From an endowed deanship to the U.S. Census, TCU and its faculty and alumni are being featured in the news. Check out the latest roundup of newsworthy Horned Frogs.

INSTITUTIONAL

Houston TX executive, daughter will donate $5 million to TCU 
Aug. 11, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The founder of a Houston business that sells seismic data to energy companies, and her daughter, intend to donate $5 million to TCU’s nursing and health sciences college, the family’s second donation of that amount to the Fort Worth university. The donation from Marilyn and Morgan Davies will endow the dean position at the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, TCU said.

TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine holds belated white coat ceremonies for future physicians
Aug. 7, 2021 
NewsNation USA 

The TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine held two celebrations in Fort Worth: one for the class of 2025 and one for the class of 2024. For the 60 students in the class of 2024, it was a “re-coat” ceremony after a year-long delay because of COVID-19. A crop of future physicians stood next to a white box with their names on it. They were surrounded by family and friends for a long-awaited in-person celebration.

FACULTY

Fort Worth group offering cash incentive to get COVID vaccine 
Aug. 17, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A local nonprofit group offered $10 for anyone getting vaccinated for COVID-19. The 6:8 Project, which was created by the Rev. Dana Jones in 2013, aims to “serve neighborhoods and empower communities,” according to its website. “Our goal is to try to get as many people as possible vaccinated,” 6:8 Project volunteer and TCU professor Ken Richardson said. “We hope our incentive idea will work and then possibly be duplicated by others.”

Texas redistricting fight likely in growing diverse suburbs 
Aug. 16, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Thursday’s release of 2020 census results means state legislators can begin the crafting of congressional and legislative districts, a process known as redistricting. Jim Riddlesperger, political science professor, said it’s likely there will be attempts to challenge Texas maps again after this redistricting cycle. But related court rulings signal that the U.S. Supreme Court may not be receptive to partisan challenges.

Census results show that 1.04 million Tarrant County residents — slightly less than half the population — describe themselves only as white, a 13% drop from 1.2 million in 2010. With that growing population, we’re seeing growing neighborhood diversity,” Kyle Walker, associate geography professor, said. “And it’s not just neighborhood diversity in areas where we already thought about people or different groups living together. You see growing diversification of suburban neighborhoods that maybe weren’t diverse previously.” 

Where I Live: Wedgwood changes how doctor thinks of his hometown 
Aug. 15, 2021
Fort Worth Report

"We now had a decision to make on where we wanted to live. We decided that Wedgwood was becoming like the East Dallas neighborhoods we had moved from and decided to stay. I joined the board of the Wedgwood East Neighborhood Association. We discovered a much more diverse neighborhood than I had grown up in. Beyond racial and ethnic diversity, it wasn’t a neighborhood of just senior citizens," writes Frank J. Sloan, a general pediatrician in Fort Worth and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine.

Tarrant County Texas gains Black, Hispanic, Asian residents 
Aug. 12, 2021
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The latest census figures show that 1.04 million Tarrant County residents — slightly less than half the population — describe themselves only as white, a 13% drop from 1.2 million in 2010. The population changes in Tarrant County mirror what’s happening at the state and national level, said Kyle Walker, associate geography professor.

Dark To Light: Dr. Peter McCullough podcast 
Aug. 11, 2021
Uncover DC

Joining the podcast is Dr. Peter McCullough, one of the pioneers in treating COVID-19, who developed an early treatment protocol for the virus that has been hugely successful at preventing hospitalization and death. McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, epidemiologist and professor of medicine at TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine.

TCU Professor and Author Matthew Pitt Talks the Art of Short Storytelling 
Aug. 9, 2021 
Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

Among our three book recs for the month of August is a collection of short stories penned by a local Horned Frog. These Are Our Demands by Associate Professor of English Matthew Pitt: Twelve narratives ranging in aesthetic from tidy realism to a slanted, fabulist bent concerned with the contours of where our culture is headed. Through subversive satire, this collection explores ways in which consignment to the margins opens up a kind of wilderness beyond the borders of polite society.

ALUMNI

Eddie Bernice Johnson, 2021 NBNA Lifetime Achievement Awardee 
Aug. 7, 2021
Scrubs Magazine

Eddie Bernice Johnson ’67 earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from TCU. For her impactful and inspirational accomplishments, U.S. Representative Johnson will be one of four nurses receiving the 2021 NBNA Lifetime Achievement Award during the 49th Annual National Black Nurses Association Institute and Conference.

Dream Street 2021: A Q&A with Hal Brown 
Aug. 5, 2021
Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

Hal Brown ’88, a Fort Worth native, TCU grad and publisher of Fort Worth Magazine, has witnessed the construction of more Dream Homes than you could count on your fingers and toes. So, to call him an authority on the matter would be an understatement. “That’s one of the benefits of the program — it exposes new neighborhoods to homeowners, and it highlights builders,” he said. “So, we celebrate growth in Fort Worth. Our objective is to celebrate the city and make it better.”

ATHLETICS

Who is Jake Arrieta's wife Brittany? 
Aug. 12, 2021
The U.S. Sun

Jacob Joseph Arrieta has been playing in the MLB since 2010. When he is not on the pitcher’s mound, he can be found at home with his wife and children. Arietta has been married to his wife, Brittany ’09, since 2008. The couple also attended the same elementary school before both going to TCU together.

Lancaster young man earns an Olympic gold medal 
Aug. 10, 2021
Waxahachie Daily Light

Mike Miles – arrived back in town from the small country of Latvia on July 12, and with him came a winning gold medal around his neck. The Lancaster Olympian also enjoyed a successful freshman year (2020-2021) as a Horned Frog. The USA U19 team was coached by head basketball coach Jamie Dixon, so he was very familiar with Miles’ abilities and the prowess he brings to a high-level basketball tournament, especially in high-pressure games like being in the Olympic World Cup. As a TCU freshman, Miles averaged 13.6 points per game and 3.1 assists in their previous season.