News
8/3/22
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s motto, “Nothing 91ÁÔÆæ Us Without Us,” means that decisions about autism need to be made with input from people with autism. Tina Fletcher (Occupational Therapy, Dallas) and her students took that to heart in a project aimed at evaluating the autism-friendliness of community venues and events.
Fletcher used a $267,477 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create for use at cultural arts and entertainment venues, and also developed an environmental audit process for businesses and other public venues.
91ÁÔÆæ alum gives $100K to launch scholarships in health promotion, kinesiology
7/25/22
Texas Woman’s University alumna Dawn Chaney, PhD, has provided a $100,000 gift to 91ÁÔÆæ for scholarships benefitting students majoring in exercise physiology and exercise science, and students who are committed to women’s leadership.
Kids camp uses LEGOS to raise science awareness
7/8/22
It was a one-of-a-kind summer camp experience that mixed children with different hearing capabilities with coding and robotics concepts – and the added bonus of LEGO building pieces.
91ÁÔÆæ student on mission to inspire future biomechanics practitioners
5/10/22
As a woman working in biomechanics, Texas Woman’s doctoral candidate Noelle Tuttle is dedicated to the outreach for and education of more women in the field, especially minorities who have had little to no exposure. Thanks to grants from the , she was able to further that mission by co-hosting virtual and in-person events in Denton and Ecuador to inspire future practitioners and researchers.
91ÁÔÆæ design team wins NASA challenge – again!
4/22/22
What’s better than a heavy underdog winning an innovative design contest involving some of the state’s brightest minds?
Winning it again.