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It's World Lizard Day, and we've got good news to share about the Texas horned lizards (or horned frogs for us TCU Horned Frogs)!
Recent sightings suggest that reintroduced populations may be reproducing in the wild. TCU biology professor Dean Williams weighs in on these new developments.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45s8NlE
TCU Louise Dilworth College of Science & Engineering
Fort Worth Zoo

We're ready to welcome our students home! Good luck to all those moving in this week and next 💜

At the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU, becoming a physician starts with learning how to connect with patients. Read more about how first-year medical students are building empathy and communication skills from day one:

Burnett School of Medicine at TCU Emphasizes Empathy and Communication During First Weeks of Medical Education | Burnett School of Medicine at TCU | Fort Worth, Texas FORT WORTH – In one of her first medical school courses, Mira Mehra joined one of six groups to invent their own culture. Ten minutes later, professors told the medical students to leave their groups and interact with peers to learn about their culture...

TCU Nursing graduate Katie Jannusch ’26 earned national recognition for an essay inspired by the compassionate care her family received from a NICU nurse.
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TCU Nursing Graduate Wins National Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest Recent Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Nursing graduate Katie Jannusch '26 placed third in the 2026 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest.

This one's for all the parents getting ready to drop kids off at college 😭
Bob Schieffer College of Communication faculty experts offer tips for empty nesters to help make the transition a little easier.
🔗 https://www.tcu.edu/news/2026/tcu-researchers-explain-what-parents-need-to-know-after-dropping-their-child-off-at-college.php

What makes cucumbers such a healthy choice? 🥒 TCU Nutritional Sciences Department Chair Gina Jarman Hill shared her expertise in a recent New York Times article exploring the health benefits of cucumbers.
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Gina Jarman Hill Weighs In on Cucumber Nutrition TCU Department of Nutritional Sciences Chair Gina Jarman Hill shared her expertise in a recent New York Times article exploring the health benefits of cucumbers.

TCU women’s basketball’s Olivia Miles was named the 2025-2026 Big 12 Women’s Athlete of the Year, becoming the first TCU woman to be chosen for the recognition, and just the second Horned Frog overall.
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Miles Chosen as 2025-26 Big 12 Athlete of the Year - TCU Athletics FORT WORTH – Olivia Miles is the consensus class of her conference, as the former TCU standout was named the 2025-26 Big 12 Women's Athlete of the Year.

Sixty-one future physicians officially began their medical school journey during the TCU Burnett School of Medicine's annual White Coat Celebration.🩺
Read more about the next generation of physicians: https://bit.ly/4z0EVKC

The Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU