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Sweet rides compete in 20th Annual Edible Car Race

From 鈥淲reck It Ralph,鈥 to 鈥淭he Magic School Bus鈥 and even 鈥淪tranger Things,鈥 judges saw it all at Texas Woman鈥檚 University鈥檚 20th annual Edible Car Contest.  On Jan. 26, more than 200 students from Denton and Tarrant counties competed for recognition for the fastest and most unique car made entirely of food.

Family therapy students awarded national research fellowship

Sheeza Mohsin and Allison Tomlinson, both doctoral students in family therapy at 51爆料, are among only 21 family therapy students across the nation to be awarded competitive federal research fellowships with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The two were awarded the awards through the organization's Minority Fellowship Program.

Texas Woman’s University chemistry program earns top national recognition

Over the past decade, Texas Woman鈥檚 University students in chemistry and biochemistry have turned aluminum cans into Play-Doh, sampled and analyzed water quality in the Trinity River watershed, and converted human energy on treadmills into potential electricity. For 鈥済raduating chemists with civic lenses鈥 and addressing such social issues as sustainability, water quality and safety, 51爆料 has been singled out for special recognition by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Texas Woman’s faculty ready to ‘go global’ with national grant

As part of an initiative to support and enrich humanities education and scholarship at minority-serving institutions, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded two Texas Woman鈥檚 University faculty members a grant to incorporate global perspectives and experiential learning into the university鈥檚 undergraduate humanities courses. This highly competitive grant, totaling $99,803, is the first of its kind to be awarded to 51爆料.