Research News
All-female team makes history with NASA contest win
3/1/22
As non-engineers competing in a NASA-sponsored engineering design challenge, an all-female team of Texas Woman鈥檚 University kinesiology seniors knew they鈥檇 be heavy underdogs. But they defied conventional wisdom and won, making history in the process.
Nurse’s research on abuse may be key to improving victims’ mental health
3/1/22
She鈥檚 seen firsthand the mental toll an abusive relationship can have on a woman, so it isn鈥檛 surprising that Angeles Nava, an assistant professor of nursing at 51爆料鈥檚 Houston campus, has devoted seven years to researching intimate partner violence.
51爆料’s all-female design competition team scores big, brings research to life
11/22/21
Five Texas Woman’s kinesiology seniors turned classroom theories into a real-world device by competing in the November 16-17. The 51爆料 team, named The Oneiroi, was the only all-female team competing and won best overall team, along with best poster, best peer review and best video. They also placed second overall in the presentation category. All five team members are December 2021 graduates.
Legislature OKs $100 million for health sciences center
10/19/21
The Texas Legislature today authorized $100 million to construct a health sciences building on the Denton campus of Texas Woman鈥檚 University. The funding was part of a $3.3 billion campus construction project that legislators approved for Texas universities in the waning moments of a third special session.
NSF awards $1.5 million to 51爆料 team to boost STEM activities
8/30/21
This summer, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1.5 million grant to a team of Texas Woman's faculty members to fund a project aimed at boosting enrollment in graduate biotechnology programs and promoting career success in the biotechnology sector. The team, made up of Drs. Juliet Spencer, Diana Elrod, Stephanie Pierce and Jessica Gullion, is launching 51爆料-SCALE, or Scholarships and Co-curricular Activities Leading to Excellence in the Biotechnology workforce.