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TWU receives grant for STEM

7/11/22

Texas Woman's University is one of 17 recipients of grants distributed through the Governor's Summer Merit Program to Texas universities and community colleges for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) summer youth camps.

TWU biochemistry student lands internship

6/22/22

Texas Woman's University biochemistry student Derek Aguilar has secured a summer internship with Oakwood Chemical.

Aguilar is expected to complete his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from TWU this December, and then pursue his master's of science in chemistry at TWU.

Dr. Robby Petros joins International Network for Outcome-Based Education advisory board

11/22/21

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Robby A. Petros was recently selected for the International Network for Outcome-Based Education (IN4OBE) advisory board. According to the IN4OBE website, "his effort focused on methods for collecting data that could drive rational decision-making toward improving learning outcomes and student success in his sophomore-level course in Organic Chemistry... He is collaborating with other investigators at TWU to transform teaching in all undergraduate science courses, which has already garnered more than $3.5 M in support from the National Science Foundation."

IN4OBE exists to elevate and transform the paradigm of time-honored, conventional thinking and practice in the world’s education systems – from national policies to classroom interactions, and from the earliest years of life to mature adulthood.

Couple creates scholarship to honor legacy of longtime chemistry professor

11/16/21

Jay-lin Jane-Topel, MS ’78, and her husband, David Topel, have established a new endowed scholarship to honor the life of a beloved Texas Woman's chemistry professor.

The Dr. James Johnson Scholarship Endowment in Chemistry has been created to honor the memory of the longtime educator. Johnson attended the University of Minnesota for his undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry and received his doctoral degree in organic chemistry from the University of Missouri. He taught for more than 40 years in higher education, retiring as professor of organic chemistry at Texas Woman's in May 2019. He passed away July 5, 2019.

Mathematics alumna Tav Tepfer featured in Medium's 'Women of the C-Suite'

11/8/21

Tav Tepfer, Chief Customer Officer at Jabmo, leads Jabmo’s worldwide Sales, Customer Success and Managed Services Operations. She is a seasoned international SaaS executive with over 15 years of experience in enterprise software including Docurated, Zilliant, IBM and Oracle. Tav is a graduate of Texas Woman’s University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.