first-of-its-kind study this year when they investigate how equine-assisted therapy could benefit adults with Parkinson’s disease, thanks to a research grant awarded by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI).

TWU researchers publish article on helping newcomer English language learners acquire greater fluency

8/20/20

TWU Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Holly Hansen-Thomas, PhD, and Department of Literacy and Learning Associate Professor Mary Amanda Stewart, PhD, had their article, “Co-learning, translanguaging and English language acquisition,” published by Research Outreach.

Hansen-Thomas and Stewart are co-directors of two federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education aimed at supporting emergent bilingual students. They also have authored and edited multiple books, including Transforming Practices for the High School Classroom with TESOL Press.