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From bird flu to the port strike and from housing developments to the life of a wardrobe, TCU and its faculty and alumni are in the news.

INSTITUTIONAL


Oct. 2, 2024
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TCU is moving forward with plans to build new student housing. TCU filed four zoning change applications with the city on Sept. 3 to have land on the east and south sides of the campus rezoned for 鈥渉igh-intensity mixed-use development.鈥� The zoning change applications are the next step in 罢颁鲍鈥檚 campus master plan, a blueprint for the university鈥檚 future footprint. The document proposes adding as many as 25 new buildings to 罢颁鲍鈥檚 campus, including housing, parking garages, green space, athletics facilities and academic buildings. 


Oct. 2, 2024
Amazing Architecture
Arnold Hall marks 罢颁鲍鈥檚 first major off-campus development. With a shared vision of innovation and renowned education, architect partners CO Architects and Hoefer Welker celebrate the official project completion of Arnold Hall, home to the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU. Dr. Stuart D. Flynn, founding dean of the school, said, 鈥淎rnold Hall is more than the new home for the Burnett School of Medicine. It also communicates 罢颁鲍鈥檚 commitment to creating dynamic state-of-the-art facilities for next-generation medical education, where students now have access to cutting-edge technology and facilities that will pair with a curriculum that balances wellness, knowledge and the growth of students.鈥�

FACULTY 

 
Oct. 12, 2024
Fort Worth Report
TPG announced a $7.6 billion deal to acquire full control of DirecTV from AT&T. TPG plans to merge DirecTV with Dish Network to fund a TV option for cost-conscious viewers looking for streaming bundles of sports, news, scripted and unscripted entertainment without the confusion or the price tag, according to Mark Houston, Eunice and James L. West Chair in Marketing at the TCU Neeley School of Business. 鈥淭he consolidation that鈥檚 happening now is a result of the consumer desire for broad access but fewer individual transactions,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he consumer is asking if there is some way that I can just pay one fee and be able to watch 鈥楽tranger Things鈥� from Netflix, be able to watch 鈥楾he Last of Us鈥� on HBO Max and whatever, without all these separate transactions.鈥� 


Oct. 11, 2024
Hollywood Reporter
Universities like Cornell, Duke, Tulane and USC now include classes (and clubs) on personal branding, acquiring followers and other skills for aspiring influencers, giving new meaning to social studies. At TCU, students are presented with key concepts, from audience analysis to social media listening. One assignment requires creating influencers using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and pitching them to hypothetical clients, resulting in virtual influencers for Whole Foods, Walmart, Home Depot, Tito鈥檚 Vodka and the university itself. 鈥淰irtual influencers are popping up everywhere. They are easy to create, free to partner with, do not get in trouble and, most importantly, people follow them,鈥� explains Professor Guy Golan, associate professor in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication, of the assignment. 


Oct. 10, 2024
Health.com
The bird flu has consistently been in the news since April, when the H5N1 strain was found to have jumped from wild birds, its typical host, to dairy cows in 抖阴短视频. But one case of bird flu in particular has been making more headlines than usual鈥攁 Missouri resident tested positive for H5N1 in August, but unlike the 17 other known cases, didn鈥檛 have any contact with an infected animal. Since the patient was hospitalized in August, reports have swirled about how the person might have contracted the virus and whether they spread it to people around them. If so, it would be the first known human-to-human transmission reported worldwide since 2007. 鈥淗aving one case like this is not as concerning because [the virus] is not built to spread in communities,鈥� added Don Galbadage, assistant professor in 罢颁鲍鈥檚 Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, who specializes in epidemiology, microbiology and public health. 


Oct. 10, 2024
Time.com
For the 16 million Americans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), travel can be as anxiety-provoking as it is life-affirming. The fatigue, chest tightness, congestion and difficulty breathing that come with the chronic bronchitis or emphysema behind COPD can make the thought of travel seem overwhelming. Start your trip planning by working with a local oxygen supplier to ensure you not only have enough supplies to bring with you but will have what you need at your destination. If you鈥� re staying in a hotel, make sure they know about any equipment that is to be delivered, and let them know to allow an employee to sign for it, and not to forget to have it brought to your room by the time you check-in. 鈥淭hat is not a surprise you want when you roll into your hotel room at 10 p.m.,鈥� said Dr. Steven Davis, associate professor at the Burnett School of Medicine. 

