2020 News
91ΑΤΖζ Dance presents virtual dance concert ‘1200 Seconds’ April 24
4/14/20
The Texas Womanβs University Department of Dance is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting its first virtual dance concert, β1200 Seconds.β The online event will feature 20 60-second dance solos in a digital video streaming format on and Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m.
91ΑΤΖζ professor leads effort to collect medical equipment to fight pandemic
3/26/20
Sometimes, heroes really do wear masks.
That might be the best way to characterize Dr. Fuqin Liu during this coronavirus pandemic. Liu, an associate professor in 91ΑΤΖζ’s College of Nursing in Denton, assembled a large cadre of North Texans to collect badly needed personal protective equipment for health care professionals who are responding to the crisis.
91ΑΤΖζ faculty members receive grant to assist children with autism
3/25/20
Texas Womanβs Associate Professor Jyutika Mehta, PhD, and Professor Cynthia Gill, EdD, of the Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health, received a grant for $291,847 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to fund their work on autism.
$1 Million Grant Program to Aid Women’s Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
3/26/20
Women-owned small businesses in Texas suffering financial losses associated with the coronavirus pandemic were thrown a lifeline today after the Center for Women Entrepreneurs at Texas Womanβs University announced a million-dollar grant program to help get them back on their feet.
91ΑΤΖζ biology graduate student Daisy Cantu is pioneering pain research for women
3/9/20
As a young girl growing up in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Daisy Cantu was fascinated by the natural world and dreamed of becoming a doctor. She hoped to find a role model in the medical field who could provide some guidance, but as a child, she was struggling just to find a long-term living situation and a permanent family.