 
Oct. 9. 2024 
Austin American-Statesman
抖阴短视频 Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Travis County Commissioners Court, alleging that the five-member board violated the 抖阴短视频 Open Meetings Act when it secretly approved $115,000 in funding to help District Attorney Jose Garza secure his home. Daxton 鈥淐hip鈥� Stewart, attorney and professor in the Bob Schieffer College of Communication, says, 鈥淚 feel strongly about the alleged defects in the Travis County Commissioners Court鈥檚 decision-making process highlighted in the lawsuit Attorney General Paxton and several Travis County taxpayers filed. Plaintiffs allege common shortcomings in some governmental bodies鈥� fast-and-loose approach to the Open Meetings Act. Some governmental bodies frequently skirt the Act鈥檚 requirements: their meeting notices inadequately describe their agenda items about major decisions, and they go into closed, executive session for impermissible reasons.鈥� 

 
Oct. 9. 2024 
Kveller.com 
鈥淵鈥檃ll, this is 抖阴短视频,鈥� writes Sharrona Pearl, Andrews Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies in the John V. Roach Honors College in a recent column. 鈥淎nd, much to my surprise and the surprise of everyone who knows me, my family and I live here now. We joke that it makes perfect sense: Where else would a progressive Jewish vegetarian Canadian-British East Coast family move right before a historic election where democracy itself is on the line? The move has been hard, but thanks to the warmth and welcome of the amazing Jewish community here, it鈥檚 also been easier than we ever could have hoped. The truth is that my experience is not unique. People move all the time, and it鈥檚 fine. People make friends, get connected and manage their lives. But without a Jewish community, all those things are just a little (or a lot!) harder. I don鈥檛 know what that鈥檚 like, and honestly? I鈥檓 extremely grateful that I won鈥檛 have to find out.鈥� 

 
Oct. 8, 2024 
Techreport.com 
Betting on the U.S. elections is the new drug of choice for international traders. And it might be a better reflection than actual election polls, according to a statistics professor. However, according to a crypto fund partner, many pro-Trump bettors appear to be driven by personal belief rather than strategic market belief. Two peer-reviewed studies (2018 and 2020) found that 鈥渟entiment is what polls measure, accuracy and truth are what markets seek to measure.鈥� Grant Ferguson, political science instructor and director of Public Outreach at TCU, agrees and says that prediction markets ask people to 鈥渢hink logically about what is true, not what they want to be true.鈥�


Oct. 7, 2024 
24 Hours World
The new parliamentary distribution will be key to determining whether the president-elect will be able to carry out its program or will suffer bureaucratic stagnation. In any case, as in the presidential elections, the dispute for legislative positions will be very close. For its part, Keith Gaddie, professor of political science at 抖阴短视频 Christian University, said the Lower House is within the reach of Democrats, although this expert would not put his hands in the fire for it. 鈥淭he reality is that, in terms of control, literally anything can happen,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e won鈥檛 really know until the voting is over.鈥�


Oct. 7, 2024
Yahoo!life
Pulmonary nodules typically form when a bacterial or viral infection irritates the lung tissue. This causes a small clump of cells called a granuloma to form. The nodules can also be caused by air pollution, fungal infections and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. Considering the location of the nodules, you might assume they present an array of side effects. However, most lung nodules present no symptoms, said Dr. Steven Davis, associate professor of Internal Medicine at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU. 鈥淚f [a nodule] is large and close enough to an airway to block it off, a patient might experience shortness of breath or a cough,鈥� he notes. 鈥淎nd, if it鈥檚 related to active pneumonia, symptoms could include fever, chills and a cough or shortness of breath.鈥� 


Oct. 5, 2024
The Wall Street Journal
California is at the forefront of legislative efforts to protect political candidates and voters from AI trickery. The state鈥檚 new deepfake statute鈥攚hich Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last month鈥攁llows anyone who views 鈥渕aterially deceptive鈥� AI-generated election-related content to bring potentially costly lawsuits against those posting it online. The rapid advance of generative artificial intelligence has made it easy to fabricate the face and voice of real people in videos or audio clips. A host of simple-to-use apps and websites lets users generate digital clones of politicians and celebrities in seconds. Courts are generally wary of limits on political speech. With limited exceptions, people have a right to make up stuff about political candidates, said Daxton Stewart, media law professor at 抖阴短视频 Christian University. 鈥淐alifornia鈥檚 law and others like it are going to face an uphill battle when it comes to satisfying First Amendment concerns,鈥� Stewart said. 

 
Oct. 5, 2024 
MSN.com 
During the Great Resignation, the U.S. experienced a significant uptick in voluntary employee resignations about one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. To better understand this phenomenon, researchers 鈥� including David G. Allen, senior associate dean from the Neeley School of Business 鈥� performed two studies to better characterize the effects of job embeddedness, or factors that influence an employee鈥檚 commitment to their job, on voluntary turnover in the face of job insecurity.  

 
Oct. 4, 2024 
Take the Lead Women 
How journalists approach coverage and discussions is applicable to leadership across industries as it concerns offering time and space to a range of points of view and frames. 鈥淛ournalists should be covering policy, not politics, and going deeper to understand what issues people are facing,鈥� Jean Marie Brown, associate professor of professional practice and director of Student Media at 抖阴短视频 Christian University, said. 鈥淛ournalists have become the story. We were meant to be the storytellers.鈥�

 
Oct. 4, 2024 
WDCTV.com
Recovering from a mastectomy is no easy feat. During recovery, it鈥檚 not uncommon to experience a host of different sensations in the arm(s), breast(s) and chest, including tenderness and numbness. Thankfully, there are some exercises that can help minimize injury and support muscle recovery. Exercising after a mastectomy can help your body recover, but it鈥檚 important to start slow. That said, 鈥淧atients should work with a cancer rehabilitation specialist in their area to determine the most appropriate exercise plan to address their specific side effects [and] impairments,鈥� said Elise K. Cantu, adjunct professor, oncology physical therapist and director of Fort Worth Cancer Care. 


Oct. 3, 2024
Newsweek
Conservatives are far more likely to report experiences of discrimination based on their political views, a new report from USA Today discovered. And the discrimination they experience is pushing many to move from liberal-leaning areas to more conservative regions, according to the 2,000-person study. Generally, right-leaning Americans were more likely to prioritize the political views of a prospective community when deciding where to live. Among the conservative group, 25% of men prioritized it, while 14% of women said the same. 鈥淲hite males, and especially conservatives, view themselves as the object of criticism from the left and in political and media discourse,鈥� Keith Gaddie, political science professor, told Newsweek. 鈥淚t is not surprising that they respond by going someplace where they feel comfortable.鈥� 


Oct. 3, 2024
CNHINews.com
For the wider world, the U.S. election is all about who gets to move into the White House, but for many Americans, the battle for control of Congress is just as important 鈥�  and looks set to go down to the wire. Control of the House looks like a toss-up, while the Senate is likely to flip by a razor-thin margin to the Republicans, because of the challenging election map for Democrats. Keith Gaddie, political science professor, said control of the House was within Democrats鈥� grasp 鈥� but he isn鈥檛 betting the farm on the party fulfilling its potential. 鈥淭he reality is, literally anything can happen in terms of control,鈥� he told AFP. 鈥淲e won鈥檛 really know until the voting 鈥� and the litigation 鈥� are over. Because litigation is the final act of any election these days.鈥� 

 
Oct. 3, 2024 
Parents 
AI is becoming increasingly prevalent in society. From ChatGPT and facial recognition to virtual assistants, chatbots and autonomous vehicles, AI tools are frequently used in everyday life. Because of this, many parents recognize that their kids need to know more about these popular tools, including how they are made and how they might leverage them in their future careers. 鈥淧eople need to know some fundamental truths about all forms of AI,鈥� said Curby Alexander, professor of Professional Practice at the TCU College of Education. This statistical model is built by humans and trained using millions of data records. Consequently, the data going in and out of the AI application can be flawed, corrupted, biased, inaccurate, and incomplete, Alexander says. 鈥淲e must use our judgment to determine the integrity and usefulness of AI-generated information.鈥�

 
Oct. 2, 2024 
Parents 
After having a baby, many people experience feelings of sadness called the baby blues, says Dr. Melanie Lagomichos, Obstetric and Gynecology Clerkship Director at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU. If symptoms are severe or last longer than a few weeks, you may have postpartum depression. 鈥淭ry not to ignore these early symptoms of postpartum depression,鈥� Lagomichos said. 鈥淚nternalizing your feelings and not asking for help early on can isolate you in the postpartum period.鈥�  

 
Oct. 1, 2024 
Business Insider 
A strike involving port workers from Maine to 抖阴短视频 could inflict major damage on the U.S. economy. Travis Tokar, professor of Supply Chain Management at the Neeley School of Business, said that if the strike lasts more than a couple of days, there could be notable shortages at grocery stores. 鈥淚t all comes down to how quickly this ends up getting resolved,鈥� Tokar said. If the industrial action persists, he said, shoppers could soon have a harder time finding a variety of vegetables and fruits, including bananas and kiwis. He said meat, seafood, eggs, coffee, chocolate and alcoholic beverages could also be affected. Beyond food, Tokar said, there could be delays involving automobiles, car parts, clothing and furniture. 

ALUMNI

 
Oct. 7, 2024 
BBC 
If some sporting rises are rapid, the progression of Jacob Fearnley 鈥�24 has been played out in warp speed. Little over a year ago, the 23-year-old Briton was unranked in the professional tennis world. Six months ago, he was still a university student in the U.S. 鈥淥bviously, it is not what I expected,鈥� said the Scot, who recently moved to a career-high 98th. 鈥淚t鈥檚 come a little bit quicker than I, the rest of the people around me 鈥� and probably everyone 鈥�  thought. I鈥檓 aware this isn鈥檛 the norm.鈥� Fearnley moved into the world鈥檚 top 100 on the ATP Tour 鈥�  a significant landmark dangling the carrot of direct entry into the Grand Slam events. 

 
Oct. 6, 2024 
Fort Worth Report 
Since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, Tarrant County residents have navigated friendships, interfaith work and responses from government officials. Some have gathered for vigils or protests on college campuses. Ruba Akkad 鈥�24 Ph.D., is Palestinian and grew up in Fort Worth. Being Palestinian has always felt like it鈥檚 had a political identity, she said, but since Oct. 7, it鈥檚 been amplified. Conversations with her non-Arab, non-Muslim friends 鈥� as well as random acquaintances 鈥� have been a wake-up call, she said. 鈥淭he main sort of conversations or points that I hear people making, 鈥榃e鈥檙e all complicit. All of our tax money goes to this,鈥欌�� Akkad said, recalling the conversations she鈥檚 had with both Arab and non-Arab people. At this point, 鈥渢here鈥檚 no longer an excuse of not knowing,鈥� Akkad said. She鈥檚 not trying to spend time talking with people who come into the conversation to just disagree.  

 
Oct. 4, 2024 
The North Texan 
Humans generate 92 million tons of textile waste a year, but keeping garments for years is not only helping the environment. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to wear your own vintage,鈥� says Michele Alford 鈥�95, a fashion design alumna who has designed clothes for the Russell-Newman Manufacturing Company in Denton, managed the costume studio at TCU and worked for the national tour of Hamilton when it came to Dallas and Fort Worth this summer. Her tips to extend the life of garments: Start with what you buy: Fast fashion makes clothing affordable, but it only lasts for a few wears. Take time with washing: Follow the instructions on the code care label. If you get a stain, treat it as soon as possible. And, lastly, mend clothes and shoes as soon as you find a problem. 

 
Oct. 3, 2024 
Forbes 
Tiger Woods is building a second golf course in 抖阴短视频, with the Bluejack brand expanding to include a private, family-focused residential community near Fort Worth called Bluejack Ranch. In a letter to Bluejack members, Woods said he is excited to again team with Bluejack founders Andy Mitchell 鈥�98, and Kristin Mitchell 鈥�02, for an 鈥渆ncore opportunity鈥� at a new club that will include a diverse assortment of home lots. The Mitchells attended TCU and have teamed with former PGA Tour golfer J.J. Henry 鈥�98 as developers of the new project.